Retired soccer super star David Beckham is reportedly ready to buy the last three acres needed to complete his nine-acre stadium site, which made me interested in exactly where it is and what's in the neighborhood. I was partially curious because Beckham had talked about fans...
Dear Mr. Berko: My husband has been diagnosed with COPD, and I can't imagine a more frightening medical disorder. He tells me that it feels as if there were an elephant sitting on his chest. His physician prescribed Advair, which has been a blessing and...
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm taking an economics course in college. We're learning about inflation, and the professor wants each of us to write a paper on this subject. How do you explain inflation? I know that inflation means rising prices, but I can't understand the...
Crocker Partners wants to create a live/work/play redevelopment between I-95 and Town Center mall in Boca Raton that could include a new Tri-Rail station. The effort would seek redevelopment of Glades Plaza, a multi-building shopping center that includes Abe & Louises, Brewzzi, Mathnasium and Moe's Southwest...
Banker Alan Levan's determination to fight the Securities and Exchange Commission paid off on Monday when a federal jury rejected all of the remaining civil fraud claims against him. The case against the former leader of BankAtlantic ends one of the longest running legal sagas regarding the Great...
The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would partially repeal and replace Obamacare, but thereโs another knotty problem ahead. What are we going to do about the federal budget and deficit? The Trump administration has a $1.1 trillion budget blueprint for fiscal 2018 that would...
The United Way of Broward County held a discussion Wednesday on the alarming number of families who are on the brink of financial crisis. Nearly half of South Florida's population is living in poverty and/or living paycheck-to-paycheck unable to accrue any savings. "South Florida has the largest discrepancy of wages...
I donโt know about you, but Iโm finding it increasingly difficult to get to business meetings as I travel around South Florida. Inrix in February issued a study that said South Florida has the fifth worst traffic congestion in the United States and the 10th worst...
โบ The Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee approved developer Mark Bellissimo to move forward with his hotel project on the Polo Club site. โบ Flagler Investors, which is building The Bristol, the town of Palm Beachโs most expensive condominium project, secured a $206 million construction loan. โบ Cushman...
โบFort Lauderdale-based Total Marine Solutions, a maritime environmental and safety company, launched Ocean Guardian, a software program designed to help keep the shipping industry environmentally compliant. โบEllis Diversified obtained approval for a 380-unit apartment development south of Fort Lauderdaleโs New River. โบJennifer Goldman, the medical director at...
