By Kevin Gale Although South Florida lost its most famous businessperson when H. Wayne Huizenga died in March at age 80, he leaves behind memories on a life well-lived. Wayne Huizengaโs skills went well beyond being the savvy dealmaker who gained so much attention as the only...
Solar Yacht Silent Yachts, which has a Miami Beach office, used the Palm Beach International Boat Show for the U.S. introduction of the first production yachts powered exclusively by solar. Four different models, which can include diesel hybrids or sails, are shown online at silentyachts.us. A...
Research, new techniques improve results By Martin Lenkowsky Implanting devices in the brain to reduce the effects of Parkinsonโs disease, making life-saving tourniquets available to average people, and educating students in the health sciences with lifelike mannequins are only a few of the featured stories in the...
How Junior Achievement of South Florida empowers the futureโs workforce By Andrea Richard Eight years ago, student Stefano Selorio began his professional journey, thanks to Junior Achievement of South Florida. It started when he was in the fifth grade and participated in JA BizTown program, which teaches...
Kast Construction ranks first in 2017 contracts awarded Compiled by Gilberto Medina, Research Director Kast Construction ranks first on SFBWโs list of South Florida companies based on its $555.57 million in contracts awarded in 2017. General contractors in our region have topped-off many projects in 2017. Among them...
Industry is booming, but faces challenges By Andrea Richard In March, SFBW hosted a roundtable breakfast with some of the regionโs prominent general contractors in building construction. Participants in the panel contributed to SFBWโs research for its new feature, โThe List,โ which starts with general contractors in...
Corporate leaders share insights and advice from the C-suite By Andrea Richard Recruitment, corporate culture and the multigenerational workforce were the top topics discussed at the March 13 Executive Roundtable, an executive-level luncheon held at Nova Southeastern Universityโs Davie campus. Panelists were Paul Sherman, chief financial officer...
His journey took him from Apache helicopter pilot to economic leader In September, Michael DeBock became president and CEO of the Economic Council of Palm Beach, the countyโs largest and most influential business advocacy organization. He leads the political, lobbying, grassroots, policy and operations of the...
The ballroom was packed at the DoubleTree by Hilton Deerfield Beach for SFBWโs third annual HR awards celebration. The crowd was on their feet and dancing as singer Alexander Star launched the program with a high-energy performance. Awards were given in 12 categories and Rita Craig,...
By Darcie Lunsford The Trump administrationโs shift from talking about reversing U.S. trade policy and toppling trade pacts to levying tariffs and engaging in high-stakes brinksmanship has sent a wave of uncertainty across South Floridaโs otherwise-sizzling commercial real estate sector. In recent months, a flood of letters...
