October 1, 2020

Movers & Influencers

Personal promotions, transfers, board appointments, civic accomplishments and philanthropic activities for the week of Sept. 28, 2020.

Research Florida: Research, technology & innovation around the state

Sea salads, eye-balling big data, farmer bot, nuclear reactions and stars and so much more are featured in September's Research Florida section.

Florida Trend's Florida 500

Welcome to the third edition of the Florida 500, a special section that highlights the 500 most influential executives in different economic sectors throughout the state.

Developer Royal Palm Cos. revised hotel/condo plans at Miami Worldcenter

Around the State: Regional news from Miami-Dade in our September 2020 issue.

Are CEOs from working-class background less kind toward their employees?

UM professor Henrik Cronqvist and two colleagues found that conditions for workers improved when a CEO from the working class was replaced by one from a white-collar background.

How Florida's long-term care facilities are managing the COVID-19 virus

Our September cover story explores ways the coronavirus has impacted Florida's long-term care facilities.

WJCT 89.9 FM launches 24-hour music program

Music director and radio host David Luckin of public radio station WJCT 89.9 FM has launched a 24-hour music program called Jacksonville Music Experience (JME).

Electric skies: VerdeGo Aero wants to provide new power to aircraft makers

Pat Anderson founded VerdeGo Aero in 2017 as a maker of electric-powered air taxis capable of taking off and landing vertically. VerdeGo switched gears and now makes electric and hybrid powertrains for other electric-plane makers.

UF startup Cannabix working on a 'pot breathalyzer'

The device will allow police to test drivers' drug levels under the influence of marijuana.

Ed Chiles is a Florida Icon

“The most important thread in the fabric of a community, a village, a small city, to me is the small business district," says restaurateur and entrepreneur Chiles.

InfraSite Solutions offers underground storage units for 5G tower equipment

InfraSite Solutions builts retractable underground storage units for 5G equipment.

FIU researchers monitor shark fin trade

The Chinese love shark fin soup - will they eat less if they know it's full of mercury?

OceanBased Perpetual Energy generates power from the Gulf Stream

OceanBased Perpetual Energy has used 3 types of submerged turbines to generate power.

An Orlando app developer builds on his 50 million-downloaded MyRadar

While eating lunch outside during the summer of 2008, Green had an “aha” moment as he wondered whether rain would spoil his outdoor meal: “It dawned on me, we already had this app. The flight tracker app already had animated the radar in my location,” he recalls.

University of Miami researchers rebuilding 125 acres of reef

New science helps restore a vital part of ocean infrastructure.

Top productive Florida research universities

The University of Florida placed first among large universities in efficiency at turning research into economic activity.

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Florida Business News

Without state coronavirus rules, businesses left to decide what is safe

Florida’s reopening of restaurants and bars appears to be creating a rift through Florida’s hospitality industry. Some restaurant and bar owners are eager to press forward. Others remain more cautious.

Thousands of Florida ballots may not be counted until after election night (and that’s okay)

Still, many expect Florida will know before the sun rises on Nov. 4 whether Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden has won the state.

Hertz CFO resigns six weeks after getting the job, loses bonus

Eric Esper has resigned as CFO of Hertz Global Holdings — six weeks after being promoted to the position at the car rental giant, working its way through bankruptcy.

When cruises resume, here's how it will be a very different experience for passengers

Cruise ship passengers will see a host of changes to their vacation experience when cruising resumes — from boarding to departure and everything in between, including on shore excursions.

Florida hotels look to Congress amid job losses

Nearly 40 percent of hotel workers in Florida have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic, and industry lobbyists warn that could reach 70 percent this winter without further assistance from Congress.

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