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Magic Leap reportedly raises $350 million

Magic Leap had warned the state it would lay off 402 employees, but that’s apparently not happening after it raised $350 million, according to Business Insider. The news site said

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Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show has $1.3 billion economic impact

The 2019 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show generated $1.3 billion in statewide economic output, up 51 percent from a 2015 study that found $857 million in output. Thomas J. Murray

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Help for Palm Beach County businesses

The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners on May 15 approved the CARES Restart Business Grants Program to accelerate the reopening of businesses hardest hit by COVID-19. The $60

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Time to worry about fraud

Securities fraud levels rise in periods of economic downturns so there are reasons to be concerned about improper dealings during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Douglas Cumming, Ph.D., a professor of

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TradeStation launches cryptocurrency trading

Photography by Eduardo Schneider Investing and trading in cryptocurrencies can be an adventure, but it’s also an opportunity for TradeStation, a Plantation company often lauded as the top brokerage for

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Miami Beach votes to reopen beach, hotels

One of the biggest tourism engines in South Florida, Miami Beach, is planning to let its beach and hotels reopen on June 1, pending county approval. The commission approved the

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Patients worried about dental office safety

Dentists offices have reopened in Florida with many patients catching up on delayed and/or rescheduled appointments, but they are also worrying about safety. A study commissioned by the North American

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Color changing map highlights outdoors tourism

To shed some light on the Sunshine State’s lesser-known opportunities to explore, Visit Florida and its lead creative strategy agency Spark, called on a little help from the sun itself.

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Fort Lauderdale: Keep gyms closed after all

SFBW reported earlier on a confusing situation with Florida’s governor and the city of Fort Lauderdale announcing gyms would reopen, but Broward County opposing the move. Now, the city’s mayor,

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Flattening the housing curve in a pandemic

By Josh Migdal In the classic film Groundhog Day (and yes, it is a classic), Bill Murray’s character wakes up over and over again in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, reliving the same

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New CEO for Port Everglades selected

Jonathan Daniels, executive director of the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi  2013 will be the new CEO and director of Port Everglades, Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry announced. His tentative start

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Why starting a business now isn’t such a bad idea

Starting a business during a pandemic? It’s not as ill-fated as you may think, says Siri Terjesen, Ph.D., a professor of management programs in Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business.

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