October 18, 2019

Kristen 'Brent' Venable will head the robotics program at UWF

Read this story and more in October's Northwest Florida business news roundup.

Florida's deli revival

In this month's Dining section, Chris Sherman takes a closer look at the plethora of delicious delis cropping up all over the Sunshine State.

Movers & Influencers

Personal promotions, transfers, board appointments, civic accomplishments and philanthropic activities for the week of Oct. 14, 2019.

Gov. DeSantis announces FDEM awarded more than $1B for Hurricane recovery since Jan. 8

Since Jan. 8, Gov. DeSantis has announced several major hurrican recovery awards.

Florida's Neptune Flood Insurance: the FEMA alternative

Jim Albert's flood insurance company has signed 15,000 policies in 37 states.

Six things to know about the U.S. Census and Florida

Marijuana in Florida: This bud's for us

Don't miss our marijuana in Florida cover story in October's issue.

Florida's assisted living facilities write rules on reporting deaths, injuries

Don't miss the latest Florida Health Care news in Florida Trend's weekly newsletter.

Credit unions go shopping

Read more of our exclusive story in Florida Trend's October issue.

Financing Florida's clean energy upgrades for homeowners

A clean energy finance program is starting to take off in Florida.

Florida is 2019's 3rd Least Vaccinated State

New WalletHub report analyzed 50 states and the District of Columbia across 18 key metrics.

Home values are heating up in Florida

Don't miss the latest Florida Real Estate news in Florida Trend's weekly roundup.

Orlando's co-working expansion takes off

Florida's health care cost markup among nation's highest

A newly released report by Johns Hopkins University, Florida's markup ratio is 5.8% over Medicare's allowable amount.

2019's most fun cities in America

See which Florida cities cracked WalletHub's Top 20.

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Florida Business News

Census is yet another worry for Florida Panhandle after Hurricane Michael

In the places where Hurricane Michael hit hardest, officials the 2020 U.S. Census could record their population as unusually low, skewing federal funding and political representation for up to a decade.

Intelligent growth for AI-powered business software firm

Tampa-based tech startup CoLabs has been on a fundraising tear, raising $6.2 million from investors to support IntelAgree, its Software-as-a-Service platform.

Buying vowels, solving puzzles: ‘Wheel of Fortune’ auditions coming to South Florida

Fans of buying vowels, solving puzzles and watching Pat Sajak and Vanna White can look forward to the arrival of “The Wheelmobile" in South Florida.

Florida's honey bees facing multiple threats

One of the foundations of American agriculture is under attack on several fronts. The victims - bees.

Broward will use artificial intelligence to improve your commute. Think of it as the ‘county brain.'

With little room left to widen roads to reduce congestion, Broward County is turning to artificial intelligence to shorten commuter drive times.

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