South Florida’s web pioneers to speak

A trio of the biggest names in South Florida technology history will speak during an event Thursday evening (Sept. 25) at Citrix Systems in Fort Lauderdale. The panelists are: *

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Alvah Chapman Jr.’s spirit lives on

The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce honored two individual leaders and Miami Dade College for vision and leadership with its first Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Award of Excellence. The program

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Incubator

The Incubator: Metro Broward Economic Development Corporation’s Small Business Success Center says it aids startup companies by providing access to advice from industry leaders, academic professionals, subject matter experts, financial

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Jorge Pérez

Henry Flagler was the original architect of South Florida, but Jorge Pérez is arguably the biggest modern contributor. Since Pérez founded the Related Group in 1979, it has built 80,000

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The Big Squeeze

Uncertainty is the watchword for South Florida’s community banks as they grapple with the banking reform regulations resulting from the Dodd-Frank Act. Dodd-Frank already has more than 5,000 pages of

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Fried on Business

We are going to use this space to talk about some of the things I see from my seat behind the mic on Thursdays at 5 p.m. on 880 AM.

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South Florida’s Big Lifesaver

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 shows how difficult searches can be, but making them easier is a daily job at one of the oldest manufacturers in South Florida.

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How loving your city = economic development

That was one of the insights provided by Peter Kageyama, author of “For the Love of Cities,” during the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance’s Six Pillars Conference. Kageyama’s talk was well

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Meet the Willy Wonka of South Florida

“The one thing I was most impressed by when I did my due diligence is where they sourced their products. The apricot and pineapple are sourced from Australia. They are

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Estate planning: Old rules can bite

The so-called fiscal cliff legislation has changed the world of estate planning with its $5.34 million exclusion before the estate gift tax kicks in. Samuel A. Donaldson, a professor at

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Seeking Serenity

Relief from the hustle and bustle of Miami is the idea behind The Harbour, an eco-serene community being developed by Key International and 13th Floor Investments (the partnership also responsible

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Hoffman’s Chocolate, a sweet deal for Broward County

Hoffman’s Chocolate is known for four stores in Palm Beach County and one in Stuart, but is now making a big push further south. “This is a really big year

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