Florida Trend

07/30/2025

From Mark Wilson, President & CEO of the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Chamber Foundation:
➡️ "With the release of the 2025 Florida Business & Economic Mid-Year Report, the Florida Chamber Foundation has provided a timely, data-rich guide designed to help Florida’s business leaders chart a smarter, more resilient course for the remainder of the year.
🧭 This isn’t just another report full of abstract economic theory. It is a grounded, actionable resource—a compass calibrated to Florida’s unique landscape."
📰 Read more: https://bit.ly/40KvteS

July 30, 2025ArticlesOpinion: Florida’s Economic Compass for Second Half of 2025 - Business Leaders Gain An Advantage | 7/29/2025 By Mark Wilson, President & CEO Florida Chamber of Commerce and Foundation With the release of the 2025 Florida Business & Economic Mid-Year Report, the Florida Chamber...

07/29/2025

🔬 Ashley Malin’s fluoride research is earning national attention.
📍 At University of Florida’s FABB Lab, she studies fluoride’s links to brain health.
📊 Her 2023–24 LA studies found pregnant women’s fluoride levels similar to past studies tied to lower IQ — and linked high levels to more neurobehavioral issues in kids.
🏅 Her work was named a 2024 “Paper of the Year” by the NIH’s environmental health institute — 1 of 30 out of 3,200. It’s now cited in the National Institutes of Health (NIH)'s own fluoride fact sheet.

Meet Ashley Malin, the University of Florida researcher at the center of Florida’s fluoride fight.

07/29/2025

🆕 Check out our latest installment of Viewpoints, featuring Tom Rametta, President of Ultimate Medical Academy .
🏥 He shares UMA’s mission, student background, and how the academy is helping employers address Florida’s healthcare workforce needs. bit.ly/3J9qyOr

07/28/2025

🏠 Still struggling with home insurance in Florida? You're not alone.
📉 Get the latest on Florida’s real estate trends, challenges, and market shifts in this week’s roundup.

A weekly alert that contains in-depth news, information, insight and analysis on the most critical real estate related issues and topics facing Florida.

07/28/2025

📈 Florida’s booming anti-aging industry promises vitality, but experts warn consumers to tread carefully among treatments — some of which may border on fiction.
🔗 Read more from Brittney J. Miller!

Florida’s booming anti-aging industry promises vitality, but experts warn consumers to tread carefully among treatments — some of which may border on fiction.

07/25/2025

💻 AI is making it easier for hackers to target small and mid-sized businesses, says Cathy Mulrow-Peattie of Hinshaw & Culbertson. “To cybercriminals, this is a business.”
🔒 Think your business is too small to be a target? Think again. Mulrow-Peattie shares smart, actionable steps smaller businesses can take now to stay secure.

July 25, 2025Attorney Cathy Mulrow-Peattie says cyber criminals are looking for data and money — but there are ways businesses can protect themselves.ArticlesThreat PreparednessMichael Fechter | 7/11/2025 July 2025 | Michael Fechter Artificial intelligence is helping hackers target more small to m...

07/25/2025

🏆 Congratulations to Florida Trend's for the week of July 23, 2025! https://bit.ly/40MxwyT
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07/25/2025

⚖️ Last chance! Today’s the final day to nominate for Florida Trend’s Notable Women Leaders in Law.

📌 Nominees must:
✔️ Be Florida-based & in good standing with the Bar
✔️ Work at a firm with 10+ staff
✔️ Have 15+ years of experience
✔️ Be firm-nominated with a leadership letter
🗳️ Firms can nominate up to 3 attorneys.
🔗 Nominate now: bit.ly/462abwR

07/25/2025

🆕 On this week’s Business Beat:
🌾 Big help is on the way for Florida farmers hit hard by hurricanes. The USDA just approved a $675M disaster relief package through a new block grant agreement.
▶️ Tune in now for more Florida business stories: bit.ly/3E6lt7z

07/24/2025

⏳ Final Call! Nominations due tomorrow, Friday, July 25!
⚖️ We’re looking for trailblazers. Florida Trend’s Legal Elite: Notable Women Leaders in Law honors exceptional female attorneys who lead with purpose and power in the courtroom, boardroom, and beyond.
📍 Based in Florida?
✅ In good standing with the Florida Bar?
👩‍⚖️ 15+ years of legal experience?
🏢 At a firm with 10+ staff?
📬 Nominated by firm senior leadership?
📣 Shine a light on a woman who’s shaping the future of law.
🗓️ Nominate by Friday, July 25: bit.ly/462abwR

07/24/2025

🛡️ Big news from the University of South Florida! To meet skyrocketing demand for cybersecurity pros, USF is launching the new USF Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing this fall!
📈 The college is opening with 3,000 students and 50 faculty across seven degree programs — and that’s just the beginning. In three years, enrollment is expected to exceed 5,000, with faculty numbers expected to double to keep pace.
🔥 Provost Prasant Mohapatra says it best: “The demand really is speaking volumes.”

USF is taking the rare step of creating a new college to meet workforce demand for cybersecurity professionals.