January 17, 2022
Miami-Dade
Miami's economic forecast for 2022
“We've never been busier, and it's because so many are looking for so much at the same time — everybody from luxury and aspirational luxury to street-level retail and restaurants, both high-end and casual, all the way through to Walmart, Target and Dollar General stores. There's so much population explosion, and that population requires retail. The biggest issue in the restaurant world in Miami today is getting a seat. So many restaurants have cut down on their hours of operation because there simply aren't enough employees to go around..."
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Published on 1/17/2022
A snapshot of Florida
Industries across the state are reporting robust activity — some are surpassing pre-pandemic levels of growth.
A Snapshot of Florida
Florida POPULATION: 22,216,111
Biggest Counties
Smallest Counties
Miami-Dade
2,783,092...
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Published on 1/17/2022
Hospitals Around the State
Miami
Hospital
City
Beds
Top Executive
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami
1,550
Carlos Migoya
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Miami
838
Brian E. Keeley
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach
672
Gino...
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Published on 12/8/2021
Miami-based company targets productivity with AI
In the past two decades, the construction industry has seen an average annual increase in worker productivity of only 1%...
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Published on 11/30/2021
Teddy Sagi enters joint venture to invest in luxury development in North Miami
Billionaire real estate mogul Teddy Sagi, development powerhouse Related Group, and BH Group are teaming up to acquire the site of the former White House Inn
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Published on 11/18/2021
Adventist Health will open a Blue Zones center at Legacy Hotel & Residences
The mixed-use tower is under construction in downtown Miami.
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Published on 10/27/2021
Scientists hope to make vanilla a cash crop in Florida
University of Florida scientists in Homestead hope to add a new crop to the state's agricultural portfolio.
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Published on 9/28/2021
Eight Sleep designs mattresses to improve sleep through thermoregulation
Backed by $85 million in private equity, Eight Sleep makes mattresses designed to improve sleep...
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Published on 8/31/2021
Miami-Dade County collaborates with MIT to launch healthcare A.I. hub Global Co- Creation Lab
In 2019, Miami-Dade County joined with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to bring together entrepreneurs, scientists...
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Published on 7/30/2021
Online travel search engine Kayak expands with its own tech-driven Miami Beach hotel
The 52-room Kayak Miami Beach, which recently opened in a 1934 Art Deco building, functions as a test lab and showcase for the company's new app-based hotel management system...
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Published on 6/29/2021
Miami entrepreneur Evan Leaphart wants to teach kids about credit scores and finance — with a bigger mission in mind
Kiddie Kredit is a chore-tracking app that teaches children about credit.
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Published on 6/29/2021
Thermaband focuses on hot flash help
Technology-driven solution to hot flashes for menopausal women, chemotherapy patients and others...
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Published on 5/26/2021
The Jills Zeder Group sells $1 billion in SE Florida real estate in just over four months
Achieving $1 billion* in sales in four months and 11 days, The Jills Zeder Group is not only shattering industry records, but its own records.
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Published on 5/25/2021
Miami-based PADL's self-serve paddleboards
In 2019, Key Biscayne native Felipe Jauregui and two childhood friends, Andres Avello and Khalil Khouri, launched Miami-based PADL...
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Published on 4/28/2021
Miami City Council approves a more pedestrian/bicycle-friendly street design
Last fall, the Miami City Council approved a design to make streets in the 50-block Wynwood arts district more pedestrian-and-bicycle-friendly.
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Published on 3/29/2021
Miami Beach is getting new underwater art project: The ReefLine
The ReefLine, an underwater public sculpture park, snorkel trail and artificial reef about 900 feet offshore.
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Published on 1/27/2021
Restoring the Florida Everglades: Where things stand
It's been 20 years since Congress approved the comprehensive plan to restore the Everglades.
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Published on 1/27/2021
Miami's economic forecast for 2021
Regional business leaders talk about the outlook for the year ahead, plus demographics and statistics
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Published on 12/30/2020
Miami-Dade receives Partners for Places funding to combat food insecurity
The Funder's Network awarded a $25,000 Partners for Places Grant to fund “Growing Roots for Environmentally Equitable Neighborhoods Miami-Dade County”
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Published on 12/2/2020
Miami-based Neocis develops robot-assisted dental surgery
Miami-based Neocis is using $72 million in new funding to market and develop additional applications for its robotic dental surgery assistant, Yomi.
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Published on 11/25/2020
Miami's Arteza part of artistic renaissance during coronavirus
The coronavirus, with its lockdowns and quarantines, has spawned a new generation of artistic hobbyists, driving up sales at Arteza, an e-commerce company based in North Miami Beach.
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Published on 10/28/2020
Buy a home from CC Homes, get free telemedicine service
CC Homes has partnered with Baptist Health South Florida to offer telemedicine services to home buyers in two of its newest developments
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Published on 9/25/2020
Developer Royal Palm Cos. revised hotel/condo plans at Miami Worldcenter
In the wake of the coronavirus, developer Royal Palm Cos. has revised its plans for a new hotel and condo at Miami Worldcenter.
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Published on 8/26/2020
Reef Technology and DHL Express to deliver packages via electric cargo bikes
Reef Technology and DHL team up to deliver packages via electric cargo bikes.
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Published on 7/27/2020
SportsEdTV produces training videos for young athletes
Former University of Miami tennis player John Eagleton and marketer Robert Mazzucchelli have teamed up to create SportsEdTV.
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Published on 6/25/2020
