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JetBlue Bets Big on Fort Lauderdale With Push Toward 150 Daily Flights

JetBlue Bets Big on Fort Lauderdale as Spirit’s Collapse Reshapes the Airport

JetBlue is moving to claim the dominant position at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, accelerating an expansion that would make it the busiest carrier at one of South Florida’s primary gateways. The airline is building toward roughly 150 daily flights, a milestone its leadership frames as a floor rather than a ceiling, in a bet that hinges on the unraveling of Spirit Airlines and JetBlue’s ambition to challenge the industry’s largest carriers in Florida. The Numbers Behind the Expansion The growth is staged. JetBlue currently operates about 108 daily flights at the airport and expects to reach roughly 128 by July 2026. The 150-flight target is set for February 2027, and the airline’s president, Marty St. George, has signaled it will

World Cup Miami Economic Impact Can South Florida Capture the $1.3 Billion FIFA Projects

World Cup Miami: Can South Florida Actually Capture the $1.3 Billion Economic Impact FIFA Projects?

South Florida is now midway through the largest sporting event it has ever hosted, and the central question for the region’s economy is no longer whether the World Cup will generate spending — it is how much of that spending will actually stay in Miami-Dade County. A FIFA-commissioned study estimated that Miami’s seven matches at Hard Rock Stadium could produce between $920 million and $1.3 billion in total economic output. Oxford Economics, using its Tourism Economics Event Impact Calculator, projects a more conservative $650 million in direct economic activity from the seven matches alone, driven primarily by hotel stays, restaurant spending, and retail purchases. The gap between those two numbers tells a story about how economic impact projections work —

Miami-Dade Approves Opening of Idle Mental Health Center

Miami-Dade Approves Opening of Mental Health Center Empty Since 2023

Miami-Dade County commissioners voted unanimously on June 17 to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, a seven-story, 181,000-square-foot facility that had been fully built and certified for occupancy since 2023 but sat empty for years amid disputes over long-term funding. The decision clears the way for a facility designed to divert people with serious mental illness from the county jail into treatment. Key Takeaways The Miami-Dade County Commission voted unanimously on June 17, 2026, to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery. The seven-story, 181,000-square-foot facility was completed and certified for occupancy in 2023 but sat empty over funding concerns. The center will divert people with serious mental illness from the county jail, the largest

Edge Computing: Improved Performance Over Cloud?

Edge Computing: Improved Performance Over Cloud?

Edge computing offers a compelling performance advantage by minimizing the distance data must travel between its source and the point of processing. Unlike traditional cloud computing, which relies on centralized