August 2017 Contents
Inside Florida Trend's print and digital issue
Florida's Best Companies
Best Companies to Work For 2017
100 companies made the cut in our 9th annual Best Companies rankings.
Even as bowling alleys sturggle to attact new customers, an equipmeent manufacturer in Lake Wales outperforms the industry.
Employees at a Jacksonville software company know exactly how their company is doing — in real time.
A company in Maitland helps colleges and universities with online degree programs.
Trendlines
Up Front
Florida’s changing workforce
This issue’s cover feature examines the value of a career that doesn’t require a four-year degree, apprenticeships, training programs and a by-the-numbers look at the state’s workforce.
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Craig Fugate
“The worse the disaster, the more likely that the first responder will be your neighbor.”
Dining
Bridging the gap
McGregor Boulevard and Tamiami Trail are still the main drags of the Fort Myers-Cape Coral corridor... But these days dining on both sides of the Caloosahatchee River has become thoroughly modern...
Of Counsel
Critical Juncture
The Bar's new president keeps a close eye on the Constitution Revision Commission.
Tallahassee Trend
Philosophy — or Ax-Grinding?
Why does Joe Negron have it in for the state's community colleges?
Editor's Page
Healthier connections
Health considerations are playing a bigger role in how cities work.
Workforce 2017
Where the jobs are and where they'll be. Changes in Florida's jobs picture.
The question nationally and in Florida is why wages haven't soard as demand for labor increases and the supply shrinks.
Getting off the four-year degree track in favor of skilled — and high paying — work.
Florida's attempt to connect what employers need with what schools teach is making progress, but unevenly.
Some firms recognize the value in creating apprenticeships for young workers.
Economic Backbone
Cardiac Care
Cardiac advances
Children's hearts, avoiding surgery, rankings, new heart hospital, tiny pacemakers, disolving stents and more.
Around the State
MiamI-DADE
Gaining altitude
Capt. Arnold Tolbert takes Florida Memorial's aviation program to a higher level.
Southeast
Tale of 2 schools
Palm Beach County boasts two schools founded and supported by local billionaires.
Southwest
Bullish
USF strikes a sports marketing deal with the Lighting's Jeff Vinik
Central
Shipping and handling
A Harris-developed system of satellites will track ships in real time.
Northeast
Shopping list
Regency Centers' focus helps it buck the national trend.
Northwest
Cyber growth
UWF's cyber center takes on a larger role in national security.
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