Ken Griffin is a prominent financier. His estimated net worth is some $29 billion, according to Bloomberg. He is also a notable South Florida resident. In addition to a Palm Beach estate, he has committed some $100 million to assembling a private compound on ever-swank Star Island, near South Beach. […]
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If it were a stand-alone nation, the Sunshine State would rank in the top-20 worldwide by economic output. Yet it is still smaller than New York, Texas, or California. The economic complexion here differs markedly from the rest of the nation. Miami serves as a Caribbean entrepot, while North Florida and the Panhandle are part-and-parcel of the Deep South. One little known fact: Brazil is traditionally the state’s largest international trading partner due to the outsized tourism sector.