Mehmet Bayraktar’s project kicks off with the opening of a super-yacht marina By Kevin Gale Mehmet Bayraktar’s quest to develop the $1 billion Island Gardens project started with a simple
Island Gardens
Island Gardens add new punch to Yachts Miami Beach Show
By Martin Lenkowsky Yachts Miami Beach leaders are excited about the addition of Island Gardens’ mega-yacht marina on Watson Island as a venue for this year’s show. “It will accommodate
Miami International Boat Show overcomes opposition to Virginia Key location
By Martin Lenkowsky This year, the Miami International Boat Show has packed its bags and moved to a new home on Virginia Key. The show, which is celebrating its 75th
The Greening of the Mall
Galleria project one of first in state to seek LEED Neighborhood status By Kevin Gale The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale is not only adding residential towers, but it’s creating eight
Heart care survivor, advocate shares ‘That’s when I knew something was very wrong’
By Martin Lenkowsky Miami-Dade County resident Lou Schmitt almost paid the ultimate price for neglecting her health and ignoring her own glaring cardiac risk factors Schmitt, 61, had a stressful
Sup-X
Startup conference offers educational sessions, helps connect entrepreneurs, investors By Kevin Gale Doctors often have patients who cancel at the last minute or don’t show up, while other would-be patients
International air charter company opens office in South Florida
By Beverly Barna In another sign of South Florida’s soaring prominence, Air Charter Service (ACS) is opening its fifth North American office in Miami. Chairman Chris Leach formed the company
Agent of Change
Rachel Sapoznik crusades to change how we think about health care and insurance Rachel A. Sapoznik is the founder, CEO and president of Sapoznik Insurance, a premier employee benefit and
Commercial development fee considered to help affordable housing
By Darcie Lunsford Economists depict real estate cycles as wavy lines with soaring peaks and sinking valleys. But in South Florida, it often feels more like a circle, where we
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Green fleet pays off for City Furniture City Furniture says that the cost savings from trucks that can run on compressed natural gas (CNG) are a key part of its