With more that 35 years of experience, Dick Batchelor is consistently
sought out to provide expert commentary on business and governmental affairs. Read more about his appearances in the news below.
I recently had an opportunity, along with a business colleague named Mrs. Doris Duan-Young, to represent Orlando at the 25th-anniversary celebration of its sister-city relationship with Guilin, China. In addition to participating in the China-Guilin International Tourism Exhibition, we also visited Beijing… Read more ›
Funding for higher education construction in Florida may be broke, but Lori Trainer isn’t happy about one proposal to fix it. That option: adding a 2.5 percent tax on commercial and residential water and sewer bills. Read more ›
Dozens of social-service workers and their clients rallied in Orlando on Friday to warn of "Draconian" legislative cuts targeting state-funded programs for mental health, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, foster children and those with disabilities. Led by Orlando Democrat Dick Batchelor, who served eight… Read more ›
Although the 60-day Florida legislative session is more than a third done, more proposed laws are emerging each day that could impact Central Florida businesses. They range from a law designed to deregulate 20 industries to one that would change how the state manages urban sprawl and yet another that… Read more ›
