[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Photos by Evelyn Suarez SFBW invited honorees from its Excellence in Human Resource Awards to participate in a panel discussion on HR issues. One of the key questions was how to recruit and retain employees in a tight...
I recently spoke with a very upset salesperson. Colleen is what you might call a โpeople personโโvery outgoing, vivacious and friendly. She is chatty at times, but gets the job done. She was upset because her new boss, Elaine, sent her a very โcoldโ email response...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross provided some advice and engaged with manufacturers during a recent South Florida visit. SFBW was the exclusive media invitee as Ross met with members of the South Florida Manufacturers Association at Dyplast Productsโ...
Sean Sheppard, one of the Founding Partners of GrowthX, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund, will be the keynote speaker at SUP-X: The Startup Expo on July 25. Besides being a VC firm, GrowthX also operates a corporate and civic innovation practice to help companies and...
The Magic City Casino has filed a lawsuit against the Magic City Innovation District, citing trademark infringement. The lawsuit by casino owner West Flagler Associates says it has received phone calls amid negative press regarding MCD Miami's Magic City Innovation District, with callers thinking the casino...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_hoverbox image="31239" primary_title="" hover_title="Bumper Crop"] Using whole hemp oil and high-quality ingredients, Veritas Farms, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, practices sustainable farming at its 140-acre farm in Pueblo, Colorado. Itโs one of the few โfarm-to-tableโ brands using broad-spectrum, phytocannabinoid-rich industrial...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] โWelcome to MIA 1,โ says Patrick St. Fort, a jovial tour ambassador at Amazonโs new sprawling fulfillment center at the Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport. โLetโs see all the magic that takes place here.โ The sheer scale of the...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Photos by Camille Vogel If you think the pace of change and innovations is rapid now, just wait. The chairman and CEO of one of the worldโs largest cruise companies is warning that the pace of change now...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]By Kerri L. Barsh Often, the first issues that come to mind when we think of climate change are greenhouse gas emissions and their effects. In South Florida, however, the impact of climate change we most commonly experience...
โInnovate or dieโ is the mantra in todayโs world of business. This issue offers an array of examples of the innovation percolating throughout the South Florida economy. But, first, letโs take a little walk down memory lane for a case study. In the mid to late...
