Amid a challenging climate, Florida venture capital activity was on the rise in the first half of 2025 and is on track to have its best year since the 2022 high.

The long-awaited mixed-use development sits between Sawgrass Mills, one of the largest tourist destinations in Florida, and Amerant Bank Arena, home of the Florida Panthers hockey champs.

With Southwest Florida’s housing market shifting, the area’s largest home builders — and one of their biggest clients — are shifting along with it.

NASA operates several centers and employs thousands of people across the US – perhaps most prominently in Florida where its Kennedy Space Center is billed as its premiere spaceport.

The Jacksonville-based affordable housing nonprofit recently expanded its service area to cover Duval, Nassau and Baker counties.