October 2019 Contents
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FEATURES
Marijuana in Florida
Headed by Wall Streeters and MBAs and backed by deep-pocketed investor funds, more than 20 companies are fighting for dominance in the era of Big Pot ushered in by voters.
The five original companies the state chose to produce medical marijuana have been joined by at least 17 others, including publicly traded firms.
Economic Backbone
Finance
Knack for Snacks
A Windermere investment fund aims to turn healthier snack products into pantry staples.
Neptune ditches FEMA's elevation maps and instead relies on its own analytics and algorithms.
When things blow up, CPA Soneet Kapila cleans up.
Accounting firms are adjusting as new tech takes over some traditional tasks.
Jax Federal's new CEO talks about his strategy for expansion.
Trendlines
Up Front
A Better Place
People often ask me what my role as publisher of Florida Trend entails.
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Randy Wayne White
“I'm not Doc Ford. I tell people, quite honestly, that he's bigger, better-looking, smarter than I'll every be, and tougher by far.”
Dining
Deli Revival
A new generation of delis is in full swing in Florida.
Editor's Page
Teaching, Anyone?
For at least a decade, the state has had to work hard to create ways to get more people to teach in public schools.
2020 Census
The once-every-decade count has high-stakes implications for the state.
Community Portrait
Sponsored
Greater Gainesville
More than a "sleepy little college town," the Greater Gainesville area is battling its way up the ranks both across Florida and nationwide.
Navy Federal Credit Union
Growth Engine
Navy Federal Credit Union has grown from a call center into an economic powerhouse with impact throughout Northwest Florida.
Navy Federal's new Pensacola leader is a former Blue Angel and base commander for NAS Pensacola.
Florida Credit Unions
Credit Unions Go Shopping
Florida leads the nation in the number of banks purchased by credit unions.
Around the State
MiamI-DADE
Analytics Innovator
Students in the ATOM think tank program gain experience working with companies such as Royal Caribbean.
Southeast
Paying Dividends
Palm Beach County benefits from the 2017 federal tax cut.
Southwest
Cancer Vaccine
Morphogenesis is working to enable a patient's immune system to identify and kill cancer cells.
Central
Co-Working Expansion
Venture X opened a co-working location in downtown Orlando.
Northeast
More Proton Therapy in Jacksonville
The Mayo Clinic plans to build Jacksonville's third proton therapy center.
Northwest
Reasoning Robots
Kristen "Brent" Venable will head the robotics program at UWF.
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