Forty Under 40: Kelly Capps
Kelly Capps enjoyed being the general contractor on her own home, so she decided to make construction her career. After high school, the Gentry native worked for McKee Foods for…
Forty Under 40: Katie Brewer
Gifted with a strong ability to mentally visualize and imagine spaces, places and details, Katie Brewer is a “great architect, not just a great designer,” according to Ryan Faust, partner…
Florida gas prices 10 cents higher than last week
Motorists in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach area, Panama City and Pensacola have the best pump prices. Gas prices in Florida hit $3.05 per gallon on Sunday — 10 cents more…
Forty Under 40: Alex Blass
Alex Blass has a strong family legacy in construction and real estate. He counts his greatest achievement “as finding a way to work with my father and my wife in…
Forty Under 40: Manuel Barrantes
One scholarship changed Manuel Barrantes’ life and that of most of his family. He was living in Nicaragua surrounded by poverty. He played soccer and thought it might be a…
Forty Under 40: Erica Bankston
Erica Bankston’s rise in the world of real estate started with a desire to help her dad. Bankston’s father has been in construction her entire life. Building and development have…
Trump’s Ruthless Cuts Have Left Our National Parks in “Survival Mode”
Protesters at an entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana, on March 1, 2025.Natalie Behring/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign…
Linda McMahon to be in Broward County to demonstrate easy applications for student aid
McMahon was just in Tampa last week touting increased school choice provided in recently approved legislation. U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon hasn’t seemed to be getting enough of Florida…
Personnel note: Stefan Grow joins Johnson & Blanton
Stefan Grow, the outgoing Chief of Staff at the Agency for Health Care Administration, is not just a first-round draft pick — he’s Florida’s top pick when it comes to…
Florida’s top marijuana regulator leaves post
After nearly three years as Florida’s top marijuana regulator, Christopher Kimball has stepped down and taken a position as deputy general counsel in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office. Kimball’s LinkedIn profile…