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Orlando's co-working expansion takes off
Downtown Orlando is seeing an explosion of co-working space.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Kristen 'Brent' Venable will head the robotics program at UWF
Kristen 'Brent' Venable has been appointed inaugural director of the Intelligent Systems and Robotics program for the University of West Florida and the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Teaching, Anyone?
Efforts to expand the teaching labor supply in Florida aren't working.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Credit unions go shopping
Florida leads the nation in the number of banks purchased by credit unions.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Florida's Neptune Flood Insurance: the FEMA alternative
Relying on analytics and algorithms, Neptune Flood Insurance provides flood insurance quotes in less than 2 minutes.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Mayo Clinic plans multimillion-dollar proton therapy center in Jacksonville
The Mayo Clinic plans to build a $233-million, 140,000-sq.-ft. cancer care center in Jacksonville
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Published on 9/25/2019
Palm Beach County benefits from 2017 federal tax cut
Around 2013, as high-tax northern states elected to ding their residents for more taxes, the Palm Beach County Business Development Board began knocking on the doors of financiers
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Published on 9/25/2019
Healthier snacks from Windmere investment fund KEEN Growth Capital
After graduating from Rutgers College of Pharmacy in 1991, Jerry Bello launched a company called IntraCare in New Jersey.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Jax Federal's new CEO Joe Nowland talks expansion strategy
This month, Jax Federal Credit Union will open its ninth location in Northeast Florida after acquiring and renovating a vacant bank-branch building in Jacksonville's Southside.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Six things to know about the U.S. Census and Florida
The once-every-decade count has high-stakes implications for the state.
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Published on 9/25/2019
The Cannabis Crowd
The first five companies that received medical marijuana licenses got a considerable head start.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Marijuana in Florida: This Bud's for Us
Headed by Wall Streeters and MBAs and backed by deep-pocketed investor funds, more than 20 companies are fighting for dominance in the era of Big Pot ushered in by voters.
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Published on 9/25/2019
A Better Place
People often ask me what my role as publisher of Florida Trend entails.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Morphogenesis is working on an anti-cancer vaccine
Tampa-based Morphogenesis is working on a vaccine that would identify cancer cells...
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Published on 9/25/2019
Growth Engine: Navy Federal Credit Union
Navy Federal Credit Union has grown from a call center to an economic powerhouse.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Florida A&M creates 3-D printed human cornea cells
Research by Florida A&M University pharmaceutics professor Mandip Sachdeva has led to the creation of a device that allows the 3-D printing of human cornea cells.
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Published on 8/26/2019
Financing Florida's clean energy upgrades for homeowners
In 2010, the Legislature passed a law allowing cities and counties to implement a new type of financing program to help homeowners pay for clean energy upgrades.
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Published on 8/26/2019
Cheryl Miller makes history as first woman CEO of publicly traded auto retailer
Auto retailer AutoNation promoted CFO Cheryl Miller to CEO and president, making AutoNaion the largest Florida company with a woman CEO.
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Published on 8/26/2019
Oil drilling in the Everglades
An appellate ruling clears the way for a company to drill in the Everglades, but obstacles remain.
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Published on 8/26/2019
UF's vet school's new canine cardiac care program
This fall, the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine will launch a training program...
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Published on 8/26/2019
Florida women in construction
To encourage women to seek jobs in the construction sector, Hillsborough Community College's SouthShore campus...
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Published on 8/26/2019
Required solar panels in South Miami
In 2017, South Miami became the first municipality in Florida and the first in the U.S. outside California to require solar panels on new houses.
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Published on 8/26/2019
Duke Energy plans to use lithium-ion battery technology for power grids
Duke Energy Florida is planning to use the same lithium-ion battery technology that power most cell phones and laptops to supplement its power grid...
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Published on 8/26/2019
GE's Pensacola assembly plant advances wind power in Florida
GE's Wind Energy plant in Pensacola assembles 2.5 megawatt turbines, each with the capacity to provide the annual power needs for up to 1,500 homes.
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Published on 8/26/2019
OUC studies shutting down two coal-powered plants
In the suburbs of east Orange County, two 50-foot concrete cooling towers at the Orlando Utilities Commission's Curtis H. Stanton Energy Center loom over the surroundings.
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Published on 8/26/2019
