By Robert F. Lewis The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cripple the on-premise hospitality industry, including our local bars and restaurants. While restaurants have been allowed to continue providing limited take-out
Trividia gears up to manufacture COVID-19 tests
Fort Lauderdale’s Trividia Health, which is a global leader in blood glucose monitoring systems, is scaling up production of a test to detect the virus that causes COVID-19. The SARS-CoV-2
Do’s and Don’ts for Videoconferencing
By Luis Salazar The office closures and other changes to daily life that have resulted from COVID-19 have professionals around South Florida scrambling to find ways to keep business going.
Webinar tells employers how to save on health care costs
South Florida Business & Wealth is presenting a free Virtual Connect webinar at 10 a.m. Thursday on how employers can save on health care costs. The guests will be Russ
Business as Unusual – Michael Beltran Chef/owner of Ariete
Business backstory: The Miami native, who cut his culinary teeth under the tutelage of kitchen luminaries Norman Van Aken and Michael Schwartz, opened Ariete (arietecoconutgrove.com) in 2016. The Coconut Grove
How reopening will eventually roll out in Miami
Effective at 6 a.m. Wednesday, Miami-Dade County parks, marinas, golf courses and boat launches are allowed open with restrictions, but many other aspects of a Phase 1 reopening aren’t happening
Cleveland Clinic works with OneBlood to start trials for COVID-19 plasma treatment
Cleveland Clinic Florida reports it has received approval to begin clinical trials for a variety of new treatments to help COVID-19-positive patients. One of the most promising treatments is convalescent
Business as Unusual – Daoud’s Fine Jewelry Patrick Daoud, owner
Business backstory: A family tradition that dates back to 1895, the Fort Lauderdale-based business remains a fixture on the fine jewelry scene, offering an always-impressive inventory of pieces (rings, necklaces,
Second round of PPP launches
The federal government was launching round 2 of the paycheck protection program to aid small businesses, but the SBA’s computer system was experiencing glitches at times on Monday. The money
Parks, marinas signal cautious start of reopening
Parks, golf courses, boat ramps, marinas and pools in multi-family developments will start to reopen on Wednesday in South Florida as standards for a further reopening of the economy are