"To the people who have a disability, I just want to say don’t feel bad about yourself. Find something you love to do, a sport you love, or find something you’re passionate about. Life is so much better when you’re doing something you love. I was lucky I found table tennis."

"You think about what that does for a family, a community, when all the barriers, for the most part, are eliminated," says Jarvis Wheeler, senior director of community partnership school strategies, Children's Home Society of Florida.

Aneshai Smith's advice to entrepreneurs: "Start now, go fast and learn as you go. The successes you gain throughout will keep you encouraged. If you can, work in a co-working space because it will motivate you every day because you are seeing other people achieving their goals."

In our special Economic Backbone: Global Florida section this month, scores of international companies like Monin have created jobs in Florida, including one in five manufacturing jobs across the state.

This immense, year-long research initiative by the editors of Florida Trend has resulted in a personal, engaging look at Florida’s 500 most influential business leaders.

A family looks to the Sunshine State as a springboard for its northern expansion plans.

A new strawberry developed at UF with a distinct pale color becomes a national sensation.

A University of Miami cardiologist is studying how cannabis use in HIV patients affects the heart.

A solar microgrid project in one neighborhood provides relief when the power goes off.

Amid changing tastes, innovation is one way out of the rough for golf in Florida.

Jane Gilbert's job is to mitigate Miami's heat.

Business Florida is for businesses looking to relocate to the Sunshine State. Learn about what makes Florida's eight geographic regions spectacular for commerce and industry. Produced in partnership with Enterprise Florida.

Personal promotions, transfers, board appointments, civic accomplishments and philanthropic activities for the week of March 15, 2023.