April 23, 2024
Feature
Retrospective
For the past four years, I’ve overseen the production of the Florida Trend 500, our annual list of the state’s most influential executives. I’m nearing retirement after 25 years at...
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Published on 4/1/2022
Price Tags
In 1998, not too long after I became executive editor at FLORIDA TREND, I wrote a column, “The Price of Panthers,” in which I used the Florida panther as a surrogate for the challenges Florida faces in balancing competing societal goods — growth and development vs. maintaining aspects of the state's traditional character.
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Published on 3/23/2022
New Florida charter school blends classic education with AI and VR
A new statewide charter school will meld classical education and the Great Books with artificial intelligence and virtual reality.
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Published on 3/16/2022
Innovation Park of Tallahassee has named two winners of cash grants
Innovation Park of Tallahassee has named two winners of cash grants under its TechGrant Competition program. Manser Edbrooke Technology, which won first place and $15,000, develops prototypes that give customers the ability to explore and refine concepts for products and demonstrate features before paying to fully develop the product...
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Published on 3/15/2022
Entrepreneurs use Virdee app to operate their Old Florida-style hotel like an Airbnb
INNOVATION
Airbnb-Style Hotel
Entrepreneurs Leila and Adam Bedoian have added a digital twist to their Old Florida-style hotel. Located on Anastasia Island near the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, The Local is...
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Published on 3/15/2022
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
The pandemic has led to a re-evaluation of alternative forms of Florida education
The pandemic led many parents and students to re-evaluate their attitudes toward alternative forms of education, including online instruction.
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Published on 3/14/2022
Cutting edge profiles of Florida architecture from around the state
Winter Park Library & Events Center / Winter Park
Architect: HuntonBrady Architects; David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates (lead designer)
Winter Park unveiled its $42-million library and event center complex in...
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Published on 3/14/2022
The evolution of the Florida MBA experience: changing workforce and student needs
The MBA has evolved through the years to reflect changing workforce and student needs. Longtime professors share their experiences.
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Published on 3/9/2022
Florida higher education news about university MBA programs
The Florida State University College of Business plans to offer an MBA specialization in health care administration as early as fall 2022...
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Published on 3/9/2022
UF acquires Scripps campus, absorbs 500 researchers and staff
In 2003, the state under then Gov. Jeb Bush began a life-sciences recruitment spree by using $310 million in state money to lure California-based Scripps to open a Florida campus.
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Published on 3/9/2022
Osceola County lands promising new business partner at high-tech hub NeoCity
After two false starts, Osceola County hopes the current semiconductor shortage will give legs to a high-tech chip-making project it has been pursuing for a decade.
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Published on 3/9/2022
Venture Miami and FIU partner to aid minority-owned startups
To promote inclusion in Miami's technology industry, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez's Venture Miami organization is partnering with Florida International University to help female, minority-owned startups secure funding and grow.
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Published on 3/8/2022
Florida Icon: Rita Case
Before Rick passed away, it was more like he was 70% charity and 30% of the business. I was more 70% running the business and 30% doing charity.
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Published on 3/8/2022
Growth and Opportunity
As our staff returns to the office after having spent almost two years working remotely, I realize how grateful I am for their accomplishments during the extraordinary times we've gone through.
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Published on 3/7/2022
Two UF graduates launch tech solutions that improve lives of people with disabilities
People with disabilities depend on assistive technology to do their jobs, get an education and enjoy a better quality of life. Yet, Patil says, “there has been a lack of innovation while the rest of the technology is making leaps. It is a huge waste of human potential and human resources when a large part of the community cannot contribute to society through jobs or education because of a lack of assistive technology.”
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Published on 3/7/2022
Gateway: Deep Space Launch Complex debuts at the Kennedy Space Center this month
Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex, a 50,000-sq.-ft. attraction showcasing the future of space exploration, will debut at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex this month...
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Published on 3/7/2022
Researchers at FSU and Florida A&M develop a better design for a low-gravity space simulator
Existing space flight simulators that use free-fall to generate near-zero gravity are restricted by size and typically have short low-gravity durations — from only several seconds to a few minutes — making them unsuitable for experiments that require long observation times...
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Published on 2/23/2022
Baptist Heart Hospital plans to build a center for patients with abnormal heart rhythms
A Northeast Florida hospital plans a center for patients with abnormal heart rhythms.
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Published on 2/21/2022
Limited inventory and soaring prices make owning beachfront property a tough sell for the working-class
What's true of real estate in general — limited inventory, soaring prices — is true of beachfront and then some...
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Published on 2/21/2022
Florida Power & Light and GE Digital open Microgrid Control Laboratory at UCF
Florida Power & Light and GE Digital opened the Microgrid Control Laboratory at the University of Central Florida...
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Published on 2/21/2022
CarLife connects car dealers with photographers
Even with a shortage of new and used vehicles, dealers still find it helpful in selling autos to get a magazine-quality photo or commercial video of the actual vehicle out on social media rather than stock images...
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Published on 2/21/2022
St. Petersburg improves its housing stock by transforming vacant lots into affordable housing
By dealing aggressively with the owners of dilapidated homes and vacant lots, St. Petersburg has improved its housing stock — and is transforming some vacant lots into affordable housing in the process.
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Published on 2/21/2022
Red 6 aims to use augmented reality and A.I. to train U.S. military pilots
A Florida company run by a former British air force pilot wants to use augmented reality and artificial reality technology to train U.S. military pilots...
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Published on 2/21/2022
Minimally invasive valve replacement procedures are transforming heart repair
Alternative medicine practitioners have long argued that coronary artery disease can be treated safely and effectively with chelation therapy — a process in which chemical compounds are injected into the bloodstream to remove heavy metals from the body...
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Published on 2/21/2022
