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Scripps Florida faces another environmental challenge
PLANTATION — RealAuction.com, a 44-employee company that provides auction services for county court clerks and governments around Florida, filed for Chapter 11 protection after losing an $8.1 million patentinfringement judgment.
RIVIERA BEACH — Environmental products maker RGF Environmental Group acquired the assets of AFL Industries, a maker of wastewater treatment equipment. AFL was founded by June Martino, a former secretary and bookkeeper to McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc. She moved AFL from Chicago to Riviera Beach in 1979.
STUART — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency lifted its enforcement orders against Seacoast National Bank, the subsidiary of Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida. The company now will better be able to implement its growth strategy and enhance service, the company says.
SUNRISE — New York businessman Vincent Viola purchased the NHL Florida Panthers for $250 million. Mednax acquired its eighth doctor practice last year, an anesthesiology physician group in Mount Kisco, N.Y.
TAMARAC — Furniture retailer City Furniture opened its first central Florida stores in November, two showrooms in The Villages, taking over existing Southern Lifestyles and Showcase Direct furniture stores owned and operated by a company affiliated with The Villages developer.
WESTON — American Express closed its Weston office, laying off 300 and moving 100 others to Plantation.
PROFILE: USARAD.com
Dr. Michael Yuz founded teleradiology company USARAD.com in New Jersey in 2008. The company sells 24/7 access to radiologists and cardiologists who interpret MRIs, X-rays, EKGs, sonograms, CT scans, mammography and other tests for imaging centers, hospitals and other care providers. In May in Fort Lauderdale, Yuz launched a business-to-consumer model called SecondOpinions.com, which charges consumers $29 to $99 to have a cardiologist or radiologist review a test. Consumers upload their scans or X-rays to the company’s site. The company then has them read by a radiologist or cardiologist. If a consumer wants to consult with a specialist other than a radiologist, the charge is $49 for five minutes over the phone or internet.
Yuz won’t disclose revenue but says the company is cash-flow positive. Yuz says later this year the New Jersey office will close and the company will consolidate operations, probably in Miami.
Players
Spirit Airlines appointed John Bendoraitis, former president of Comair Airlines, senior vice president and COO.
Riviera Point Development Group hired development and construction executive Noel Epelboim, founding member of Caracas-based Constructora Arquinpro, as COO and vice president as the company looks to expand.
