Florida Business News
- Florida snaps record by launching 5 different rockets in one month
Five different types of orbital rockets launched from Florida's Space Coast during the same month — toppling Cape Canaveral's six-decade-old record dating to the days of NASA's Gemini and Apollo programs.
- Picture this
Led by Orlando-area banking veteran Erik Weiner, Winter Park’s Portrait Bank is the first de novo bank to open in Central Florida in nearly a decade.
- KIPP Miami Tech aims to get students ready for tech-forward futures
KIPP, which stands for Knowledge is Power Program, will be opening a high school this August with a focus on getting students ready for college and for jobs in AI and technology.
- Central Florida restaurants test commission-based pay model, raising legal and wage concerns
A growing number of Central Florida restaurants, are replacing traditional tips with a 20% service charge commission system — raising questions about worker pay and transparency.
- Tampa's ReliaQuest gifts FSU $1.5M for AI cybersecurity research
The Tampa cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest is giving Florida State University $1.5 million for a partnership aimed at researching and developing real world applications for AI technology in cybersecurity.






















