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There’s nowhere to park right now at the International Space Station for NASA’s next Commercial Crew Program launch, but a slot should clear next week allowing for the launch of Crew-11 as early as July 31.

That’s because the private Axiom Space Ax-4 mission that arrived to the space station two weeks ago could depart as early as Monday, according to an update Thursday from NASA and SpaceX officials.

The station only has room for two of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft at a time. Right now it has the newest Dragon named Grace, used by Ax-4 when it launched from Kennedy Space Center on June 25 arriving to the station one day later, and the Crew Dragon Endurance that was used by Crew-10 when it launched from KSC back in March.

Once Ax-4 departs, it will allow for SpaceX to send up Crew Dragon Endeavour flying for a record sixth time launching from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A as early as 12:09 p.m. on the last day of the month.

“We’re excited for this Dragon, named Endeavour by its first crew, to carry four more astronauts to space in a few weeks,” said Sarah Walker, director of Dragon Mission Management at SpaceX. read more

Banking

Jorge Font was promoted to executive vice president, chief commercial banking officer, at Orlando-headquartered Fairwinds Credit Union.

Bryan Meizinger, was promoted to executive vice president, chief risk officer, at Orlando-headquartered Fairwinds Credit Union.

Adrienne Cabal, was promoted to senior vice president, digital delivery, at Orlando-headquartered Fairwinds Credit Union.

Elisha González, was promoted to senior vice president, public engagement, at Orlando-headquartered Fairwinds Credit Union.

Jonathan Russell, was promoted to senior vice president, lending, at Orlando-headquartered Fairwinds Credit Union.

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Popular Italian restaurant Prato on Winter Park’s Park Avenue was shut down for one day after inspectors found rodent activity and flying insects on site this week.

The venue at 124 N. Park Ave. shut down on Tuesday after health inspectors found eight violations, two of which were high priorities.

Those violations included 18 flying insects in a drain underneath the sink at a bar station and rodent activity. Inspectors also found eight rodent droppings on the floor underneath three compartment sinks at the bar.

A second inspection occurred on Wednesday during which inspectors found two violations, but neither was a high priority.

The restaurant met inspection standards on the visit.

Prato is one of Central Florida’s most acclaimed Italian restaurants, having been Michelin-recommended and finding a place on a number of “Best of” Florida restaurant lists.

The restaurant posted a message on its Instagram from Scott Bowman, president of Park Lights Hospitality, the management group that runs Prato. read more

I’ve been a personal finance writer for nearly a decade. I’ve interviewed dozens of financial advisors in that time, but I’m a little ashamed to admit that I’d never actually talked to one about my own finances.

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That changed recently, when my husband — who works in finance too — accepted a new job offer. It felt like the right moment to take a step back from focusing on other people’s money and focus on ours for a change.

I set up our very first meeting with a certified financial planner, and learned a lot from the experience. If you’re curious about what it’s like to talk to an advisor, maybe you’ll learn something, too. read more

Chapter 7

Central Florida individuals and businesses that have filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code include:

Sunrise Holding LLC, 1280 Ocean Shore Blvd., Ormond Beach. Filed: June 19. Assets: $105,192. Liabilities: $320,251. Major creditors: Ormond Beach Station, Cincinnati, $70,199; Florida Commerce, Tallahassee, $50,000; Florida Department of Revenue, Daytona Beach, $45,310. Creditors meeting: July 31.

Perfect Pointe Productions LLC, 628 Neptune Drive, Groveland. Filed: June 21. Assets: $4,134. Liabilities: $103,710. Major creditors: Forward Financing, Boston, $24,192; U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C., $21,000; Chase Ink, Carol Stream, Ill., $16,567. Creditors meeting: Aug. 5.

Chapter 11

Central Florida individuals and businesses that have filed for reorganization and protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code include:

Lafleur Nurseries and Garden Center LLC, 6275 W. State Road 46, Sanford. Filed: June 17. Assets: $568,637. Liabilities: $2,808,658. Major creditors: CFG Merchant Solutions LLC, New York City, $506,247; Funding Club, Fort Lauderdale, $487,154; Florida Irrigation Supply, Sanford, $261,928. Creditors meeting: July 17. read more