Opening the doors to Cuba

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),

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South Florida’s banking history takes a good turn

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

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The Best of Boating

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

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Uptown in Downtown

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

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Cutting Edge Tech

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

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The Inside Story

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

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Helpful or Harmful

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

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Little Italy on I-75

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

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Big Bang at BBX

If you wanted to talk about the fall and rise of South Florida commercial real estate, BBX Capital would be a good place to start. BBX (NYSE: BBX), which was

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Waves of Wealth

There was a lot more than boats surrounding this year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. In a whirlwind 24 hours: I checked out an exclusive ultra-luxury launch party at Banyan

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Quest for Talent

You might call Bianca Diosdado a unicorn hunter – always seeking unique, coveted talent in the field of technology. Not only is finding candidates a competitive process, but there is

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Apogee Awards

SFBW celebrated the 2015 Apogee Awards on Oct. 21 with a festive cocktail reception and awards program at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale that drew more than 350 guests and

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