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Miami-Dade
Southeast Florida Business Players - Dec. 2009
U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation; Ronald L. Davis, Scripps; Terri Wallace Flannery, Leadership Broward Foundation; James Tarlton, Broward Alliance
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Published on 12/1/2009
Restaurants Open Later in Downtown Miami
It’s 7 p.m. on a Friday night, and people are spilling out of Trë Italian Bistro on Flagler Street, women are walking their dogs, couples are pushing strollers down the sidewalk and patrons are heading into Mia at Biscayne restaurant and club.
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Published on 12/1/2009
Miami-Dade Players - Dec. 2009
Cesar Conde, Univision; Sheldon Anderson, William L. Morrison, Northern Trust; Alexandra Villoch, Mark S. Walter, Ocean Bank; Aaron N. Rodriguez, Bank of Coral Gables; Osvaldo di Campli, Victor Agnellini, Alcatel-Lucent
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Published on 12/1/2009
Miami Is a Renters Market for Retail
Leasing volume countywide declined 30% from the third quarter of 2008 to the same period a year later, leading to higher vacancies and dropping rents.
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Published on 12/1/2009
Old and New, Fried and True in Miami
Dewey Losasso has closed North One Ten, an intimate hideaway for North Miamians. But the good news is that he’s the new chef at the Forge, the stained-glass jewel in Miami Beach.
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Published on 11/17/2009
Miami-Dade Players - Nov. 2009
Jorge Rossell, Luis de la Aguilera, TotalBank; Evan T. Rees, Turnberry Bank; Douglas J. Pauls, BankUnited
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Published on 11/1/2009
Two Miami-Dade Cities Buying Up Commercial Property
Two Miami-Dade cities are taking advantage of the real estate slump by buying up commercial properties, planning to use the sites for parks, senior housing and other community purposes
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Published on 11/1/2009
Lobster Haul Is Dwindling
The lobster haul off of the Florida Keys over the past 15 years has fallen by 55%.
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Published on 11/1/2009
Deep Thoughts on Miami's Port Project
Bill Johnson is overseeing major construction programs, including a $180-million dredging project to bring the harbor to a minimum depth of 50 feet to accommodate “Post-Panamax” ships and a $1-billion tunnel under Biscayne Bay to directly conn
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Published on 10/1/2009
Miami-Dade Players - Oct. 2009
Adolfo Henriques, Gibaltar Private Bank & Trust; J. Eddy Martinez, Worldwide Development Services; David Pollack, Molina Healthcare; Kunal S. Kamlani, Prestige Cruise Holdings; Vance C. Johnston, Miami Jewish Home and Hospital; Graham Winick, Film Florida
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Published on 10/1/2009
Miami-Dade Players - Sept. 2009
Noelia Moreno, Latin Builders Association; Eduardo C. Alfonso, UM Bascom Palmer Eye Institute; Larry Pimentel, Azamara Cruises, Royal Caribbean; Joseph A. Tadeo, Atlas Paper Mills
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Published on 9/1/2009
'Cloud Computing' Pays Off for Miami Company
The federal government is embracing 'cloud computing' -- putting reams of data on the web instead of internal servers -- and it’s paying off for Miami-based Terremark Worldwide.
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Published on 9/1/2009
Growing Interest in BankUnited
Federal regulators took over and sold BankUnited in May, but the bank won’t disappear, and in fact will likely get bigger.
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Published on 8/1/2009
South Fla. Homes Gaining Equity Again
Fewer homeowners in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties owe more on their homes than the homes are worth.
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Published on 7/1/2009
Miami-Dade Players - July 2009
Mark B. Rosenberg, Florida International University; Juan Carlos Acosta, MTV Networks; Howard Taft, Aztec Group; David Pollack, Molina Heathcare
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Published on 7/1/2009
Cuba Tourism Agencies Get Boost
The day after the Obama administration loosened restrictions on traveling to Cuba, the handful of Miami-Dade travel agencies licensed by the Cuban and U.S. governments got another boost.
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Published on 7/1/2009
Spin Battery Could Revolutionize Energy
Imagine an iPod or laptop battery that could be recharged, without a cord, simply by holding it near a magnetic field.
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Published on 6/1/2009
Even Microlenders Are Tightening Requirements
After suffering a major loss in its loan portfolio last year, the Miami-Dade office of Acción USA, a non-profit that makes small-business loans of between $500 and $50,000, is — for the first time — requiring FICO scores from loan appli
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Published on 6/1/2009
Business Beat - Week of May 3rd
