How Junior Achievement of South Florida empowers the future’s 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 SFBW’s 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 region’s prominent general contractors in building construction. Participants in the panel contributed to SFBW’s research for its new feature, “The List,” 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 University’s 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 county’s 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 SFBW’s 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 administration’s 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 Florida’s otherwise-sizzling commercial real estate sector. In recent months, a flood of letters...
By Stephen Garber “When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary …” — opening line of the U.S. Declaration of Independence It has become painfully necessary for us to remind ourselves how to listen and learn, together, again. Businesses fail or succeed based on their...
By Greta Schulz If you are in business, you have received probably hundreds—if not thousands—of business cards over the years. Are they important? Yes … and no. For the purpose of using them to find information about someone you have met and are attempting to reconnect with,...
With Brightline hoping to launch service in early May, the trains will start to become a familiar sight on the FEC Railway tracks running south to Miami. Brightline on April 28 started simulating service by running trains without passengers from Fort Lauderdale to Miami. It's already...
