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Broward, Miami-Dade reopening expected May 18

Broward County is expected to start reopening May 18, along with Miami-Dade County, according to multiple news reports. Broward Mayor Dale Holness had a conference call on Monday with city

Enabling a better response to Covid-19

By Bill Lamoreaux “Population health” and “social determinants of health” have become very popular terms and pursuits over the past few years. After all, it is the most logical approach

Empty houses could sell faster

U.S. metropolitan residential real estate markets are peaking, and some cities are in another pricing bubble, according to the latest national index produced by Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University faculty. The Beracha, Hardin & Johnson Buy vs. Rent Index scale goes from minus-1 (good time to buy) to 1 (better to rent) with zero being neutral. Two metropolitan areas—Dallas (0.92) and Denver (0.77)—are significantly overheated and rapidly approaching a score of 1, said Ken Johnson (above), one of the index’s creators and associate dean and professor in FAU’s College of Business.

Vacant homes, long considered a drag on the U.S. real estate market, are getting an image makeover courtesy of the coronavirus crisis, says Ken H. Johnson, Ph.D., an economist in

Goodwill making masks for Ryder

Goodwill South Florida has converted a portion of its sewing operations to manufacture 20,000 masks for employees at Miami’s Ryder System (NYSE: R), a global transportation and logistics company, to

Tips to prepare for a re-opening

By Harsh Arora and Nicholas M. Fiorello As the attention turns away from complete shutdown to a restart of not only the American economy, but also the world’s economy, businesses

Celebratory horns to kick off virtual boat show

A  special “Sounding of the Horns” event will signal the arrival of the first ever Virtual Palm Beach International Boat Show on May 14. The Palm Beach International Boat Show,

TechLauderdale lands its first CEO

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Photography by Eduardo Schneider   Cecil Kidd built the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges into a full-fledged professional organization,

Ocean cleanup company plants roots at research park

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] In this installment of the Education Collaboration series, we examine part-time employment opportunities for Palm Beach State College students with FPL,