February 2017 Contents
Inside Florida Trend's print and digital issue
Florida's Millennials
The Millennial generation is big, diverse — different. Read about their lifestyles, values, economic lives, where they work and defining traits – and how the stereotypes stack up against the facts.
Millennials are in fact much more likely to live with their parents than Baby Boomers were in 1980, but two-thirds of Millennials don’t live at home.
More than a third of Millennials in Florida work in the retail or hotel/restaurant sectors.
Millennials are diverse, and Florida’s millennials are even more diverse than the national average. Some 32% of Millennials in Florida speak a language other than English at home.
Trendlines
Up Front
Performing a vital function
Recently, two of my favorite state agencies — Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida — have come under attack for wasting money...
Florida Originals
‘The White Queen of the Gulf’
The Belleview Biltmore hotel was once the largest occupied wood-frame structure in the world.
Dining
Cock-a-noodle-do
The Year of the Rooster dawns with Asian flavors of all kinds.
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Zev Buffman
“I don’t celebrate birthdays. I don’t celebrate New Year’s Eve. I don’t believe in anything that acknowledges the passage of time.”
Tallahassee Trend
Elections law hot spot
Some believe a state Supreme Court ruling oversteps boundaries.
Of Counsel
A budding area of Florida law
Practice groups are popping up to help businesses navigate the legal haze surrounding medical marijuana.
Editor's Page
Pipelines: Connecting with Millennials
As a parent of two Millennial children, I edited Mike Vogel’s cover story this month with great personal interest.
Timeshare Giants
Company Profile
Marriott's Evolution
The company, which has its timeshare roots in Florida, is tweaking its strategy.
Acquisitions have made the company a player to be reckoned with.
Small Business
Florida's growing Hispanic population has joined the entrepreneurial ranks in force.
Economic Backbone
Telecom & Cyber-Security
Mergers, acquisitions and updates
Charter Communications become the second-largest cable operator in the country. Frontier Communications makes its largest acquisition. Hotwire Communications moves to Florida, and much more industry news.
Around the State
Statewide
Florida’s new land baron
... is Thomas Peterffy, a billionaire who moved to the state from Connecticut in 2015.
Miami
Targeting talent
One of the biggest challenges for companies in Miami-Dade County is finding qualified employees.
Southeast
Broward's ‘Corrupt trough’
The ailing North Broward Health District hits a new low.
Southwest
New cancer-fighting assets
Moffitt Cancer Center plans an almost $1-billion expansion.
Central
Butting heads in Central Florida
Orange County’s property appraiser clashes with big business.
Northeast
Northeast Florida's British invasion
The Jacksonville Jaguars' London games pay dividends back home.
Northwest
Getting on the aerospace map
Pensacola hopes to leverage the construction of a maintenance hangar.
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