How Marlene Mitchell Gordon went from poverty in rural Jamaica to the top legal position at Bacardi North America By Joseph A. Mann Jr. Marlene Mitchell Gordon grew up in a tiny impoverished community called Round Hill in southeast Jamaica. “We had no electricity and drew water...
By JULIE KAY Two years ago, Greg Singleton, president of Metro Development Group, a major Florida residential developer, heard about Crystal Lagoons and was intrigued. Then, he saw photos of the massive, man-made turquoise lagoons at resorts and developments around the world – and people enjoying...
Venture capital ecosystem continues to gain momentum in South Florida By Kevin Gale The expansion of Athenian Venture Partners into South Florida shows how the region is building a venture capital ecosystem, although it’s a long way from being Boston or Austin. Karl Elderkin, Athenian founder and managing...
New Heights for the Heat By Angela Caraway-Carlton | DowntownPhoto/Fort Lauderdale Ask Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside what he likes to do when he’s not on the basketball court and he’ll tell you he’s a huge movie buff. The 26-year-old loves watching comedies, horror films and any...
By Kevin Gale The morning of Nov. 16 brought the ultimate wake-up call for the need for more rail transit in South Florida. A shooting before dawn caused southbound I-95 near Northwest 95th Street in Miami-Dade County to be shut down for eight hours and left...
Al Young has a big job as the leader of the South Florida Ford Dealership board. It's a competitive car market here, and he's working tirelessly to carve out Ford's share. The dealers have had nice growth in the past few years thanks to national marketing...
Bob Moss has a 46-year career in the construction consulting and management field, playing key leadership roles at Centex before founding Moss & Associates in 2004. Since moving to Florida in 1986, Moss has presided over notable projects such as:" 10 Walt Disney World resorts,...
All-Star Nonprofit Awards winners announcedMore than 400 corporate executives, community leaders and members of the nonprofit sector attended Switchboard of Miami's fourth-annual Katz Barron Squitero Faust All-Star Nonprofit Awards at Jungle Island. The luncheon honored the work of Miami-Dade County's nonprofit organizations and philanthropists and...
Welcome to 2016. It should feel a lot like 2015. This year is forecast to deliver another solid performance for the commercial real estate sector. According to the Urban Land Institute Real Estate Consensus Forecast, a semiannual report that surveys 48 of the nation's leading real estate...
Companies that don't pay attention to corporate governance of subsidiaries do so at their own peril. Just imagine somebody hijacking part of your company. Indeed, there have been horror stories of rogue directors selling subsidiaries in Asia, says Seth McNary, CEO of consulting company Verbatim Global...
