Harris Rosen, whose name dots the side of buildings straddling Interstate 4 and was credited with the rise of International Drive, died Monday morning. He was 85.

News of the passing of Orlando hotelier Harris Rosen – one of the area’s most notable businessmen and philanthropists as well as a military veteran – sparked an outpouring of heartfelt tributes from community leaders.

Harris Rosen, who swam a mile and a half every morning, sometimes with Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines, famously saved the Aquatic center from closing in 1992 when a bank wanted to tear it down.

Harris Rosen, the former Disney executive who created a hotel empire in Orlando and gave millions to help lift people out of poverty, has died.

Harris Rosen, who built Florida’s largest independent hotel chain and was one of Orlando’s preeminent philanthropists, died Monday, his business partner announced. He was 85. Rosen, the Orlando Sentinel’s Central Floridian of the Year in 2011,

In response to the death of Harris Rosen, founder and president of Rosen Hotels & Resorts, American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) President & CEO Rosanna Maietta released the following statement today.

Ryan Kobayashi, who flew to Los Angeles looking for his daughter, Hannah, after she was reported missing, 'tragically took his own life,' according to his family.

Pioneering Central Florida hotelier, hospitality school founder and prolific philanthropist Harris Rosen, founder of Rosen Hotels & Resorts, passed away November 25 at the age of 85 following complications from surgery.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Famed Florida philanthropist and hotel mogul Harris Rosen has passed away at the age of 85. The founder of Rosen Hotels & Resorts passed away "surrounded by family and loved ones," hotel Vice President Frank Santos announced in an X post.

Harris Rosen, the founder of Rosen Hotels & Resorts and a major philanthropist in Central Florida, died Monday morning, according to a statement from his family. He was 85 years old.