July 2016 Contents
Inside Florida Trend's print and digital issue
Florida's 350 Biggest Companies
Florida Trend's annual list of the biggest public and private companies in the state.
Florida's 125 Biggest Public Companies
Ranked by revenue.
Florida's 225 Biggest Private Companies
Ranked by revenue.
Economic Backbone
81% of women leaders in Florida are projecting moderate or substantial growth.
Insurance
Until the wind blows: Property insurance in Florida
Floridians now have more choices than just state-run Citizens. A cohort of homegrown property insurance companies has emerged in Florida.
Trendlines
Up Front
Inside scoop on the Top 350
This year's biggest public and private companies list includes 10 public firms with more than $10 billion in sales and 52 private companies with at least $1 billion in revenue.
Florida Originals
Medium rare
Cassadaga's mediums take what they do seriously, struggling against perceptions of the community as an oddball tourist attraction.
Icon
Nicole Johnson
"Standing on a stage in a swimsuit is very not normal. But ... the judging of the woman who is standing before you in a swimsuit has nothing to do with the swimsuit."
Dining
A Cut Above
Florida's restaurants now offer a host of alternatives to traditional steak.

Tallahassee Trend
Nine Lives
Each time it seems to die, a road project in Polk County rises again.
Editor's Page
Whose benefits?
Assignment-of-benefits controversy is just the latest chapter in the never-ending trench warfare between the plaintiffs' Bar and insurance industry.
The Legal Issue
Companies and law firms that need money for long, expensive legal cases are turning to litigation lenders for cash.
A new line of business: Legal funding
Two attorneys and a COO start a legal funding firm in Boca Raton.
High-tech law & intellectual property
Lawyers who specialize in patent, trademark and copyright disputes are in high demand.
A shift at Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal
Among Florida's appellate courts, the 1st is the only one whose judges have all been appointed by Republican governors.
Florida's biggest law cases this year.
Laura Rosenbury: Raising the bar
UF law school's new dean aims to put admission standards 'back on track.'
Florida's Legal Leaders
Legal Elite 2016
This year's list of the state's stop lawyers, named by their peers.
Around the State
Statewide
Collateral benefits for Florida retailers
Retailers benefit from the lottery's big payouts
Miami
Talking tourism in the Keys
The Keys are feeling the effects of a jump in visitors.
Southeast
Flight of Ambition
St. Lucie has big plans for its small airport.
Southwest
Economic Realities
The Tampa Bay Times buys the 121-year-old Tampa Tribune.
Central
SunRail stimulus
Economic development rides SunRail's coattails.
Northeast
In the shadows: JaxPort's intermodal container transfer facility
JaxPort's dredging effot gets all the attention, but a small project will have a big impact
Northwest
Proactive: Promoting job growth
Rural Homes County eliminates an impediment to job growth.
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