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12/31/2025

✨ Arelise Vasquez had “no plan” and “no money” for college until Osceola Prosper stepped in.
🚗 Now she’s earned her associate’s degree, is working on a bachelor’s, and runs her own car-sharing startup, Feminine Torque! Valencia College Osceola County
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December 31, 2025Arelise Vasquez had “no plan” and “no money” for college until Osceola Prosper came along. Now, she has an associate’s degree and is working toward a bachelor’s degree. She also runs a car-sharing startup called Feminine Torque.FeatureChanging GearsMichael Fechter | 12/8...

12/31/2025

🏥 HCA Mercy Hospital celebrates 75 years with expanded women’s services.
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HCA Mercy Hospital celebrates 75 years with expanded women’s services.

12/31/2025

The University of Florida brings together world-class research and advanced patient care. In the fight against Parkinson’s disease, that combination is changing lives.

At the helm is Dr. Michael Okun, executive director of the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health. For more than two decades, Okun and his team have pursued a bold question: What if care began not with the disease, but with the person?

Learn more!

A patient-first model is revolutionizing healthcare

12/30/2025

✨ From Circle K clerk to college-bound! John Urbach’s life changed with Osceola Prosper’s tuition-free program. Osceola County Osceola Technical College Valencia College
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December 30, 2025John Urbach struggled during his senior year at Kissimmee’s Gateway High School and figured he’d never be able to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor — but Osceola Prosper rekindled that ambition. He’s earning his associate’s degree in health sciences this month and is h...

12/30/2025

🥇 AdventHealth Orlando is ranked as the top hospital in Florida. How’d they do it?
➡️ Find out more from Mike Brassfield.

AdventHealth Orlando gets ranked as the top hospital in Florida. How’d they do it?

12/30/2025

Imagine this: you receive a check from a customer as payment for goods or services rendered. On the back, there’s an endorsement reading “payment in full.” You don’t compare it carefully against the outstanding balance - and the check turns out to be for less than what’s owed. You deposit it anyway. By doing so, you may have just forfeited your right to collect the remainder.

This deceptive practice is on the rise, particularly taregting small and medium-sized businesses. As vendor-issued credit for the holiday season comes due in early 2026 - and with many economists forecasting an economic slowdown - the frequency of these schemes is expected to increase. Taking preventive steps now is critical.

Read more from Tripp Scott's Charles Tatelbaum.

December 30, 2025Tripp ScottSponsored ReportKeeping a Check on Restrictive Endorsements | 12/1/2025 By Charles Tatelbaum | Tripp Scott Imagine this: you receive a check from a customer as payment for goods or services rendered. On the back, there’s an endorsement reading “payment in full.” You...

12/30/2025

🎉 Leaders, it’s time to celebrate excellence!
🌟 Nominate your company for Best Companies To Work For In Florida 2026: bit.ly/3KWwZW6
⏰ Deadline: Feb 13, 2026

12/30/2025

🔥 Florida’s business landscape doesn’t slow down — and neither do these leaders.
➡️ Meet our latest Movers & Influencers: bit.ly/4iXrDqN
AIA Florida Phillips Infrastructure

12/24/2025

🦵 A leading New York orthopedic hospital is expanding into Florida, bringing advanced joint care to the state.
⛷️ Olympic ski champ Lindsey Vonn, 40, is pain-free after a partial knee replacement by Dr. Martin W. Roche at HSS Florida and back on the world stage with Olympic hopes.
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A New York hospital that specializes in orthopedics and joint replacements expands into Florida.

12/24/2025

🛥️ Lauren Cotton has carved out a lucrative niche finding crew for yachts. On the side, she plays landlord to those workers when they’re back on land.
🌊 Read more about her journey.

Lauren Cotton has carved out a lucrative niche finding crew for yachts. On the side, she plays landlord to those workers when they’re back on land.

12/24/2025

🏥 The Cerebral Palsy (CP) and Neuromotor Comprehensive Care Center at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is one of the state’s largest and most innovative providers of evaluation, treatment, and lifelong support for children with neuromuscular and neuromotor disorders, including cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophies, neuropathies, spinal muscular atrophy, and congenital myopathies.

➡ Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qhQDeG

Promoting Mobility, Independence and Quality of Life

12/24/2025

💡Israeli startup Vee lands in Miami, building AI teammates to help nonprofits do more with less.
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An Israeli startup lands in Miami, building AI teammates to help nonprofits do more with less.