Michael Fechter

The Carnival Conquest cruise ship recently was able to plug into a specially built electrical substation at PortMiami and fully shut down its engines, marking the first time a Southeastern port has provided “shore power” to a docked ship. PortMiami soon will offer the electrical service at five of its 11 cruise terminals, allowing berthed ships to shut down their engines and reduce their emissions by as much as 98%.

It has the makings of a movie plot that's so awful, Ben Affleck has to land on an asteroid to save humanity: America wakes up one morning to a massive denial-of-service attack. No internet access. Banks and credit cards are down. At the same time, entire regions are without power. Water treatment plants are compromised, leaving communities with no safe water to drink.

A seemingly intractable clash of interests between home and vacation rental property owners remains unsettled after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed legislation that would have consolidated regulatory power within the state.

A seemingly intractable clash of interests between home and vacation rental property owners remains unsettled after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed legislation that would have consolidated regulatory power within the state.

The boards of directors at Florida's public companies are among the nation's most male-dominated. But a network of women who built successful C-suite careers is working to bring new talent to the table.