Jay Mahaney was the cutest little dude. He was one and a half and I was a much more worldly 8-year-old. Â I loved being with him until he hit
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Celebrating the Pinnacle Welcome to the inaugural Apogee Awards, a tribute to the success of twenty-four C-level executives throughout South Florida. The region has many business awards programs, but this
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Hamid Hashemi says he got into the movie business because he didn’t know any better and stayed because he is a sore loser. About 30 years later, the founder, president
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In most of our businesses and organizations, our model, service or technology is really not our differentiator. Success is determined by the quality of our people and how they relate
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After moving to Florida to “try his hand at the family business,” Rocco quickly got a job as a busboy at Big City Tavern. “It was the busiest restaurant I
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Veteran recruiting and staffing expert Mitch Kramer says there’s almost a double whammy for employers these days. Many got used to minimal raises and bonuses during the recession, but now
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The mentoring program developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is landing in South Florida. Amid South Florida’s growing entrepreneurial scene, Florida Atlantic University’s 27,000-square-foot Tech Runway is unique by
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It seems just about every city in South Florida is trying to create a live/work/play neighborhood, but Coral Gables is getting ready to freshen up one of the first in
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He may be the reigning Indy 500 champion, but Ryan Hunter-Reay has only one thing on his mind at the moment – not waking toddler son Ryden from the ever-important afternoon
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Cigar retailing is typified by a guy who loves to smoke and opens one store. Abe Dababneh has built an empire. His Smoke Inn stores have grown to 12 locations
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About 90 percent of all businesses in the United States are owned or controlled by families, but only 30 percent make it successfully to the second generation. Only 10 to
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The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce honored two individual leaders and Miami Dade College for vision and leadership with its first Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Award of Excellence. The program
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