December 2018 Contents

Inside Florida Trend's print and digital issue

FEATURES

Floridian of the Year

Bullish

Brightline

Florida is emerging as a national rail leader thanks to the Brightline passenger train.

In Memoriam

Victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Hurricane Michael

Michael came out of nowhere, late in the storm season as Florida seemed poised to have escaped a summer without incident.

Florida's Water Future

A look at issues involving both supply and demand.

Biosolids

One region's waste fertilizes another region's pastures - but becomes a source of pollution in the process.

Trendlines

Up Front
Water Report Card

Florida's problem with water isn't supply. It's where the water is, how it's used, where it drains and how it is priced.

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Duncan McClellan

“I can alienate a lot of people with my opinions, so I don't generally advertise them.”

Of Counsel
Tipping Point

There's a big gray area in the minimum-wage laws involving employees who receive tips.

Editor's Page
Slimed

There's 50 years' worth of phosphorus in the land north of Lake O.

Florida's Best Places to Dine

Skyline Shapers

Golden Spoon Awards

This year's list includes three new Hall of Fame restaurants; 20 new Golden Spoon award winners; and promising newcomers.

Economic Backbone

Health Care
Innovation and Disruption

Florida hospital is joining the fray to upend health care.

Special Advertising Section
Florida Travel Guide

Now is the time to book your perfect meeting venue and take advantage of special rates and savings.

Around the State

MiamI-DADE
Another skyscraper is on tap for Miami

Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences will be one of the tallest buildings in Florida.

Southeast
Growing to Compete

Hospitals across South Florida are undergoing renovations and expansions.

Southwest
Advancing AV Technology

Florida Poly has established the Advanced Mobility Institute.

Central
Harris Grows

The merger between L3 Technologies and Harris creates the 6th largest defense contracter in the U.S.

Northeast
High-Tech Corridor

Jacksonville is hoping to create an innovative 'Main Street.'

Northwest
Creature Comforts

Beast Code outgrows its headquarters.

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Florida Business News

Florida News Releases

Florida Trend Video Pick

Florida shoe cobbler mends more than soles
Florida shoe cobbler mends more than soles

Jim McFarland, a fourth-generation shoe cobbler in Lakeland, Florida, never anticipated his trade mending shoes would lead to millions of views on social media. People are captivated by his careful craftsmanship: removing, then stitching and gluing soles on leather footwear.

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