When Florida Trend published its first issue in 1958, the state's population was less than 5 million, the state sales tax was 3% and Fulgencio Batista still ran Cuba.
In this section, we look back at a half-century of changes and look ahead to challenges Florida will face over the next 50 years.
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Growing Interest in BankUnited
Federal regulators took over and sold BankUnited in May, but the bank won’t disappear, and in fact will likely get...
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Reaching Critical [Bio]Mass
Northwest Florida may be on the verge of becoming a go-to region for biomass-to-energy plants looking for a...
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