A memorial service for H. Wayne Huizenga will be held at the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Center at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 29. Huizenga died last week after a lengthy battle with cancer. Wayne was the only person in history...
H. Wayne Huizenga, arguably the most famous businessman in South Florida history, has passed away at the age of 80. Huizenga is known as the only founder or co-founder of three Fortune 500 companies, Waste Management, Blockbuster Entertainment and AutoNation. He also was the only owner of three...
Celebrity Cruises CEO and President Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Moss Associates Chairman and CEO Bob Moss and Related Companies Chairman and Founder Stephen Ross will be the next inductees into the Nova Southeastern University Business and Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. Ross also is well-known by many South Floridians as the...
The housing market has been booming since the Great Recession, which can make you wonder how long the good times will go on. There are some signals that echo what happened during the go-go days of the mid-2000s. One is home equity ads that encourage people to...
Merin Hunter Codmanโs new look After being in the same space for 30 years, NAI Merin Hunter Codmanโs leaders wanted to create a fresh work environment to invigorate and inspire its employees. As a commercial real estate firm, it also wanted to reflect how people want...
There are a number of billionaires in South Florida that you might have heard of such as Micky Arison, Phillip Frost and Wayne Huizenga, but a Palm Beach resident dwarfs them all in wealth. His name is Thomas Peterffy and Forbes ranks him the 47th richest billionaire in...
The so-called First Law of Holes says that if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. Unfortunately, Broward Health has found itself digging deeper into an ethical hole, which is the subject of two blog posts I wrote on SFBWmag.com. The health districtโs board, the...
โบQ Link Wireless, a free cellphone service provider through the federal Lifeline program, says it will create 40 new full-time jobs at its Dania Beach headquarters. โบCushman & Wakefield is the exclusive leasing adviser for 110 East Broward, an office tower and retail complex in downtown...
โบBacardi Limited is acquiring tequila maker Patron Spirits International, which is valued at $5.1 billion. โบMiamiโs brokerage YachtWorld and Marinalife, a web directory, entered a partnership to launch a membership program, providing access to the largest online marina directory. โบMarketing and advertising agency Hogarth Worldwide opened an...
Fidget spinners? Didnโt even make it to Christmas. Drones? Been there, done that. Radio-control helicopters? Ditto. Far from flash-in-the-pan phenomena, these consumer crazes speak to the DNA of 30-year-old Boca Bearing Co. โI have an insatiable curiosity, and thatโs what we look for in the people we...
