March 21, 2023
Southwest
School of Fish
Fort Lauderdale-based Guy Harvey Foundation has opened the Guy Harvey Academy of Arts & Science within Anna Maria Elementary School near Bradenton.
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Published on 3/21/2023
Power Walk
In the event of a power failure, only about half of Tampa's traffic lights are equipped with backup batteries that can keep the signals operating without a generator for about eight hours.
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Published on 2/28/2023
Southwest Florida's economic forecast for 2023
“PostcardMania has encountered and overcome many challenges in the past, and I feel 2023 will be no different. Even amidst inflation, where we have had to adjust our pricing and some business dealings due to the cost of essential materials, we are still growing.”
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Published on 1/1/2023
All Children's Hospital's 2-day event helps boost morale of patients during the holidays
For the past 10 years, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg has staged All Kids' Wonderland, a two-day December event intended to brighten the holiday season for hospitalized children and their families.
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Published on 12/21/2022
America's first solar-powered town relies on infrastructure after Hurricane Ian devastation
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, an estimated 2.7 million Florida homes and businesses lost power. For customers of LCEC, which provides electricity to more than 240,000 homes and businesses in hard-hit towns including North Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Marco Island, Pine Island and Sanibel, more than 90% of the utility's customers lost power. But about 20 miles west of where the storm came ashore, Babcock Ranch, which bills itself as “America's first solar-powered town,” has a different story to tell. None of its nearly 2,000 homes lost power.
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Published on 12/14/2022
Ybor City's Gas Worx project plans to develop homes, retail and office space on former site of Peoples Gas
For the last several years, much of downtown Tampa's redevelopment focus has been on Water Street, the $3.5-billion, 70-acre mixed-use project from Strategic Property Partners, a partnership between Tampa's Jeff Vinik and Bill Gates' Cascade Investment.
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Published on 11/23/2022
Lakeland's long-neglected railyards transformed into a recreational haven
In the 1880s, Lakeland's railyards were a busy hub of commerce, shipping Florida citrus and phosphate to cities and ports across the nation. By the 1980s, however, the railyards were mostly abandoned, the land cluttered by weeds and trash.
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Published on 10/14/2022
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation opens in Pasco County
Built on what used to be a Pasco County cow pasture, the $70-million Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation opened this school year, ushering in a new era of what used to be called a technical high school. Kirkland's curriculum still features all the traditional trades, such as automotive maintenance and welding, but it also includes classes in cybersecurity, computer science, biomedical sciences, digital media, engineering and robotics.
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Published on 9/30/2022
Tampa entrepreneur creates “sleep pod” to combat employee burnout
By his early 40s, Scott Chester was well into a successful career in IT, having worked for organizations including the U.S. Air Force, Raymond James, Publix and L3 Communications. But Chester found that no matter where he worked, there was always an abundance of energy-sapping stress to deal with, sometimes so much stress that all he really wanted to do was take a nap and recharge.
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Published on 8/23/2022
Tropicana creates Tropical Crunch Cereal for orange juice – not milk
INNOVATION
O.J. Cereal
Bradenton-based juice maker Tropicana doesn’t want you to just drink your orange juice with breakfast. It also wants you to pour your orange juice over a bowl...
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Published on 7/31/2022
Red Apple Real Estate of New York plans to feature historic 1924 clock at Residences of 400 Central when condo tower opens by 2025
In 1924, First National Bank attached a four-sided, ornate clock to the outside of its downtown St. Petersburg building at the corner of Fifth Street and Central Avenue.
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Published on 6/29/2022
Scripps Safe plans to boost its workforce and is exploring a move to go public
Scripps Safe, a Naples company that provides security for narcotics storage, transportation and dispensing, plans to boost its workforce from six to 40 this year and is exploring a move to go public. The company makes safes, vaults, smart locks, inventory tracking software and also offers consulting services for the health care industry...
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Published on 5/31/2022
Pinellas County hoping new downtown-to-beach bus line will get more people hooked on mass transit
Six years ago, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority applied for a federal grant to help it create a rapid-transit bus route connecting downtown St. Petersburg with St. Pete Beach about 10 miles away...
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Published on 5/31/2022
Climate First Bank CEO forecasts a sunny outlook
CEO Ken LaRoe foresees a good year for banking.
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Published on 4/30/2022
St. Petersburg has first ever NFT home sale
INNOVATION
Crypto Home
A 71-year-old Gulfport house has sold at auction in a very 21st-Century way — as a non-fungible token (NFT). The bidding started at $650,000 for the four-bedroom,...
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Published on 4/11/2022
Aircraft maker Regent plans to start testing battery-powered “seaglider” aircraft between Tampa and St. Petersburg this year
Regent, a Boston-based aircraft maker, plans to start testing its “seaglider” this year...
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Published on 3/14/2022
Infrastructure: Critical strategies Florida can implement as it grows
Florida is projected to gain 2.5 million new residents by 2030. Here's what that means for schools, roads, homes and other infrastructure needs
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Published on 3/8/2022
St. Petersburg welcomes 2 new art venues: the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement and Fairgrounds St. Pete
St. Petersburg has two new arts venues: A $90-million museum downtown focused on American arts and crafts and an immersive art and technology experience...
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Published on 2/21/2022
Manatee Memorial using shock therapy and a new device to treat heart patients
Manatee Memorial Hospital has a new treatment for severely calcified coronary artery disease patients: Shock wave therapy...
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Published on 2/21/2022
A snapshot of Florida
Industries across the state are reporting robust activity — some are surpassing pre-pandemic levels of growth.
Read the full regional reports -
Miami • Southeast • Southwest • Central •...
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Published on 1/17/2022
Southwest Florida's economic forecast for 2022
"Since January 2021, natural gas prices have more than doubled after a number of unique events drove up the price and drove down supplies..."
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Published on 1/17/2022
Hospitals Around the State
Miami
Hospital
City
Beds
Top Executive
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami
1,550
Carlos Migoya
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Miami
838
Brian E. Keeley
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach
672
Gino...
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Published on 12/8/2021
Tampa-based Fast introduces digital feature allowing consumers to buy directly from sellers
Sellers who use Fast's online and mobile platforms avoid logins or online shopping carts.
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Published on 11/30/2021
Dr. Patrick Hwu's talents aren't just limited to the field of immunology
The President and CEO of Moffitt Cancer Center is an expert in immunology... He's also a pretty good keyboard player.
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Published on 10/27/2021
Energy Harness' fixture uses UV light to kill airborne pathogens
The fixture, which underwent testing at Florida Gulf Coast University, works by exposing indoor air to a large dose of high-energy UV-C light as the air passes through the device.
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Published on 9/28/2021
