Daily Archives: September 28, 2014

UCF’s Hitt: $200M downtown campus is a key goal

University of Central Florida President John Hitt made it official Tuesday, announcing to community and business leaders that UCF will push to build a campus in downtown Orlando that could ultimately cost as much as $200 million. UCF has been studying the idea of a downtown campus at the Creative Village — where the city’s…

The Lakeland Center Seeks Another Hotel to Meet Growing Demand for Lodging

LAKELAND | Officials at The Lakeland Center are looking for developers to build a second hotel at the complex to meet the growing demand for lodging in Lakeland and to attract larger conventions. Mike LaPan, executive director of The Lakeland Center, said Hyatt Place’s 127 rooms are not enough to entice larger events, and the…