January 2020 Contents

Inside Florida Trend's print and digital issue

FEATURES

2020 Legislative Review

Ron DeSantis

The Issues

Barring any surprises, budget fights will likely dominate the 2020 session when lawmakers return to Tallahassee this month.

Asking the Right Questions

Chris Sprowls grew up in a home where politics were a dinner-table topic most nights. He became a prosecutor in part on the advice of a famous journalist.

Economic Backbone

Cancer Care
Advancements in Cancer Research

A cancer researcher at UCF's College of Medicine was recently awarded $100K from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation; and other cancer research from around the state.

Largest Cancer Centers in Florida

Ranked by total number of cases

Trendlines

Up Front
A Fresh Look for 2020

You may have noticed a new look to the cover of this month's Florida Trend...

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Gene Deckerhoff

“My first broadcast was an all-star Little League Baseball game in Jacksonville. They didn't have names on the jerseys, so we had no idea who the little guys were.”

Editor's Page
Forgotten

It's been more than a year since Hurricane Michael devastated the state's Northwest region...

Economic Outlook

2020 Economic Outlook

Florida in 2020

Perspectives on the year ahead from business leaders in each of Florida's major regions, along with key growth-related statistics and a roundup of issues and news.

Miami

Trains, politics, environment

Southeast

Workforce, environment, infrastructure

Southwest

Red tide, higher ed, transportation

Central

Transportation, affordable housing, health

Northeast

Jacksonville's downtown, affordable housing, workforce

Northwest

Hurricane recovery, military, tourism

Community Portrait

Special Section
Tallahassee & Leon County

In the Tallahassee-Leon County area, every day is a perfect day for business learning and play.

Tallahassee

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Florida Business News

  • Florida’s population boom drives bigger hurricane losses, despite tougher building codes

    Florida leads the nation in strict building codes, and the decades of hard work have paid off in the increasing number of homes and buildings that survive each time a hurricane slashes the state. But all those hard-won gains have been undermined by the explosion of growth along the coast.

  • Business BeatBusiness Beat - Week of September 29th

    Get top news-to-know with Florida Trend's headline-focused video news brief, hosted by digital content specialist Aimée Alexander.

  • Enterprise Florida exiting

    The doors are ready to close on Enterprise Florida, the business-recruitment agency long targeted by state House leaders.

  • Seeking protection

    Three activist groups served notice to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that they intend to sue to force the agency to invoke Endangered Species Act protection for the ghost orchid.

  • State jobless claims decrease

    An estimated 5,155 first-time jobless claims were filed in Florida last week, a decrease from the previous week and below the average for the year.

Florida News Releases

Florida Trend Video Pick

Radioactive roads? Florida has yet to submit application to EPA to start testing
Radioactive roads? Florida has yet to submit application to EPA to start testing

It appears no steps have been taken to begin testing whether slightly radioactive waste from fertilizer production can be repurposed for Florida road construction projects.

Video Picks | Viewpoints@FloridaTrend

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