President Barack Obama has cleared the way for U.S. businesses to do more business in Cuba, which prompted this cover’s illustration about whether the U.S. trade embargo is springing some leaks. Maybe some of you will find our cover a bit too edgy or controversial, but I like to think that it’s a good homage
Aventura is gaining its first mixed-use community and a new direction for healthy living with the creation of Aventura ParkSquare. Site development began in December for the project, which is located at the corner of Waterways Boulevard and Northeast 207th Street. It is slated for completion in summer of 2016. Wellness is the cornerstone of
Cuba’s economy GDP: $121 billion (2012), ranked 68th globally. South Florida’s GDP is $263 billion GDP Growth: 3.1% (2012), 112th globally, between Algeria and Macedonia GDP Per Capita: $10,200 (2010), 188th globally, followed by Tunisia, Thailand and China Unemployment rate: 4.3 percent officially ” unofficial estimates are about double Economic breakdown: 73.9 percent services, 22.3
Interviewing Jorge Gonzalez about the continuing success of City National Bank of Florida prompted me to reflect on how banking has been one of the challenging businesses in South Florida during my three-plus decades as a business journalist. In 1985, when I was just starting my career, Florida allowed interstate banking, and the general thinking
It just wouldn’t be high season in South Florida without the Miami International Boat Show, now called the Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show, and considered one of the world’s largest boating events. Cruising into the Miami Beach Convention Center, Sea Isle Marina and Miamarina from Feb. 12-16, the event showcases thousands of the newest
If any ultra-luxury condo building can lure wealthy buyers away from South Beach to downtown Miami, it’s likely to be One Thousand Museum, world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid’s first residential skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. When completed in late 2017, the 62-story One Thousand Museum (located at 1000 Biscayne Boulevard on an acre of property overlooking
Technology is the current game changer for South Florida’s top health care providers. The newest cutting edge equipment and services they offer are driven by some of the most sophisticated science and systems available worldwide. From digital operating rooms and 3D mammography, to algorithm-based software that helps stop addicts from relapsing, the advances in our
City National Bank of Florida has survived a two-and-a-half-year regulatory gauntlet to close on its deal to be acquired by Chile’s Banco de Cr’dito e Inversiones (Bci). While many institutions tend to lose focus during a sale, the latest quarterly results show City National remains a juggernaut in the South Florida banking scene. President and
As Fort Lauderdale wages an internationally public war with people feeding the homeless in outdoor locations throughout the city, those who have successfully dealt with similar issues in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties weigh in on the problem. While the feeding makes fodder for media feel-good stories and creates some degree of public satisfaction, the
Rick Case Automotive Group’s I-75 “Auto Row” in Davie, which already includes Alfa Romeo and Fiat dealerships, is getting even more Italian these days with the opening of a Maserati dealership. The move comes as Maserati has been aggressively increasing sales and adding to its model lines as it celebrates its 100th anniversary. SFBW interviewed
