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DTO BUSINESS NEWS
2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon Course Revealed
Orlando will soon welcome the nation's elite male and female long-distance runners to compete at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon for the chance to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games Paris 2024! The City of Orlando, in collaboration with Orange County, Track Shack Events, the Greater Orlando Sports Commission, USA Track & Field and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, will host America's best male and female runners for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon on Saturday, February 3, 2024. The course runs through downtown Orlando and consists of one 2.2-mile loop and three 8-mile loops. The race will be televised live on NBC and will begin at 12pm. Click here to learn more, and we hope to see you out supporting this world-class event in our City Beautiful.
AdventHealth Orlando Named Top Hospital in Metro Orlando
For the 13th year in a row, AdventHealth Orlando has been named the No. 1 hospital in Metro Orlando by U.S. News & Report in its 2023-2024 Best Hospitals listing. Four of AdventHealth's medical programs ranked among the nation's best: cancer; diabetes and endocrinology; neurology and neurosurgery; and obstetrics and gynecology. U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals across 15 specialties and 21 procedures and conditions; only 12% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals ranking, Hospitals awarded a "Best" designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, levels of nursing care and patient experience. For more information, click here.
New Book Bike Service from OCLS
The Orange County Library System has rolled out a new mobile book service this month. The new Book Bike will be making the rounds at outreach events all month, including the upcoming 2023 Kids and Family Expo at the Orange County Convention Center on Saturday, August 12 and Sunday, August 13. Click here to learn more!
Workscapes Celebrates 25 Years
Celebrating 25 years in the Florida market, Workscapes is a woman-owned commercial interiors firm transforming workspaces into inspiring environments. The Workscapes team is grateful for the support from the community and committed to delivering exceptional service & design for the next 25 years! Click here to learn more and see their incredible work throughout the years.
Tax Free Sale at Discover Downtown
From now until August 6th, take advantage of the back to school sales tax holiday at Discover Downtown! Plus save 20% in-store or online with the code Shop20 on tax free items. Click here to shop these incredible deals!
DTO EVENTS
Celebrity Golf & Footgolf Tournament
The Orlando City Foundation presents Celebrity Golf & Footgolf Tournament to be played at the Reunion Resort & Golf Club courses on Friday, September 15, 2023. You don't want to miss this event featuring players, coaches, and other celebrities. Teams can choose to play int he golf tournament with a start time of 8am or the footgolf tournament at 10am. The tournaments will run concurrently and will culminate in a collective lunch and awards. Event sponsorships available and foursomes on sale now! Click here for tickets and details.
New Exhibit & Film Screening at the Holocaust Center
Join the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida for their special exhibit, Venerated-Persecuted-Forgotten: Victims of Nazism at FC Bayern. This amazing story is now on display until September 10th. The Holocaust Center will also be screening the eye-opening documentary, Liga Terezin, on August 24th at 6:30pm, accompanied by a discussion with Oded Breda. Learn more and book your visit here.
Tim McGraw Standing Room Only Tour 2024
Earlier this week, three-time Grammy Award-winning superstar Tim McGraw announced his highly-anticipated headlining 2024 Standing Room Only Tour, coming to Orlando's Amway Center on March 16, 2024. This will be his first solo appearance since 2011, and singer-songwriter Carly Pearce will join him as support. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 4th at 10am. Click here to get yours!