SFBW Staff, Author at S. Florida Business & Wealth

Dear Rolling Loud Festival—please don’t come back

Columnists May 14, 2019 |

At what point is enough, enough? The headline in the Miami Herald said it all, “Deaths, shootings and arrests in Miami-Dade during Rolling Loud weekend” “Three shootings, one common thread,”

Top office submarket nationally is in South Florida

Columnists May 13, 2019 |

Moving into hip downtowns is supposedly one of the biggest trends mentioned nationally for office space, but it also comes with some blowback. The biggest ones I hear are cost

Major tool company relocates to Fort Lauderdale

Columnists May 8, 2019 |

The Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance at its mid-year meeting announced specifics on some of the 1,038 new jobs the economic development partnership has helped foster during the first half of

Briefcase Miami/Dade

Briefcase May 7, 2019 |

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Wynwood 25 opening Kobi Karp’s latest project, Wynwood 25, is slated for occupancy in May. The 400,000-square-foot mixed-use development is the first big residential project completed in the neighborhood and has 289 rental apartments, 30,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and 340 parking spaces. Prices for the studios start as $1,400, with three-bedroom prices starting at $4,000.

Buena Vista, Indeed

Great Places and Spaces May 7, 2019 |

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Photo Gallery: Royal Caribbean’s $250 million CocoCay is a new money maker

Columnists May 6, 2019 |

Royal Caribbean International’s CocoCay in the past was a great relaxing way to spend a day in the sun and enjoy a barbecue brought over from the ship. That’s changed

State poised to raid housing fund again

Columnists April 30, 2019 |

Florida legislators have tentatively reached agreement on raiding more than $130 million available in the state affordable housing trust fund, according to the Florida Phoenix. The move means that South

Briefcase Palm Beach

Briefcase April 30, 2019 |

Celebrating women As part of Women’s History Month, Office Depot had a breakfast reception with its “Women of Color” associate resource group at the company’s Boca Raton headquarters. After the

Broken Sound’s GM has a drive to be green

Editor's Choice April 30, 2019 |

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SFLG Briefing

South Florida Legal Guide Monthly April 30, 2019 |

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Visit Florida faces elimination

Hospitality April 25, 2019 |

Visit Florida, the state’s public/private tourism agency, is scheduled to go out of business and the Legislature doesn’t seem to be rushing to save it. That’s causing concern among hospitality

Panelists Broward County Commissioner Lamar Fisher, Deerfield Beach Chamber of Commerce Chairwoman Betty Masi, Economic Development Council Chairman Bob Birdsong, Mayor Bill Ganz and JM Family Enterprises director Rick Jordan, and moderator Kevin Gale, editor-in-chief of SFBW

Gov. DeSantis coming to major economic development meeting

Columnists April 24, 2019 |

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will headline the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance’s Mid-Year Meeting and Luncheon on May 8. DeSantis’ visit comes as the state marked a 3.5 percent unemployment rate—0.3