April 20, 2024
Economic Backbone
Jacksonville's urban city trail
Advocates say Emerald Trail will help revitalize Jacksonville's urban core, encourage healthy lifestyles and spur economic development.
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Published on 10/25/2019
Gulf Power's first solar power plant
Gulf Power — now owned by NextEra, the parent company of FPL — is
building its first solely owned solar plant in Jackson County...
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Published on 10/25/2019
Fort Lauderdale CPA Soneet Kapila is a numbers sleuth
Fort Lauderdale CPA Soneet Kapila got his introduction to forensic accounting in the mid- 1980s...
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Published on 9/25/2019
Florida's Neptune Flood Insurance: the FEMA alternative
Relying on analytics and algorithms, Neptune Flood Insurance provides flood insurance quotes in less than 2 minutes.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Healthier snacks from Windmere investment fund KEEN Growth Capital
After graduating from Rutgers College of Pharmacy in 1991, Jerry Bello launched a company called IntraCare in New Jersey.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Jax Federal's new CEO Joe Nowland talks expansion strategy
This month, Jax Federal Credit Union will open its ninth location in Northeast Florida after acquiring and renovating a vacant bank-branch building in Jacksonville's Southside.
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Published on 9/25/2019
OUC studies shutting down two coal-powered plants
In the suburbs of east Orange County, two 50-foot concrete cooling towers at the Orlando Utilities Commission's Curtis H. Stanton Energy Center loom over the surroundings.
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Published on 8/26/2019
UF researchers discover osteoarthritis relief for patients
An estimated 30 million people in the U.S. suffer from osteoarthritis, a condition that can make it painful to move...
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Published on 7/26/2019
$70 million CytoSen deal
CytoSen deal could be worth $70 million.
Central Florida, which has invested heavily in life sciences over the past decade and a half, reached a milestone in June: Kiadis Pharma,...
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Published on 7/26/2019
Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center CEO reflects on Hurricane Michael lessons
A Florida hospital exec talks about preparing for a direct hit from Hurricane Michael.
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Published on 7/26/2019
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals goes to battle against FDA
A small South Florida drug maker battles the FDA to guard its turf, Catalyst is narrowly focused on treating rare neuromuscular disorders with no approved or effective treatments. It currently...
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Published on 7/26/2019
USF professor studies Florida measles vaccination rates
What would happen if measles vaccination rates fell in Florida?
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Published on 7/26/2019
Pensacola-based steel drum maker one of only a handful of makers in nation
Alan Coyle has perfected the evocative and distinctly Caribbean sound of the steel drum — but not as a player...
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Published on 5/28/2019
Jacksonville's Museum of Science and History's expansion plan takes advantage of location near river
In 2017, the museum hosted about 230,000 visitors, more than half of whom were adults without children...
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Published on 5/28/2019
Florida's growing glass art community gains international recognition
A growing community of glass artists, art glass galleries and art glass collectors along Florida's Gulf Coast, from Tampa to Naples, has since joined the Chihuly museum...
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Published on 5/28/2019
Largest museums and cultural attractions in Florida
A compilation of the largest museums and cultural attractions in Florida with 100,000 attendance or more.
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Published on 5/28/2019
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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Published on 5/28/2019
West Palm Beach's Norton Museum sees record number of visitors after $100-million expansion
In February and March, the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach hosted 66,000 visitors, a record for any two-month period...
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Published on 5/28/2019
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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Published on 4/26/2019
Tampa's port gains two more major cargo shipping deals
Earlier this year, Cosco Shipping Lines of China started sending its container cargo ships to Port Tampa Bay...
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Published on 4/26/2019
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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Published on 4/26/2019
Jacksonville International Airport plans third concourse to handle growth
Last year, Jacksonville International Airport added Spirit Airlines to its roster...
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Published on 4/26/2019
Port of Fort Pierce targets megayacht industry
As veteran port executive Stan Payne says, recent times have been a golden age for Florida ports...
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Published on 4/26/2019
Certification as pharmaceutical freight hub gives Miami International Airport advantage
Miami International's certification gives it a leg up on temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical cargo.
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Published on 4/26/2019
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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Published on 4/26/2019
