October 2024 Contents
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FEATURES
Big Cypress
The country's first national preserve might receive an added layer of protection. Here's why Indigenous tribes, hunters, legislators, Glades people and others are fighting it.
Extra
Into the Swamp
A behind-the-scenes look at the reporting that went into our October feature on Big Cypress National Preserve.
Voting
The Other Four
Labor and employment law is dynamic and complex, requiring specialized knowledge and in-depth understanding of state labor laws and federal policies.
Economic Backbone
Breast Cancer
A Survivor's Story
When this writer was treated for breast cancer, she learned a few tips — and now she’s sharing them.
An investigational breast cancer drug has been a game changer for one Central Florida patient.
A program that helps uninsured women get mammograms got a boost in funding this year, but will it be permanent?
Defying conventional wisdom, more younger women are being diagnosed with breast cancer.
An Orlando utility tries new strategies to keep up with constantly growing demand for electricity.
A Palm Beach County hospital is using contrast-enhanced mammography to detect tiny tumors.
An oncologist specializing in breast cancer speaks with us about current trends in the field.
A UCF researcher is investigating why women of color have a disproportionately higher risk of dying from breast cancer in Florida.
After surviving breast cancer, a Fort Lauderdale woman invented a product to ease other patients’ recoveries.
Trendlines
Up Front
The Age of Influence
Engaging with tomorrow's work force is happening at a younger and younger age.
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Ron Weaver
"How do you negotiate a big real estate deal? It's like eating an elephant - one bite at a time."
Editor's Page
Sucker Punch
Last year marked the first time in 20 years anyone in Florida contracted malaria locally.
Economic Development
Vanilla commands steep prices, but will a mix of university research and private farmer innovation prove it profitable for Florida growers?
FIU has transformed Torrey Pines into a bustling research hub.
Florida’s leading CEOs have a targeted strategy to fortify the state’s economy for generations to come.
NextGen
Lightening the Load
A Miami couple’s startup makes it easier for caregivers to find and order the products they need.
Future Workforce
Trade Shift
Wary of student debt, dubious of four-year college, some in a new generation test whether skilled trades pay off.
Community Portrait
Regional Economic Profile
Pinellas County
Pinellas County's thriving tourism helps create a dream community — for both residents and local businesses.
Around the State
Statewide
All Too Lucrative
Taylor Swift takes her $1-billion, 152-date Eras tour to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens for three shows Oct. 18 to 20. South Florida hoteliers wish she could make it Evermore.
Miami-Dade
UHealth Grows
Last month’s opening of the UM’s medical center in Doral marks the first of three major expansions within Miami-Dade County.
Southeast
Downtown Boom
The Hasbro licensee that creates city versions of Monopoly will roll out the first Fort Lauderdale edition.
Southwest
Reef Recovery
Florida’s 350-mile coral reef experienced its record-worst coral bleaching event last summer.
Central
Shouldering the Load
In Florida’s future, you might find yourself driving on the shoulder of the road.
Northeast
Bookstore Revival
Who says brick-and-mortar bookstores are dead? Not in Jacksonville.
Northwest
A Healthy Lifespan
The Florida Institute of Human and Machine Cognition has begun operations in its new biomedical research facility in downtown Pensacola.
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