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9 hours ago
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Florida housing inventory hits record high as Central Florida ZIP codes see surge in new listings
Editor's note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. Florida now has a record amount of housing inventory — and these Central Florida ZIP codes have seen the largest year-over-year increases in new home sale listings. An analysis from The Business Journals using data from Intercontinental Exchange shows which local neighborhoods have seen the most dramatic jumps in new listings, and which have the most total new listings as of Q1 2025. The top five ZIP codes for percentage growth in new home listings span from Orlando to the coast: Click here to read the full story on the Orlando Business Journal's website. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
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2 days ago
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Downtown Orlando movie theater's closure sparks speculation on new uses, redevelopment
Editor's note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. A former movie theater in downtown Orlando may see an opportunity for new life in another form. The CMX Plaza Cinema Cafe 12 at 155 S. Orange Ave. has been closed since late February or early March, according to a recorded movie schedule for the theater. Escalators and stairways to the theater are blocked. Read: How to watch WFTV's hurricane special 'Eyewitness to History' CMX Cinemas Plaza Cafe 12 movie theater was formerly owned by Cobb Theatres and had 12 screens and roughly 58,000 square feet of space. The theateroriginally opened in 2009and received $6 million from the city of Orlando's community redevelopment agency to help with buildout. Click here to read the full story on the Orlando Business Journal's website. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
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2 days ago
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Mystery firm's ‘Project Beep' eyes $247M investment, 1,000 jobs for Florida's Space Coast
Editor's note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. An unidentified company is interested in making a major investment — in both dollars and jobs — on Florida's Space Coast. The company's investment, codenamed 'Project Beep,' is in the works with Space Florida, the state agency tasked with growing Florida's space industry. All told, the project entails an investment of about $247 million and should create 1,000 local jobs. Read: Loretta Swit, 'Hot Lips' Houlihan on M*A*S*H, dies at 87 '[The] project intends to establish aerospace manufacturing, R&D, warehousing and administrative facilities at Cape Canaveral Spaceport,' said Space Florida documents. Click here to read the full story on the Orlando Business Journal's website. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
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2 days ago
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Permits reveal Trader Joe's next Central Florida expansion target
Editor's note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. A building permit was filed May 19 in Brevard County for a project with the description 'interior buildout Trader Joe's' — suggesting the ultra-popular grocery store is headed to The Avenue Viera lifestyle center near Melbourne. New Jersey-based CP Venture Five AV LLC, an entity tied to Avenue Viera co-owner and co-manager PGIM Real Estate, applied for the permit. Brian Kern of Oculus Inc. is the applicant. The value of the project is listed at $700,000. Additional details were not immediately available. Click here to read the full story on the Orlando Business Journal's website. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
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2 days ago
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Mount Dora project with Chick-fil-A, Texas Roadhouse, more gets timeline to open
Editor's note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. A Lake County retail project with several high-profile tenants likely will see its restaurants debut by the end of the year, according to its developer. Andy Hawkins, development partner for Clearwater-based One Oak Development, told Orlando Business Journal restaurant tenants at Mount Dora Groves South — his firm's 17-acre project on the south side of U.S. 441 in Mount Dora near Loch Levin and adjacent Taylor Morrison's large residential project there — should open by the fourth quarter. These include Chick-fil-A, Texas Roadhouse, First Watch and Mission BBQ, plus a to-be-named restaurant concept negotiating for a 3,000-square-foot space. Heartland Dental also is confirmed as a tenant for the project, which is permitted and under construction, along with a Fifth Third Bank and Circle K. Click here to read the full story on the Orlando Business Journal's website. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
