April 2017 Contents
Inside Florida Trend's print and digital issue
Richest Floridians
Florida has attracted the well-heeled since the days of Henry Flagler. Our list of Florida's wealthiest permanent residents shows more billionaires are choosing to live here full time.
Trendlines
Up Front
A state of wealth
$2,600,000,000. That’s the net worth it takes to be among the top 25 wealthiest Floridians.
Florida Originals
Uphill battle in Lake Wales
Tourists still drive to witness Spook Hill's apparently gravity-defying magic.
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Norman Braman
"I came here in '69 with my wife and two very young daughters. I came here to retire. I had been working seven days a week and six nights a week..."
Dining
Cod-ified
Portuguese cuisine catches on across Florida.
Tallahassee Trend
Sports venues get no help
What happened when executives for four pro sports insisted they needed state money and didn't get it?
Of Counsel - Florida Law
Struggling: Law school in the hot seat
Florida Coastal is trying to boost admissoin requirements and comply with federal standards for student loans.
Editor's Page
Strong learners: Academically gifted students abound in public schools
The Commissioner's Academic Challenge serves as a reminder that public schools can turn out extremely bright kids.
2017 Economic Yearbook
Across Florida, infrastructure projects — from bridge building in northwest Florida, to installing pumps to protect Miami Beach from rising seas — are driving growth.
MiamI-DADE
Trains, traffic and sea rise
Miami-to-Orlando passenger rail service test, fighting poverty and flood management
Southeast
A building boom
Transportation infrastucture expansion, I-95 transit projects and people to watch
Southwest
Arrivals and departures
Tampa International Airport expansion and redeveloping the West River
Central
I-4 and more
Reconstruction of I-4 through Orlando continues, a plethora of projects and a Kidz Zone for Parramore
Northeast
Picking up the pieces
Historic renovation, Hurricane Matthew after-effects, and priming downtown Jacksonville
Northwest
A slew of projects
Port Panama expansion, improvements to FAMU Way and the Capital Cascades Trail, and region-wide construction
Economic Backbone
Wealth Management
Investment wisdom
With a new administration in Washington, Florida investors are watching for changes in policies and laws.
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