Exclusive: Universal, I-Drive strengthen fight for Brightline rail connection, sources say

By Richard Bilbao  The future Orlando-to-Tampa path of the multibillion-dollar Brightline intercity rail system still is being determined, and business leaders are working feverishly to figure out how International Drive can be connected to it. Stakeholders such as the I-Drive business chamber of commerce and Universal Orlando Resort have been meeting or plan to meet with…

West Orange County Chamber of Commerce Member Appointed to Serve on Charter Review Commission

In 1986, Orange County voters elected to adopt the charter form of government. As a result, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), conducts a new charter review by a commission appointed by the BCC every four years. West Orange Chamber of Commerce member Angel de la Portilla, President of Central Florida Strategies, has been appointed to the Charter Review…