August 4, 2021

Movers & Influencers

Personal promotions, transfers, board appointments, civic accomplishments and philanthropic activities for the week of July 26, 2021.

Simply the Best

Florida Trend's thirteenth annual list of the state's top 100 companies to work for.

SinglesSwag ships 40,000 boxes a month

SinglesSwag ships 40,000 boxes a month and ranks No. 181 on Inc.’s national list of fast growers and No. 9 for Florida.

Florida transportation: A perspective on mobility law

"A most encouraging trend is a broad acceptance of public spending on shared mobility," says Mitch Bierman of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman.

Southwest Florida

Among the Southwest Florida region's five counties, you'll find thriving businesses and communities that care deeply about preserving their natural attributes.

Climate First Bank plans to supercharge solar loan products

Climate First Bank's Ken LaRoe sees a big potential market in making loans to condominiums to do "deep" retrofits to become more energy efficient.

Florida property insurance is a sea of red ink

Insurers are dropping homeowners with roofs more than 10 years old.

Higher Ed: Comings and Goings

Major personnel changes are in the works at Florida's colleges and universities like Madeline Pumariega, Miami Dade College's first woman president. "College is not the only path to success, but it certainly is a proven path to economic and social mobility," she says.

The Florida Small Business Resource Guide

The Florida Small Business Resource Guide contains important contacts and outlines critical services available to support the goals and aims of entrepreneurs, whether looking to start or expand a business in the Sunshine State.

At 29, Jan Bednar's built an order fulfillment business that employs 1,000

Czech immigrant Jan Bednar's ShipMonk's investment in automation - including box-making robots - allowed it to process 3,000 orders an hour during the 2020 holiday season.

Florida Trend's Top 350

Florida's biggest 125 Public and 225 Private companies, ranked by revenue.

Florida's Legal Elite

Now in its 18th year, Florida Legal Elite presents the state’s top licensed and practicing attorneys selected by their peers.

Miami entrepreneur Evan Leaphart wants to teach kids about credit scores and finance

Evan Leaphart's Kiddie Kredit is an app for families, but Leaphart also partners with organizations like Equifax, the YMCA and municipalities looking for ways to engage their intended audiences.

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Florida Business News

Florida hospitals struggle to retain enough nurses

Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have gone above and beyond. Just as we need them the most, the on-again, off-again nursing shortage is on-again, and it is not slowing down anytime soon.

Goliath grouper fishing may be allowed in Florida again after 30-year ban

Florida is considering allowing limited catch of Atlantic goliath groupers, fish that can grow up to eight feet long and weigh 800 pounds.

Orlando Creative Village developers unveil $250M in construction for 2022

Ustler Development and The Allen Morris Company has revealed plans for another luxury apartment tower, an office building and a hotel as the next wave of projects move forward in downtown Orlando’s Creative Village.

Some face mask policies are changing at Tampa Bay entertainment venues

In light of new federal health guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that suggest some vaccinated people should resume wearing masks indoors, local attractions and museums are revisiting their policies on face coverings.

Former Google exec named to Hertz board

Hertz Global Holdings, about a month after emerging from bankruptcy, has named former Google executive Jennifer Feikin to its board.