Regent Bank Chairman and CEO Cyril S. “Sid” Spiro is ready for growth after raising $20 million in capital. The Great Recession whacked Regent’s customer base of small and medium-sized businesses and the bank took $10 million from the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). On the surface that might not seem so good, but
As SFBW counts down the days to the Apogee Awards celebration on Oct. 21 at the NSU Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale, we’ll have biographies about the winners in each of the eight Apogee categories: chairman, CEO, president, COO, CFO, CMO, CIO and top HR executive. Click here to register for the event, which is
The company said van Grinsven was departing to pursue other interests. Van Grinsven, who was profiled in an August cover story in SFBW, had extensive experience in the hospitality field before joining the health care field as president and CEO of a hospital in the Detroit area Henry Ford Health System. He became president and
SFBW has been counting down the days to the Apogee Awards celebration on Oct. 21 at the NSU Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale, with biographies about the winners in each of the eight Apogee categories: chairman, CEO, president, COO, CFO, CMO, CIO and top HR executive. The event is being presented by the Octagon Family
Welcome to the first themed issue of SFBW, which focuses on the millennial generation. What is a millennial? The age bracket is somewhat loosely defined. One definition is they came to work in the new millennium, which means they were likely born after 1980. Millennials are already the largest group in the workforce, according to
South Florida is becoming the victim of its own success when it comes to traffic. Miami last year went from 11th to 7th in TomTom’s ranking of the most congested cities in the United States. That’s probably of little surprise to anyone who has experienced frustrating rush hour delays, whether it’s downtown gridlock or bumper-to-bumper
Looking for a high achiever in the millennial generation? Meet Yamal Yidios. Since founding Ytech International 10 years ago, he has invested in, developed and redeveloped over 7,000 housing units in the southeastern United States – an effort involving $1 billion in capital. Over time, Ytech has evolved into a fully integrated real estate and
Successfully riding the boom and bust cycles of ultra-luxury residential real estate in South Florida is a trick that L&H Partners performs masterfully. Now, they are riding the crest of the current boom in the highest end of the condo market, having built out two of the three penthouses in Apogee, Jorge Perez’s feted Miami
The concept for SFBW’s millennial issue grew out of a discussion with David O. Norsoph, Tomer L. Alcalay and Eric S. Orner, who launched Norsoph, Alcalay & Orner LLP (NAO Law) in May of last year. The firm offers services in the areas of real estate, business law, family law, personal injury, Internet defamation and
When a new neighborhood starts gaining attention, it’s often due to a combination of purposeful planning and fortuity. In the case of Flagler Village in downtown Fort Lauderdale, the rise to cool has been a mixture of the city’s dream for a live-work-play environment, the local arts community taking a first step and the Great
