SFBW Staff, Author at S. Florida Business & Wealth

Hospitality May 12, 2020 |

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Broward, Miami-Dade reopening expected May 18

Coronavirus May 12, 2020 |

Broward County is expected to start reopening May 18, along with Miami-Dade County, according to multiple news reports. Broward Mayor Dale Holness had a conference call on Monday with city

Enabling a better response to Covid-19

Coronavirus May 11, 2020 |

By Bill Lamoreaux “Population health” and “social determinants of health” have become very popular terms and pursuits over the past few years. After all, it is the most logical approach

Empty houses could sell faster

Coronavirus May 11, 2020 |

Vacant homes, long considered a drag on the U.S. real estate market, are getting an image makeover courtesy of the coronavirus crisis, says Ken H. Johnson, Ph.D., an economist in

U.S. metropolitan residential real estate markets are peaking, and some cities are in another pricing bubble, according to the latest national index produced by Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University faculty. The Beracha, Hardin & Johnson Buy vs. Rent Index scale goes from minus-1 (good time to buy) to 1 (better to rent) with zero being neutral. Two metropolitan areas—Dallas (0.92) and Denver (0.77)—are significantly overheated and rapidly approaching a score of 1, said Ken Johnson (above), one of the index’s creators and associate dean and professor in FAU’s College of Business.

Goodwill making masks for Ryder

Coronavirus May 11, 2020 |

Goodwill South Florida has converted a portion of its sewing operations to manufacture 20,000 masks for employees at Miami’s Ryder System (NYSE: R), a global transportation and logistics company, to

Tips to prepare for a re-opening

Coronavirus May 11, 2020 |

By Harsh Arora and Nicholas M. Fiorello As the attention turns away from complete shutdown to a restart of not only the American economy, but also the world’s economy, businesses

Celebratory horns to kick off virtual boat show

Coronavirus May 11, 2020 |

A special “Sounding of the Horns” event will signal the arrival of the first ever Virtual Palm Beach International Boat Show on May 14. The Palm Beach International Boat Show,

TechLauderdale lands its first CEO

Uncategorized May 11, 2020 |

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Phase one in Palm Beach County to start on Monday

Coronavirus May 8, 2020 |

Gov. Ron DeSantis gave approval Friday for restaurants and retail to reopen at limited capacities in Palm Beach County on Monday. The move came after the Palm Beach County commission

Gov. DeSantis discussing next steps for South Florida

Coronavirus May 6, 2020 |

Gov. Ron DeSantis is in discussions with South Florida officials about the next step for the three counties, which were left out of the first phase of statewide reopening. At

Mana saves McArthur

Real Estate May 6, 2020 |

After submitting a winning bid in bankruptcy court, investor Moishe Mana has closed on the $16.5 million sale of two McArthur dairy sites, including prime property in Little Haiti. Mana

Rising Tide Car Wash rolls out sanitation measures

Coronavirus May 6, 2020 |

Rising Tide Car Wash has redesigned it existing Sanitize and Shine service to include COVID-19 cleaning protocols. The new Interior Disinfecting Service is the same price as their previous service