By Darcie Lunsford Construction manager Chris Ricci of DC Construction Associates stands just to the side of a new bank of elevators in an office midrise undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation in the heart of bustling Boca Raton. The elevators are humming, but the imported Italian stone...
By Gerry Czarnecki Ethel Isaacs Williams is the senior vice president of development and public affairs for Kaufman Lynn Construction, one of South Floridaโs largest general contractors. Previously, she was the director of corporate engagement, diversity and inclusion for NextEra Energy. The West Palm Beach native is...
By Peter Nasca Over the summer, Anthony Scaramucci was fired from his job as White House director of communications after a profanity-laced phone call he made to a reporter for The New Yorker, one that included numerous F-bombs and lewd comments. In other words, he got...
By Greta Schulz Business leadership is different from what is often perceived. Most leaders are managers in disguise. Hereโs an example: Sarah was excited to be promoted to sales director. After all, she had been in sales for almost eight years and had performed at the top level....
The Way of The World By Stephen Garber The old days are gone. Middle-aged white men (like me) cannot be simply grantedโor assumeโthe role of leading businesses, politics or organizations of any type. If we want success in the marketplace, we have to see that it is...
By Chris Fleck I remember reading Michael Lewisโ The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story, a book about James โJimโ Henry Clark in the good old days of the dot-com boom. It was a motivational story that helped inspire many would-be entrepreneurs to make the...
By Julie Neitzel Being resilient requires process and fortitude, because itโs not necessarily a state of being. Judith Rodin of The Rockefeller Foundation describes it in her book, The Resilience Dividend, as โthe capacity of any entityโan individual, a community, an organization or a natural systemโto...
By Christine Alexis Miami Beach, much like many other cities, has undergone major cultural transformations. It traces to what happened during the 1960s and โ70s. During this period, the country was in upheaval. Among other things, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, the Civil...
By Kevin Gale Welcome to our 2017 City Report on Hallandale Beach. We developed our concept in cooperation with the city, so a note of thanks to Mayor Joy Cooper, Vice Mayor Keith London, commissioners Anabelle Taub and Michele Lazarow, and City Manager Roger M. Carlton...
SFBW invited the mayor, vice mayor and city commissioners to give their thoughts about the city. Answers from those who responded are below and were edited for brevity and clarity. What makes Hallandale Beach unique? Mayor Joy Cooper: Hallandale Beach is small geographically in size, but...
