July 30, 2021

Amy Martinez

Florida Trend Associate Editor • amartinez@floridatrend.com

Amy Martinez
Amy Martinez

Amy Martinez became an associate editor for Florida Trend in 2014. She works from Palm Beach County. Before coming to Trend, Amy wrote about e-commerce and the Pacific Northwest economy for the Seattle Times. A graduate of Florida State University, she also has been a business reporter for the Miami Herald, Stuart News, Palm Beach Post and Raleigh News and Observer.

Articles by Amy Martinez:

Dealing with uncertainty
“Of course, nobody knew we were on the eve of a pandemic, or one of us might have thought better of that plan,” she laughs.
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Priorities for the year ahead
“The court system estimates that there'll be a little more than 1.1 million cases backlogged as of July... That's just in Florida."
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Justice for all
“It just caused me to double down on my efforts related to the role lawyers can play when appropriately focused,” says attorney Al Dotson.
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Thinking bigger
“I had one gift — I was curious, and I liked to learn,” says Gary Sasso.
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No immunity from racism
Jaret Davis was helping a friend move out of her house in an affluent Miami neighborhood about 20 years ago when neighbors called the police three times, supicious Davis was stealing furniture.
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FIU aims to fill thousands of cyber-security vacancies through apprenticeship program
With a $2-million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Florida International University has launched an apprenticeship program in cyber-security.
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Online travel search engine Kayak expands with its own tech-driven Miami Beach hotel
The 52-room Kayak Miami Beach, which recently opened in a 1934 Art Deco building, functions as a test lab and showcase for the company's new app-based hotel management system...
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Thermaband focuses on hot flash help
Technology-driven solution to hot flashes for menopausal women, chemotherapy patients and others...
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What happened in Texas raises questions about Florida's power system
After the 2021 Texas power grid failure, questions arise about Florida's power grid, but there are differences.
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Miami-based PADL's self-serve paddleboards
In 2019, Key Biscayne native Felipe Jauregui and two childhood friends, Andres Avello and Khalil Khouri, launched Miami-based PADL...
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