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April 18, 2019

Jason Garcia

Florida Trend Associate Editor • jgarcia@floridatrend.com

Jason Garcia

Jason Garcia is a graduate of the Phillip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Before coming to Florida Trend, he worked for 13 years for the Orlando Sentinel, where he covered state politics and the tourism industry.

Articles by Jason Garcia:

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A New Home: Floating Bungalows builds houses for unconventional dreamers
In 2016, Cynthia and Warren Billings started building a floating bungalow to live in...
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Businesses of all kinds routinely challenge their property assessments in hopes of shaving even small amounts from their tax bills.
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Florida urban real estate and gentrification
Around Florida, distinctive neighborhoods are prospering - but economic success brings challenges to the neighborhoods' character.
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Companies that rent bulldozers, backhoes and other construction and industrial equipment are lobbying the Florida Legislature for a $30-million tax break this spring.
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Parts of the 2017 federal tax overhaul will increase state-level taxes for some big businesses in Florida — and they're looking to the Legislature to cut out that downside.
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The 80/20 rule
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Property-value boost from SunRail offers hope
SunRail, metro Orlando's 4-year-old commuter train, faces an uncertain future.
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Water, health care, gambling, higher education, K - 12, budget and taxes, marijuana and more.
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