April 20, 2019

Smokeout: Alachua County bans tobacco sales to anyone under 21

Read more about the new ordinance which takes effect in September.

Golden Spoons: Hall of Fame

Find the best restaurants in your region with the most coveted dining awards in the state of Florida.

2019 hurricane names are out, and it could be another busy season

Get the latest Florida news in the Daily Pulse.

Florida urban real estate and gentrification

Florida closing in on Southeast solar supremacy

A new Southern Alliance for Clean Energy report shows Florida utilities on trajectory to grow from 1,622 MW to 6,000+ MW of solar by 2022.

Florida is 2019's state with the fourth lowest tax burden

Read more in the newly released WalletHub report.

Getting your business through a recession

Small business advice columnist Gray Poehler has six foolproof suggestion to help you prepare for the next downturn.

Florida Education Guide

Don't miss our new ultimate resource for comparing post-secondary educational options in Florida.

Florida doctors' working lives and outlook

See the results of the national survey that gives us a snapshot of Florida doctors' working lives, outlook.

Gas prices on the rise again

Find out your current gas price with our Gas Buddy map.

Miami-Dade economic assessment

See up-to-the-minute business highlights from April's Around the State coverage of Miami-Dade.

Movers & Influencers

Movers and Influencers for the week of April 15, 2019. Personal promotions, transfers, board appointments and philanthropic activities.

Publix made as much money as Nike in 2018

Read more in Florida Trend's Afternoon Update.

The Burgeoning Business Center of Southwest Florida

The fastest-growing multi-generational master-planned community in the nation, Lakewood Ranch has grown into an unincorporated town of more than 1,500 businesses and 35,000 residents in just 25 years.

Florida physician workforce profiles

A look at the demographics making up the 82,939 physicians with active licenses who practice in the state of Florida.

University wealth management programs in Florida

See how universities all over the state are using student-run investment funds to train aspiring financial professionals.

Where are Florida's top chefs from?

Not every chef hails from New York. Get a taste of the talent that has come our way from overlooked corners of the world.

2019 Aspen Prize awarded to two Florida colleges

Annual prize once described as “the Oscars for great community colleges” awarded on Tuesday to Indian River State College and Miami Dade College.

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Florida Business News

Competition from Mexico endangers Florida’s strawberry industry

Florida is one of the biggest domestic producers of strawberries, second only to California., and it’s the only producer of winter strawberries in the United States. But Florida farmers are experiencing a declining market in recent years.

A state hemp program for Florida? A vote is on the horizon

Without much conversation and a brief, unanimous vote, a House panel voted Thursday to send a bill that would create a state hemp program to the chamber floor.

Smokeout: Alachua County bans tobacco sales to anyone under 21

In January, Alachua County became the first Florida county to raise its tobacco age to 21. County commissioners voted unanimously for the measure.

Mueller Report: 'At least one Florida county' hacked and accessed by Russian intelligence

Russian hackers gained access to at least one Florida county’s computer network during the 2016 campaign, according to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report released on Thursday.

Many nursing homes, assisted living facilities still can't meet Florida's mandate for backup power

Many Florida nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the storm-battered state continue to struggle to meet requirements that they have backup power generator to keep facilities cool.

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