Regulation of short-term rentals, as exemplified by Airbnb, are stirring a big debate about property owner rights and political influence. Bills in the Florida House and Senate would curb local
Hot political potato: Airbnb
ONE LINERS Palm Beach
► Florida Atlantic University’s Tech Runway named Donald Kiselewski as chairman to its advisory board. ► National home builder Pulte Group proposed to build Bella Vita, a 98-unit townhouse complex
ONE LINERS Broward
►Greenspoon Marder Co-Managing Director Gerald Greenspoon launched the Organization for Safe Cannabis Regulation, a nonprofit lobbying group to influence enactment of Amendment 2. ►Developer Eli Halali has proposed a five-story,
Talent and Innovation
Hiring can be a day at the beach, but why employees leave is a different story By Andrea Richard Making new hires on South Beach, but losing some workers later
Time to Streamline
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
A World Apart
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
Quantum Impact
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
Tax structure puts Florida at competitive disadvantage
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
Mobile World Congress
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
Are You a ‘Fitbit Leader?’
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