October 23, 2020

Jason Garcia

Former 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:

3-D printed rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral
A few weeks into the new year, Relativity, a startup that makes 3-D-printed rockets...
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Orlando's Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center planning new $35 million facility
The Florida Legislature has cut spending on arts and cultural grants more than 90% over the past five years...
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Perspectives: What Florida teachers have learned teaching abroad
Many Florida teachers have participated in private and government programs that fund trips for teachers to countries...
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One last chance: Teaching in Florida
Teaching is a dream come true for Alexa Abbate, but classroom challenges are testing her.
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Late to game: Teaching in India
India only recently made education a fundamental right.
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Popular Profession: Teaching in Canada
Canadian schools are picky about who gets to teach.
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Full Sail University opens video gaming competition arena
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Next CEO of Lynx, Orlando's bus system, faces same challenges as predecessor
The CEO of Lynx, metro Orlando's bus system, resigned in February after less than three years on the job...
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New DOT codes turn Florida trucking industry into transportation turf war
Florida is caught up in a push by the trucking industry for changes...
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Airlines fight 'Florida box' formula for calculating taxes
Florida's tax law charges airlines millions for flying hundreds of miles over open water in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean.
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