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The PR Firm That Taught a Highway to Explain Itself
Global-5 found a durable niche in the least glamorous moment of a public project: when a driver, resident or reporter asks, “What does this mean for me?” Its answer is equal parts newsroom, research lab and road crew.
The company selling solar the way Netflix sells movies: no download, just a monthly bill
Rooftop solar has always been sold like a mortgage: big money down, decades of commitment. Terra Energy sells it like a phone plan instead - $0 upfront, a three-year term, and up to half off the power bill from day one.
The Quietest Big Phone Business in Florida Moves 150,000 Devices a Month - and Wants No Press
For nearly three decades Daniel Kaufman has run a bulk phone empire on carrier relationships, R2 certification, and a strict no-publicity rule. Here is how the anti-marketing wholesaler actually works.
The Orlando Fund Betting That the Next Big Startup Won't Come From Silicon Valley
A venture firm in Orlando is wagering that the founders worth backing are the ones nobody in Silicon Valley has a flight booked to meet - and it wants to be the first money in.
The Landlord Betting That America Still Needs to Buy Milk in Person
While the internet was busy declaring the shopping center dead, a West Palm Beach firm quietly assembled 14 million square feet of the stuff - and keeps selling it at a profit.
The Gulf Coast Chain That Sells 15 Badges Under One Name
One Toyota store in Bradenton became 20-plus rooftops and 15 badges. Here is how a Florida family kept buying dealerships while national groups consolidated the rest.
The Pineapple That Ate Florida
A married couple built a single South Beach cafe into a 45-store wellness chain on one stubborn idea: food you would actually feed your own kids, served all day. Then a $13 billion private-equity firm bought in.
SouthState Bank
It grew from a single 1933 South Carolina bank into a $65-billion Southeastern lender - and its biggest business is one most of its own customers have never heard of.
Homebound
Homebound is a tech-enabled homebuilder headquartered in San Francisco that manages the entire home construction process from design to move-in. Founded in 2018 in the wake of the devastating California wildfires, the company combines a proprietary software platform with a vetted trade partner network to offer semi-custom homes at fixed prices. Homebound handles everything from lot sourcing and permitting to interior design and construction management, compressing what typically takes years into an industry-leading timeline. With over $308 million raised and 500+ homes built across markets in California, Texas, Colorado, and Florida, Homebound is rewriting the rules of residential construction for a new generation of homebuyers.
Stand
Stand is a San Francisco insurtech that uses physics-based simulation and AI to underwrite and insure homes in places most carriers have abandoned - the wildfire belt of California and the hurricane corridors of Florida. Instead of statistical averages, Stand builds a digital twin of each property and models how embers, wind, and water would actually attack it, pairing coverage with concrete mitigation upgrades.