September 26, 2018
Miami-Dade
Hard Act to Follow: Innovative Theater in Miami
Michel Hausmann takes an innovative approach to theater in Miami.
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Published on 8/28/2018
Women helping women: Aminta Ventures aims to foster a base of women investors
In 2016, 26% of U.S. angel investors were women. While women made up 30% of entrepreneurs seeking angel funding, only 14% received capital...
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Published on 7/27/2018
The big picture: Suffolk Construction's Miami Smart Lab makes projects run smoother
Large construction jobs involve dozens of design consultants and subcontractors, making progress and cost unpredictable...
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Published on 6/28/2018
Art and Sole: Fabrice Tardieu hits the ground running with his high-end, Italian sneakers.
Hand-stitched, leather sneakers made in Italy that cost $298 to $798 a pair are not for everyone, but the creations Miami designer Fabrice Tardieu calls “laid-back luxury” are popular among celebrities...
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Published on 5/29/2018
Fashion Dreams in Miami
Entrepreneur Hakan Baykam hopes his international fashion school leads to bigger things for Miami.
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Published on 4/27/2018
Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties: Economic strengths and challenges, people to watch
Miami-Dade makes few inroads into its transportation challenges, but earns a thumbs up on school improvements...
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Published on 3/28/2018
Home Building for a Cause
Non-profit Techo allows builders here to tackle poverty in Latin America
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Published on 2/27/2018
International links: Andromeda sees green in its vertical gardens
Andromeda manufactures do-it-yourself kits for vertical gardens. They have a contract manufacturer that makes them in Mexico, then the company buys plants from south Florida growers and installs the vertical garden systems for about $100 per square foot.
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Published on 1/26/2018
Growing problem: Miami tries to get beyond the startup phase
Miami lags in growing companies beyond the startup phase.
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Published on 12/28/2017
School of thought: Codina Partners takes a novel approach to its charter school
When Codina Partners planned its $1-billion-plus Downtown Doral community, it envisioned a top-notch school as a centerpiece to draw residents and businesses.
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Published on 11/28/2017
Industrious: Miami-Dade's industrial real estate sector is among the nation's most in-demand
Miami-Dade has more than 157.2 million square feet of industrial real estate...
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Published on 10/26/2017
Building ties: Miami sees an Israeli influx of businesses
More Israeli companies are setting up shop in Miami-Dade, lured by Miami's position as a gateway to Latin America and to larger U.S. markets.
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Published on 9/28/2017
Wynwood Brewing is bubbling over
Miami's first craft brewery began when Luis C. “Pops” Brignoni gave his son a gag gift of a home beer brewing kit.
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Published on 9/12/2017
Crop shift in Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade farmers have turned to ornamental plants and trees.
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Published on 8/28/2017
Ken Lawson: Partnership Importance and Visit to Miami
Ken Lawson, President & CEO of Visit Florida, writes about a recent trip to Miami.
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Published on 8/3/2017
FMU's aviation program gains altitude
Capt. Arnold Tolbert takes Florida Memorial's aviation program to a higher level.
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Published on 7/26/2017
Miami finally gets its museum: The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Twenty years after it was conceived, five years after groundbreaking, after legal, political and financial woes...
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Published on 6/28/2017
On the map: Miami is an arbitration hub for international business disputes
Last summer, a special panel of judges met in Miami to hear claims by several construction companies that the Panama Canal Authority, which runs the canal, owes them $1.6 billion...
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Published on 6/28/2017
Miami Beach's mayor has an entrepreneurial touch
On a sunny afternoon in February 2016, Philip Levine, multimillionaire businessman/mayor of Miami Beach, came upon a FedEx truck blocking a lane of traffic on one of the city's main roads.
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Published on 6/28/2017
An oversupply of posh in Miami
Overbuilding in Miami's luxury home market has created a buyer's market...
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Published on 5/24/2017
School program in Miami-Dade makes a breakthrough
Areli Acevedo is one of 1,200 students currently in the Breakthrough Miami, a non-profit academic enrichment program that uses a peer-mentoring model to give students from low-income families access to advanced educational opportunities.
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Published on 4/26/2017
Miami-Dade/Monroe: Trains, traffic and sea rise
Florida East Coast's Brightline rail service debuts this summer in south Florida as Miami Beach and Monroe County prepare for rising water.
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Published on 3/28/2017
Sea leveling: Miami takes on rising tides
Experts predict the Atlantic Ocean will rise two feet by 2060 — putting the western half of Miami beach under water.
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Published on 2/27/2017
Targeting talent: Miami-Dade County struggles to find qualified employees
Miami-Dade County ranks No. 8 in the nation for the number of college students per capita.
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Published on 1/26/2017
Bonding over affordable housing in Miami-Dade
South Florida is among the country's least affordable housing markets, part of the workforce housing problem is too few affordable homes near employment centers.
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Published on 12/28/2016
