As Central Florida’s community and economy continue to grow, so too does its population of brilliant young entrepreneurial, business, and communal leaders. Each year, Orlando Business Journal (OBJ) holds a ceremony to identify and honor forty of the region’s most outstanding community and business leaders under the age of 40. Aptly named OBJ’s “40 Under 40” Awards, recipients of this award are chosen and celebrated based on their significant achievements in business and commu

You’ve been in this scenario before: someone – be it a stranger, friend, or family member – approaches you and tells you about this amazing idea they have for a new product or service. You may nod your head and agree that it sounds like a fantastic idea. You might even push them to do something more with it, but overwhelmingly the chances are they never pursued the idea past an initial conversation or two. If that was the case, chances are that person didn’t possess the drive

Seasoned Professional Engineer Joins Cleantech Company Ushering in the Carbonless Future of Environmental Cleanup ecoSPEARS, a cleantech solutions company with transformative NASA-developed environmental cleanup technologies, announced today that Michael J. Dickey is joining the company as Director of Applied Technologies. Dickey brings over 20 years of environmental engineering experience, including remedial project design and managing teams to complete large-scale cleanup p