Seminole tribe, Hard Rock developing support services arm amid plans for growth By Kevin Gale The Seminole tribe of Florida is making a big move to become more efficient in its business operations by creating Seminole Hard Rock Support Services, which will provide staff services and maximize...
Junior Achievement of South Florida changes students’ lives with interactive business education By Keren Moros | Lead photo by Eduardo Schneider Like many fifth-graders, Zaidi Fearon wanted to be just like her parents, who run successful businesses in Jamaica. Her mother and father operate a mall...
CEO Eric Kelly’s foundation boosts health care in Palm Beach Eric Kelly is the president of Quantum Foundation, which has given away $120 million to more than 450 health-care initiatives after being founded with the net proceeds of the sale of JFK Hospital. Kelly is responsible for...
By Darcie Lunsford In 2015, Florida collected $1.5 billion by charging a sales tax on rent, utilities, insurance and the common area maintenance costs of running commercial properties. Because common area maintenance generally includes a pass-through of all ad valorem taxes, business tenants also are paying...
The shiny new toys announced at the world’s largest mobile conference By Chris Fleck Last month, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, drew more than 100,000 attendees. Touted as the largest mobile industry conference, where thousands of exhibitors convene to connect with industry experts eager...
By Greta Schulz “I got seven hours and 28 minutes of sleep last night,” said Colleen, a guest staying at our home as she woke up one morning. “And I woke up twice.” “What?” I exclaimed, wondering how the heck she knew this. “Well, my sleep was interrupted...
By Stephen Garber I admit, I love certain reality TV shows. No, not eating spiders or watching people in group homes, and certainly not the news today (oh, boy). I like the shows that are about things that I can see myself doing—and when they are about...
Flagler’s railroad opened Miami to visitors, residents With a $9.9 billion budget, the Florida Department of Transportation employs thousands of professionals whose mission is keeping people flowing in and around Florida safely. In South Florida, officials spend millions of dollars a year keeping the system running....
One of the planet's biggest companies is on track to go public in 2018. When it does, it could be worth more than twice as much as Apple. Even more staggering: It would be more valuable than 13 of the biggest public oil companies combined. Nearly...
By Greta Schulz You can’t motivate anyone to do anything. People are self-motivated. They are motivated either to work hard or stay in bed. Creating an environment of motivation is often a myth. We put carrots in front of them such as additional money, recognition and...
