Justine GriffinEditor, Economy and Growth
I'm a native Floridian who grew up in Pasco County. Prior to becoming an editor, I covered health and medicine and business news at the Times. Before joining the paper in 2015, I worked for the St. Augustine Record, the Sun Sentinel and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, where I gained national attention for my retail coverage and for a long-form article I wrote about my experience as an egg donor. I'm a graduate of the University of Central Florida (Go Knights!), where I studied journalism. I'm also an equestrian. My horse's name is Mikey.
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/M67Q3Y2CIRDPPNYZLQMMUKDRRQ.jpeg "Detective Tommy Breedlove, 54, passed away Saturday after contracting COVID-19, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/MVT36TUR6CV4T6H3SENWTZRP4Y.jpg "In this March 23, 2021 file photo, pedestrians walk past the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District. The parent company of St. Petersburg-based First Home Bank began common stock trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BAFN” Tuesday.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/4RGVZ55U7JBBVEANVWCILX5ORE.JPG "Rocio Smith is the the new Hillsborough Market Vice President for Achieva Credit Union.")
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