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Welcome to Orlando!
 The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. The city is well known for the tourist attractions in the area, particularly the nearby Walt Disney World Resort, which is in the Reedy Creek Improvement District . Other area attractions include SeaWorld and Universal Orlando Resort. Despite being far from the main tourist attractions, downtown Orlando has recently seen much redevelopment, with many more projects currently under construction or planned. One of the oldest attractions in this area is Gatorland. Orlando sees an estimated 52 million tourists a year. Orlando is the 2nd largest city in the country for number of hotel rooms. It is a leader in medical care and research, especially at Orlando Regional Medical Center, the only statutory teaching hospital in Central Florida.(Information provided by Wikipedia .)

If you are looking at visiting, Orlando certainly offers the best to its visitors.

Whether you are looking at relocating, visiting this awesome city, or enjoying your community, Connecting Orlando is here to aid in locating all the area has to offer!
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Downtown Decorating Contest for the NBA Finals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:  Heather Allebaugh, (407) 246 - 3423

The City of Orlando and Downtown Development Board Partners with Orlando Magic and Cox Radio on Downtown Decorating Contest for the NBA Finals

Orlando, FL – The City of Orlando and the Downtown Development Board (DDB) announced Tuesday, June 9th that they are partnering with the Orlando Magic and Cox Radio to further enhance the NBA Finals experience for local business establishments and the community at large. Downtown businesses are being encouraged to showcase their community spirit and pride for the hometown team through the following actions:

- Lighting: replace exterior and interior establishment lighting blue in honor of the Orlando Magic.
Businesses already committed to participating: Dynatech, The Vue, and OUC - Reliable Plaza
- Window Decoration: decorate establishment windows with messages of encouragement for the hometown team, team colors and artwork.
- Exterior/Interior Decoration: decorate establishments internally and externally in the most appropriate, unique fashion for your establishment.
- Chalk Art in Front of Main Entrance: Businesses are encouraged to decorate the sidewalks in front of their main entrance with unique artwork in Orlando Magic colors utilizing chalk. Please take pictures documenting this artwork and turn this into the Downtown Development Board via Amber Mundinger, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
- Staff: Encouraging staff to wear Magic colors throughout the work day if appropriate.

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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Launches Buy Local Orlando

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:  Carson Chandler 407.246.2822
               Heather Allebaugh (407) 246.3423, onsite (407)383-6822

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Launches Buy Local Orlando
Buy Local Orlando Encourages Local Spending to Boost Orlando’s Economy

WHAT:  Today, Mayor Buddy Dyer will hit the streets to recruit businesses to participate in the Buy Local Orlando program to encourage economic recovery in the City of Orlando. The Buy Local Orlando campaign is a pro-active and practical approach for connecting the businesses of Orlando with the buying power of the local community. Today, the website, buylocalorlando.net will go live, allowing local retail, dining, entertainment, hospitality and service industry businesses in the City of Orlando sign up join the program, which will launch to consumers and the community on May 1, 2009.


Each merchant member will receive:

Listing on the searchable website BuyLocalOrlando.net
Subscription to a monthly email newsletter keeping you up to date on the program
Invitation to the kick-off event on May 1, 2009
Marketing Toolkit, including a window sticker, poster, Ad templates, CD with program logos for marketing materials, Buy Local Orlando Cards and brochures explaining the program to consumers, all in a custom Buy Local Orlando Shopping Bag.
Email blasts to local residents inviting them to shop locally and educating them as to the benefits
Access to educational seminars
Participation in networking and marketing events
Advertising co-ops and discounts with media partners
 

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