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Paul Mears III plans big new waterfront home in Winter Park

Paul Mears III plans big new waterfront home in Winter Park

Paul Mears III, president of Mears Transportation Group, is seeking approval from the City of Winter Park to build a large new waterfront home on Lake Virginia near Rollins College.

The two-story, 5,758 square-foot home would be built on two lots that are being combined, at 1234 Lakeview Drive….

Hard Rock's Orlando HQ to close by April

Hard Rock's Orlando HQ to close by April

Hard Rock International should be done moving its headquarters out of Orlando in April, company officials confirmed, a little ahead of schedule.

The company, which includes casinos, hotels and 160 cafes in more than 70 countries, has been based in Orlando since the Seminole Tribe bought it in 2007….

New Canada-Florida chamber planned amid talk of tariffs

New Canada-Florida chamber planned amid talk of tariffs

Amid growing protectionist moves by President Donald Trump’s administration, Canadians in Florida are expanding a chamber of commerce between the nation and the state, and highlighting the huge volume of Canadian visitors, trade and second-home buyers in the Sunshine State.

What started as the…

Delta spat with NRA prompts Florida welcome

Delta spat with NRA prompts Florida welcome

Former Miami Beach Mayor Phil Levine, who is running for governor, joined a growing chorus of politicians telling Delta Airlines to move its headquarters out of Atlanta in response to political sparring between Delta, the NRA and the Georgia state government.

Levine sent a letter to Delta CEO Ed…

Harris Rosen tries to stay humble and hard-working at 78

Harris Rosen tries to stay humble and hard-working at 78

After Hurricane Matthew devastated southwest Haiti in 2016, there was little left standing around the school that hotelier Harris Rosen built.

Photos show its bright red roof mostly intact, surrounded by fields of destruction near the town of Chantal. By stroke of luck or providence, the school…