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Yet another year of business in the books, and there are many more deals to recognize.
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Over the past year, Central Florida got wind of the next stage of major development at Walt Disney World — the region’s largest employer and biggest economic development generator.
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The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, the governing body of Disney, unanimously approved a $17 billion development agreement with The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS). At least half of that investment — $4 billion in the first 10 years of the project — will go to companies based in Florida specializing in a wide range of products and services, as well as generating future economic development through tourism and job creation.
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