May 2025 Contents
Inside Florida Trend's print and digital issue
FEATURES
Aerospace & Aviation
Space Consortium
When Stars Align
Three Florida universities have joined forces to chart new frontiers in space research.
UF scientists Rob Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul preach teamwork. That approach helped them take a giant leap for interplanetary exploration.
Aviation and aerospace companies are setting up shop near Embry-Riddle to tap into the school’s talent pipeline.
NextGen
Blood, Sweat and Innovation
Adam El-Hosseiny helped transform a laboratory started by his family into a leader in the specialty-diagnostic space.
Economic Backbone
Transportation
Signature Design
A new I-395 bridge with six soaring arches is destined to become a defining image amid downtown Miami’s skyline.
Orlando’s mayor wants to link its commuter rail to its airport and theme parks.
Florida’s 2024 crash data highlights a continued downward trend in roadway fatalities and serious injuries.
Ahead of his retirement, a Tampa Bay transit official shares his lessons learned and future hopes for the region’s transportation systems.
New bulkheads at Port Everglades can be added onto as sea levels rise.
Airports in Northeast Florida are seeing more passengers than ever before. Here’s why.
The number of passengers at Pensacola’s airport is growing at a phenomenal rate, making a major expansion necessary.
Trendlines
Up Front
A Painstaking Process
I feel our lives are a living story of transportation, trade and logistics.
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Shannon Miller
"I'll never forget that moment of, 'Wow, as a little girl from Oklahoma, I get to go out and represent my country internationally.' It was just such an amazing thing."
Editor's Page
No Founder Left Behind
GrowFL recognizes 50, second-stage "Companies to Watch" each year.
Private Islands
A Better MBA
Sun, Sand & Sold
Florida’s private island marketplace is as exclusive as it gets, with offerings ranging from luxury island resorts to an oasis among marshlands.
Theme Parks
It'll be EPIC
Orlando’s first new theme park in a quarter century redraws the fiercely competitive market.
Leadership Insights
Custom Content
Economic Development Executives
Economic development organizations pitch a variety of services and incentives that make Florida an attractive place for employers...
Community Portrait
Regional Economic Profile
Miami-Dade County
Greater Miami is a market in motion. Earth is being moved, skylines are being redrawn, and futures are being created in every part of Miami-Dade County.
Around the State
Statewide
Firestorm
As Los Angeles recovers from disastrous wildfires that killed 29 people and caused up to $53.8 billion in property damage, Florida enters the peak of its own wildfire season.
Miami-Dade
Better Together
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and Florida International University’s Wertheim College of Medicine are joining forces to create the area’s only pediatric academic hospital.
Southeast
Luxury & Security
Toronto-based Inkas will build a factory to make armored vehicles in Fort Pierce.
Southwest
Tervis Turnaround
Tervis is known for its iconic tumblers, but the brand took a hit last year.
Central
Feeling the pulse
Plans for a memorial at the Pulse Nightclub mass shooting site are finally beginning to take shape.
Northeast
Golden hour
When someone is having a stroke, there’s a “golden hour” for patients to receive fast treatment.
Northwest
Affordable apartments
The City of Pensacola’s priority initiative to foster more affordable housing has taken a major step forward.