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53-723: The APC offers both personal and commercial memberships which allow individual participants to have discussions and swap recipes with fellow pie lovers, while providing commercial members with business networking opportunities and promotional support. The APC has run the APC National Pie Championships since 1995, usually held in Celebration, Florida . The competition is open to amateur, professional, and commercial bakers. There are 16 categories of pie including chocolate, pumpkin, and “Paramount Peach,” among others. The APC also sponsors or promotes other pie-centric events throughout

106-566: A "transformation into a higher-margin, lower-risk Professional Services business". In August 2021, AECOM announced plans to relocate its global headquarters from Los Angeles, California to Dallas, Texas . The company has worked on megaprojects including the Sutong Yangtze River Bridge (the world's longest cable-stayed bridge ), One World Trade Center (the tallest tower in the Western Hemisphere), as well as some of

159-517: A clubhouse consisting of a pool, gym, and restaurant. Celebration hosts many celebrations every year, including community-wide yard sales, an art show, an exotic car festival, an annual Radio Disney Holiday concert, an Oktoberfest Celebration, the "Great American Pie Festival" (televised on The Food Network ), a "Posh Pooch" festival, and downtown events for the Fall and Christmas seasons when autumn leaves and "snow" (small-scale soap flakes) are released into

212-582: A medical school in the building. The Osceola Library System operates the West Osceola Branch Library in Celebration. In 2011, 91% of residents who work outside their homes drove to work. The two main roads going through the center of the Celebration's downtown area are Market Street and Front Street. Other streets in Celebration include: The only hospital in Celebration is the non-profit hospital AdventHealth Celebration . The hospital

265-462: A provider of consulting services to the US Agency for International Development and other multi-lateral donor organizations. On July 28, 2008, AECOM completed its purchase of Earth Tech Inc., a consulting and engineering firm, from Tyco International for $ 510 million. On July 14, 2010, AECOM announced its acquisition of Tishman Construction Corp., a leading provider of construction management services in

318-431: A refining operation called Ashland Refining Company, headed by Paul Blazer . While the parent company struggled, leading to the ouster of Miles, Ashland prospered under Blazer's leadership, and in 1936, he was named chief executive officer of the reorganized company, Ashland Oil & Refining Company. In 1966, Ashland acquired Warren Brothers and became involved in highway construction and construction materials. The company

371-472: A series of car accidents involving a retention pond adjacent to World Drive which required the addition of more safety structures. Disney attempted numerous efforts to encourage economic and ethnic diversity among residents in the early days of development. The company placed advertisements in newspapers and magazines that catered to African-American and Hispanic demographics, printed brochures featuring racial minorities, and hired African-American workers in

424-495: A small lake where one can find a multitude of ducks, alligators, and the occasional river otter. South Village houses the Spring Park Loop estate homes and Heritage Hall. Additionally, Siena Condos complete the outer edge of South Village by Celebration Blvd. Mirasol includes condos with concierge service and a day spa. Artisan Park is at the end of Celebration Ave and houses condos, townhomes, single-family residences as well as

477-543: A vote of 2,819 (52.4%) to 2,520 (46.8%). 43 votes (0.8%) went to third-party candidates. In the Attorney General election , Republican Ashley Moody defeated Democrat Aramis Ayala in Celebration by a vote of 2,962 (55.6%) to 2,362 (44.4%). In the Chief Financial Officer election , Republican Jimmy Patronis defeated Democrat Adam Hattersley in Celebration by a vote of 2,887 (54.6%) to 2,403 (45.4%). In

530-730: A vote of 3,310 (57.0%) to 2,291 (39.5%). 202 votes (3.5%) went to third-party candidates. Republican Mitt Romney defeated incumbent Democrat Barack Obama by a wide margin in Celebration, with a vote of 2,803 (61.6%) to 1,751 (38.4%). Republican John McCain handily carried the town of Celebration, defeating Democrat Barack Obama by a vote of 2,285 (57.3%) to 1,668 (41.8%). 38 votes (1.0%) went to third-party candidates. Celebration Town Center contains shops, restaurants, and other commercial establishments, as well as 106 residences. Celebration has six Christian churches, one Jewish congregation, and one hospital ministry. There are now more than 500 registered companies listed as doing business in

583-417: A year later was reorganized as a modified holding company. A new corporate strategy was implemented as Ashland now focused on refining and marketing and sought to grow its non-refining businesses. In 1984, Ashland acquired Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall (DMJM), a global provider of transportation-related engineering services. Originally focused on military projects, after World War II it had become one of

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636-400: Is affiliated with AdventHealth Orlando . With its Mediterranean-style and proximity to Walt Disney World , the hospital attracts patients from around the world . In April 2024, AdventHealth announced it will add a 44,966-square-foot five story patient tower to the campus, with three operating rooms and 80 beds (increasing the number of hospital beds to 427). The hospital would be one of

689-525: Is located near Walt Disney World Resort and was originally developed by The Walt Disney Company . Its population was recorded as 11,178 in the 2020 census . After founding Celebration, Disney followed its plans to divest most of its control of the town. Several Disney business units continue to occupy the town's office buildings. The town itself is connected to the Walt Disney World resorts via one of its primary streets, World Drive, which begins near

742-513: Is water. Celebration is under USPS ZIP code 34747, sometimes known as Kissimmee . This is due to the city being unincorporated , as Celebration is not a subdivision and is still considered an unincorporated town. Celebration is well known by Orlando Area residents for its town center, luxury houses, and walkability , which includes the Celebration Nature Trails. Celebration has over 23 miles (37 km) of nature trails connecting

795-489: The Congressional race , Republican Scotty Moore defeated Democratic incumbent Darren Soto in Celebration by a vote of 2,735 (51.4%) to 2,590 (48.6%). However, Soto won the district as a whole, and therefore, the election. Democrat Joe Biden narrowly carried the town of Celebration, defeating incumbent Republican Donald Trump by a vote of 3,286 (49.9%) to 3,252 (49.4%). 88 votes (1.3%) went to third-party candidates. This

848-553: The Department of Energy and Department of Defense . On January 31, 2020, this transaction was completed with the new company being called Amentum . In October 2020, AECOM announced the sale of its Power construction business to private equity firm CriticalPoint Capital. In December 2020, AECOM announced the sale of its Civil construction business, including Shimmick Construction, to private equity firm Oroco Capital, which completed January 5, 2021. AECOM explained these divestitures as

901-647: The Magic Kingdom . Various New Classical architects participated in the design of buildings in Celebration. Downtown Celebration's post office was designed by Michael Graves , the adjacent Welcome Center by Philip Johnson , and the Celebration Health building by Robert A. M. Stern . Other well-known architects who have designed nearby buildings include Charles Moore (Preview Center), Graham Gund (Bohemian Hotel), Cesar Pelli (movie theater), and Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown (SunTrust Bank). In

954-480: The Senate race , Republican Rick Scott defeated incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson in Celebration by a vote of 2,906 (52.1%) to 2,505 (47.9%). Republican Donald Trump narrowly carried the town of Celebration, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton by a vote of 2,906 (49.3%) to 2,696 (45.7%). 293 votes (5.0%) went to third-party candidates. Incumbent Senator Marco Rubio , a Republican, defeated Democrat Patrick Murphy by

1007-459: The 1970s, Ashland Oil & Refining became Ashland Oil, Inc. Five years later the company consolidated its construction assets into a construction division and also formed a coal subsidiary, indicative of a changing focus at Ashland. Although it generated more than $ 1 billion a year in sales, Ashland was a small player in the oil industry at a time when the cost of exploration was prohibitively expensive. By 1980, Ashland sold its production assets, and

1060-524: The 2020 presidential election, Celebration flipped back to the Republican party for every race in the 2022 midterm elections. In the Governor's race , Republican Ron DeSantis defeated Democrat Charlie Crist in Celebration by a vote of 2,858 (53.0%) to 2,505 (46.5%). 28 votes (0.5%) went to third-party candidates. In the Senate race , Republican Marco Rubio defeated Democrat Val Demings in Celebration by

1113-603: The CDP was 91.0% white (with 81.9% of the population non-Hispanic white ), 1.5% black , 3.2% Asian , 2.2% from two or more races and 0.26% Native American . Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 11.2% of the population. There were 3,063 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no married spouse present, and 35.0% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who

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1166-478: The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District blamed the acquisition for delaying construction of a safety barrier at the bridge by 2 years. In October 2019, AECOM announced plans to sell their Management Services division to private equity firm American Securities LLC and Lindsay Goldberg for $ 2.405 billion. Management Services provides services and support to governmental clients including

1219-856: The San Francisco firm EDAW (now AECOM ). Urban Design Associates , of Pittsburgh, developed design guidelines, called a Pattern Book , as a tool for the design of new architecture within the community. Celebration is planned in an early 20th-century architectural style and is not zoned for high-density residences. Celebration was named the "New Community of the Year" in 2001 by the Urban Land Institute . Disney hired graphic designer Michael Beirut to design community elements including street signs, retail signage, manhole covers, fountains, golf course graphics, park trail markers, as well as home sales brochures. The first phase of residential development occurred in

1272-653: The Starboard Value board member in protest over the selection. AECOM was included on Fortune 's list of the world's most admired companies in 2024. AECOM provides Archaeology, Architecture & Design, Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, Asset Management, Construction, Cost Management, Decommissioning & Closure, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Services, International Development, IT & Cyber Security, Operations & Maintenance, Planning & Consulting, Program Management/Construction Management, Risk Management & Resilience and Technical Services. AECOM

1325-585: The Town Center Foundation, a controlling entity under sole direction of Lexin Capital, "which took control of part of Celebration in 2004, to pay for upward of $ 15 million to $ 20 million in repairs" which were deferred over ten years. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 10.7 square miles (28 km ), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km ), or 0.28%,

1378-664: The Town Center. The community also hosts a large Independence Day fireworks celebration. The town events are organized on the Internet by the Community Calendar. The School District of Osceola County, Florida , operates public schools in Celebration. Celebration is zoned to the Celebration School for K-8. Celebration High School , located in the city, serves Celebration for grades 9–12. There are free classes offered at

1431-452: The U.S. Congress recognizes as March 14. In 2014, the APC partnered with Paramount Pictures in promoting the romantic thriller film Labor Day in conjunction with National Pie Day. (A pie-making scene features prominently in the film, and the film's general release was within a few days of National Pie Day.) The APC distributed a promotional poster to pie shops and bakeries featuring images of

1484-787: The United States and the United Arab Emirates, in a $ 245 million transaction including $ 202 million in cash and the remainder in AECOM common stock. On July 13, 2014, AECOM announced its acquisition of URS Corporation , an engineering, construction, and technical services firm for US$ 56.31 per share in cash and stock. Effective July 10, 2014, it acquired ACE International Consultants SL, a Madrid-based provider of consulting services. In July 2014, it acquired Hunt Construction Group, adding to AECOM's construction services business. In July 2017, AECOM acquired Shimmick Construction Company. Officials at

1537-409: The community center by clubs for cooking, gardening, art, writing, and technology. There are private education options provided by The Montessori Academy of Celebration (K-8). Private graduate education was once offered at Stetson University Celebration Campus. The Stetson Celebration campus was sold in 2018 with plans to convert it into offices. It was purchased again in 2021 with intent to open

1590-457: The community's sales office. In addition, the owners of the first 350 houses and 123 apartments were chosen by a lottery in an effort to prevent racial discrimination against homebuyers. However, by 2000, it was revealed that the racial makeup of the community was 88% white, compared to the surrounding county's 59% white population. Demographers partially blamed the lack of diversity on Disney's decision to forego building subsidized housing inside

1643-531: The community, instead opting to donate $ 900,000 to Osceola County to help area residents buy houses under $ 80,000, below the market value of most housing in Celebration. In 2016, The Wall Street Journal reported that Celebration Town Center condominium owners "are battling leaky roofs, balconies that have become separated from the sides of buildings and mold spreading in their walls. Their properties have become so dilapidated, they say, they're having trouble selling them." An April 2016 civil suit seeks to force

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1696-468: The company and was succeeded as COO by Randy Wotring. As of March 2019 , key leaders of AECOM were as follows: In November 2019, AECOM announced that Burke would retire as chairman and CEO. The change was announced to be effective after either the next annual meeting or completion of the search for a replacement. At the same time, AECOM said that the board of directors would be expanded to include representatives of activist-shareholder Starboard Value ,

1749-521: The company. Dionisio had previously served as COO from October 2003 to October 2005 and president and CEO of the subsidiary DMJM+Harris from October 2000 to October 2003. In October 2011, Michael S. Burke succeeded Dionisio as president and then in March 2014 succeeded him as CEO. Burke joined AECOM in 2005 and was appointed CFO in 2006. In 2011, Stephen M. Kadenacy was named chief financial officer, later promoted to president and COO. In 2017, Kadenacy left

1802-742: The early 1990s, the Disney Development Company (DDC) established the Celebration Company to spearhead its development within about 4,900 acres (20 km ) of land in the southern portion of the Reedy Creek Improvement District . Total investment for the project is estimated at US$ 2.5 billion. The master plan was developed by two Driehaus Prize winning architects, Jacquelin T. Robertson of Cooper, Robertson & Partners and Robert A. M. Stern . The extensive landscape, parks, trails and pathways were designed by

1855-521: The entire neighborhood. The nature trails give residents and visitors the chance to take in some of Central Florida's finest scenery and wildlife. The trails can be enjoyed either on foot or by bike. As of the census of 2010, there were 7,427 people, 3,063 households, and 716 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 704.9 people per square mile (272.2 people/km ). There were 4,566 housing units at an average density of 102.4 units per square mile (39.5 units/km ). The racial makeup of

1908-468: The executives at Disney Development Company to "make history" and develop a town worthy of the Disney brand and legacy that extended to Walt Disney's vision of an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT). DDC executives collaborated extensively with leaders in education, health, and technology in addition to planners and architects to create the vision and operating policies for the town. There were

1961-406: The fifth largest shareholder. Amid market speculation that AECOM would be acquired by WSP Global , AECOM announced the selection of W. Troy Rudd to be CEO. The change will be effective as of October 1, 2020 . Before his appointment as CEO, Rudd served as CFO for the company. The announcement included naming Lara Poloni as the new president. The announcement resulted in the resignation of

2014-545: The film's stars Kate Winslet , Josh Brolin , and Gattlin Griffith in the pie-making scene. Variety ' s take on the scene was "What damage [the 1999 film] American Pie did for the pie industry, Labor Day has reversed." Celebration, Florida Celebration is a master-planned community (MPC) and census-designated place (CDP) in Osceola County , Florida , United States . A suburb of Orlando , Celebration

2067-464: The first integrated engineering and architectural firms in the western United States. The acquisition of DMJM also included its president, Richard G. Newman . In 1985, DMJM became part of a new subsidiary, Ashland Technology Corporation. Two years later Newman was named its new chief executive and president. When Ashland chose to return to its core petroleum refining business in the late 1980s, Newman recommended an employee buyback proposal, resulting in

2120-481: The largest hospitals in Osceola County . Notes AECOM AECOM ( / eɪ . iː ˈ k ɒ m / , ay-ee- KOM ; formerly AECOM Technology Corporation ; stylised A Ξ COM ) is an American multinational infrastructure consulting firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. AECOM has approximately 51,000 employees, and is number 291 on the 2023 Fortune 500 list. The company's official name from 1990–2015

2173-436: The largest sports venues, ports, and disaster recovery programs in the world. AECOM's first president and CEO was Richard G. Newman, who came to Ashland through its acquisition of Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall (DMJM). Under Ashland Oil's ownership, he was president and chief operating officer of DMJM from October 1985 to December 1988. While president of Ashland Technology Corp. from December 1988 until May 1990, Newman

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2226-614: The quantity surveyors and construction consultants. In 2000, AECOM acquired Metcalf and Eddy, a water and wastewater engineering firm based in Massachusetts, and in September, 2004 it acquired the Canadian company, UMA Engineering Ltd. AECOM went public during May 2007 with an initial public offering on the NYSE, netting $ 468.3 million. On January 8, 2008, AECOM acquired The Services Group, Inc.,

2279-681: The shopping plazas, small office complexes, and the Disney World office building park. This community holds the only Class A office buildings in Osceola County . Celebration is separated into areas referred to as "villages." The main village, closest to downtown, is where the first homes were constructed. North Village, closest to US-192, houses the Georgetown Condos as well as Acadia Estate Homes. East Village includes Roseville Corner and Aquila Loop. Lake Evalyn, generally considered its own area of Celebration but not quite its own village, includes

2332-454: The spin-off of Ashland Technology and the creation of AECOM (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Management) in 1990. The company went on to acquire a number of engineering, design and planning firms including engineering company Maunsell, urbanism and sustainability practice EDAW , Economic Research Associates (ERA), environmental management firm ENSR and The RETEC Group Inc., architects Ellerbe Becket and Davis Langdon ,

2385-472: The summer of 1996 with Celebration Village, West Village, and Lake Evalyn; this was followed by the North Village, South Village, East Village and Aquila Reserve and the final Artisan Park phases. Later phases included construction by a number of developers, including David Waronker. Disney CEO Michael Eisner took an especially keen interest in the development of the new town in the early days, encouraging

2438-539: The year. The APC council also conducts surveys of pie consumption. APC research has shown that Apple is Americans' favorite pie, that 59% of Americans consider pie an appropriate late-night snack, and that 20% of Americans have eaten an entire pie. National Pie Day, which is held annually on January 23, is now sponsored by the APC since 1986. The holiday was started in the mid-1970s by Boulder, Colorado teacher Charlie Papazian after he declared his birthday to be National Pie Day. This should not be confused with Pi Day which

2491-469: Was $ 74,231, and the median income for a family was $ 92,334. Males had a median income of $ 51,250 versus $ 46,650 for females. The per-capita income for the CDP was $ 39,521, and 4.1% of the population lived below the poverty line . The area is organized under state law as a community development district . As a result, voting is restricted to local landowners. The largest landowners are entities controlled by The Walt Disney Company . For decades Celebration

2544-403: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96. The age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males in that age range. The median income for a household in the CDP

2597-734: Was AECOM Technology Corporation, and is now AECOM. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol ACM and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol E6Z. AECOM traces its origins to Kentucky-based Ashland Oil & Refining Company , which in turn grew out of Swiss Drilling Company, founded in Oklahoma in 1910 by J. Fred Miles. He gained control of some 200,000 acres and formed Swiss Oil Company in Lexington. In 1924, Miles launched

2650-551: Was a flip towards the Democratic Party from the previous presidential election. In the Governor's race , Republican Ron DeSantis narrowly defeated Democrat Andrew Gillum in Celebration by a vote of 2,667 (51.0%) to 2,509 (47.9%). 58 votes (1.1%) went to third-party candidates. In the Attorney General election , Republican Ashley Moody defeated Democrat Sean Shaw in Celebration by a vote of 2,807 (54.2%) to 2,299 (44.4%). 75 votes (1.5%) went to third-party candidates. In

2703-441: Was able to take advantage of refinery byproducts to produce asphalt. Ashland grew into one of the nation's major road-construction firms, and laid a foundation for AECOM. Through a series of acquisitions and technological developments, Ashland grew to include chemical, petrochemical, highway construction, and construction materials firms within its realm, laying the groundwork for a management buyout of Ashland Technology in 1985. In

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2756-497: Was instrumental in taking it from a division of Ashland Oil to an independent company. He was president when the company changed its name to AECOM Technology Corporation in April 1990. Newman was president until 1993, and then chairman, president and CEO from May 1993 to October 2000, and chairman and CEO from 2000 to 2005. In October 2005, John M. Dionisio succeeded Newman as president and CEO of AECOM. In 2011, Dionisio became chairman of

2809-595: Was very politically conservative, but has become more competitive. Celebration is entirely within Florida's 9th congressional district and is represented by Democrat Darren Soto in the U.S. House of Representatives. In the legislature, Celebration is represented by Democrat Victor M. Torres Jr. in the State Senate and Republican Carolina Amesty in the State House of Representatives. After voting for Democrat Joe Biden in

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