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› Health giant Florida Blue to invest $25 million in Black communities around Florida
A health industry giant is pledging millions of dollars to address racial injustices and inequities in Black communities around the state. Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation, the Jacksonville-based nonprofit that owns Florida Blue (an independent licensee of Blue Cross Blue Shield); Truli for Health; Diagnostic Clinic Medical Group and a number of other healthcare companies will invest $25 million over five years through its philanthropic arm Florida Blue Foundation.
› Amid crisis, boutique investment firm lands an ace
Fifth Avenue Family Office, a Naples-based boutique investment firm, picked quite a time — a worldwide pandemic — to start a new angel investment fund. Adding to the unique challenge: It hired a fresh-out-of-college, 20-something to run it. But innovation and bucking trends is what the firm’s Tamiami Angel Funds are all about.
› College athlete sues Disney World, saying he lost a season after being run over by a scooter
An accident during his Disney World vacation cost a college basketball player his season, a new lawsuit filed against the theme park alleges. As David Maynard walked through Hollywood Studios, an electric scooter driver approached from behind and ran into him in May 2018, the lawsuit says. The crash severed 97% of his left Achilles tendon, which required surgery and extensive physical rehabilitation, the suit says.
› Beckham’s Inter Miami stadium complex plan makes big promises. But many questions loom
When retired footballer David Beckham and his Miami partners won voters’ support for a massive soccer and commercial complex on public land, they effectively kicked a long, bending ball the length of the pitch, looking to connect for a winning score that would finally bring high-level professional play to the city.
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