May 25, 2013
Floridian of the Year
Gun Owners
At the end of December 2012, Florida passed the 1 million mark in issuing permits for concealed weapons, becoming the first state in the nation to do to. The number rose dramatically at the end of 2012, in response to the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newton, Conn. (This story went to press before that event.)
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Published on 12/26/2012
Jonathan Hage
Jonathan Hage has been selected as Florida Trend's Floridian of the Year. Hage parlayed his experience as an education policy wonk into one of the fastest-growing for-profit charter school management companies in the nation.
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Published on 12/26/2012
Northwest Florida Newsmakers
Quint Studer, BP, Jim Murdaugh and Navy Federal Credit Union
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Published on 12/26/2012
Southeast Florida Newsmakers
John Textor, Robert Runcie and Joe Rooney
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Published on 12/26/2012
Miami Newsmakers
Marco Rubio, Carlos Migoya, Michael Swerdlow, Philip Frost, Jorge Perez and P. Michael Reininger
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Published on 12/26/2012
Southwest Florida Newsmakers
Al Austin, Stephen Klasko, Progress Energy, Mystery Monkey and Jill Kelley
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Published on 12/26/2012
Team USA
Florida was well represented at the 2012 Olympics in London, where 29 Florida athletes competed and brought home nine gold, four silver and two bronze medals.
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Published on 12/26/2012
Florida's Fallen Soldiers
American soldiers from Florida who died serving their country in 2012.
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Published on 12/26/2012
State College Presidents
Florida has more top-performing community colleges than any other state.
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Published on 12/26/2012
Falcon 9 Rocket
Commercial launches are helping the Space Coast recover from the loss of the shuttle program.
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Published on 12/26/2012
The Tourist
Visitor spending kept things from getting worse in Florida.
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Published on 12/26/2012
