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Broward, Miami-Dade reopening expected May 18

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

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Enabling a better response to Covid-19

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

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Empty houses could sell faster

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

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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

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

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Tips to prepare for a re-opening

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

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Celebratory horns to kick off virtual boat show

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,

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Phase one in Palm Beach County to start on Monday

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

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Business as Usual – Dyan’s Country Kitchen, Dyan Harpest, owner

Business backstory: Since opening in 2006, this homestyle restaurant/deli has endeared itself to the Coral Springs community. Harpest, who previously operated Duffy’s Diner in Fort Lauderdale, pours her heart into

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Business as Unusual – Coral Ridge Yacht Club, Answers coordinated by Madison Bracken, director of membership

Business backstory: The venerable and private Fort Lauderdale-based yacht club, opened in 1947, continues to bridge the worlds of throwback elegance and modern conveniences. The marina features 65 dock slips

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Gov. DeSantis discussing next steps for South Florida

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

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Rising Tide Car Wash rolls out sanitation measures 

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

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Real estate considerations

By Jay Mussman Luxury real estate in the United States rallied in both sales volume and price in the fourth quarter of 2019. Then the coronavirus began, slowing the demand

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