I think your second entry goes more in the direction that entry #5 (ranked first at the moment) is going, and that's good. But see that I ranked your first entry third, because i thought your idea was original, the color the symbol, the font. I think I might be looking for options that fuse both worlds. A wordmark with a spark of originality. Hope this helps
#12 was probably the one i liekd the most because of its audacity. I liked that it was along the lines of simple and yet innovative with its building separating aland-miami. #9 was also interesting because of its format. Just wanted to leave you my cents before the contest is over.