August 1, 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 is spending $3.6 million to issue pandemic bonuses to teachers and police

The bipartisan decision by the Florida Legislature, at Gov. Ron DeSantis’ urging, to assign more than $400 million in pandemic relief dollars to one-time bonuses for teachers and first responders has turned surprisingly contentious.

Central Florida business owners say they are still struggling to hire workers

Some Central Florida business owners said even though Florida ended the federal unemployment benefit two months early, they are still struggling to hire workers.

A neighborhood reborn? Businesses, philanthropists join locals in reshaping historically Black Orlando community

An ambitious effort is underway to transform a historically Black community, not merely to make things prettier on the surface, but to fundamentally improve residents’ lives for generations to come.

Florida river gets curves back in 22-year, $980 million restoration

The 22-year project to restore Florida's Kissimmee River from a straight manmade channel to its natural meandering state has marked a major milestone.

National grocer, after Tampa debut, plots expansion to other parts of Florida

The Kroger Co., which only recently began delivering groceries in several Florida cities, including Tampa, now plans to expand into the biggest metro region in the state: Miami.