April 20, 2024
Editor's column
Graduates in the Family: Some Reflections
It says something about Florida and how far we've come that our state can compete better for the attention of bright, young graduates.
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Published on 5/16/2013
Fix it: Florida's distorted homeowners insurance market
Each year this time, I am reminded in a very tangible way of how precarious Florida's property insurance system is...
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Published on 4/17/2013
Doing Something: Creating career tracks for students in Florida
In the past decade, a healthy development in K-12 education has been the emergence of programs like Choice Institutes and career academies...
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Published on 3/7/2013
Bill McBride, 1945-2012
He was simply kind, and he made you feel better for having been around him.
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Published on 2/1/2013
Children's Voices
Scattered up and down Florida is a small army of children — about 31,500 — living under court supervision.
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Published on 1/3/2013
No Mistakes at the Lake - Lake Nona and Florida's High-tech Future
Lake Nona (and, by extension, Florida) has staked out a place on the cutting-edge that deserves attention and investment.
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Published on 12/5/2012
Think Younger - Evolving Florida's Age Mindset
21% of Florida's population is under 19. That's a lower percentage than in most states, but it reflects an under-19 population of about 4 million.
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Published on 10/31/2012
What Makes Florida ... Florida
The flow of funds that defines the Sunshine State
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Published on 10/3/2012
Back to School
When a company considers moving, its executives always ask economic developers and businesspeople in the target community how good their schools are.
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Published on 9/19/2012
Politics at center stage
Column from Florida Trend's Executive Editor Mark Howard.
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Published on 8/8/2012
System failure
Column from Florida Trend's Executive Editor Mark Howard.
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Published on 6/28/2012
A private passenger train
Column from Florida Trend's Executive Editor Mark Howard.
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Published on 6/12/2012
Florida's cultural identity
Column from Florida Trend's Executive Editor Mark Howard.
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Published on 5/17/2012
Voting for Judges
Monthly column from Florida Trend Executive Editor Mark Howard.
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Published on 4/11/2012
Deep water: Oil drilling off Cuba is cause for concern
Monthly column from Mark Howard, Executive Editor of Florida Trend.
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Published on 3/22/2012
Jobs, jobs, jobs
Passivity, narcissism and poor grammar can interfere with sincere job applications
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Published on 2/1/2012
Targets: Creating Higher Expectations for Florida
Column from Florida Trend's Executive Editor Mark Howard.
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Published on 12/1/2011
The Way In
Monthly column from Florida Trend's Executive Editor Mark Howard.
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Published on 11/1/2011
Borrowers and Lenders
Should Florida create a Texas-style ban on cash-out refinancing?
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Published on 10/1/2011
Editor's Column: Teeth Needed
New dental schools bring attention on Florida's role in allocating precious resources.
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Published on 9/1/2011
Looking for progress in Florida
Lately it seems Florida's political and business leaders are grafting hyper-conservative social attitudes into the concept of what it means for Florida to be "business friendly."
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Published on 8/1/2011
Keeping Politics Businesslike
In Jacksonville, the recent mayoral race shows all politics isn't national.
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Published on 7/21/2011
Hoops - Taking a Shot with Citizen's Insurance
Florida's 'Insurer of Last Resort' lines it up, shoots and... rates go up.
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Published on 6/17/2011
Demerit: Florida's Merit Pay Law
Editor's Page: Demerit, Florida Trend Editor Mark Howard's May 2011 Column
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Published on 5/1/2011
Editor's Page - La Floride?
Florida Trend's Executive Editor Mark Howard gives insight into a historical event from many hundreds of years ago.
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Published on 4/1/2011
