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Bluegreen shares drop sharply

Shares of Boca Raton-based Bluegreen Vacations (NYSE: BXG) fell 19 percent, down $1.97, to close at $8.35 on Tuesday as Bass Pro Shops said it was canceling a marketing agreement

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A push to stop Rolling Loud in wake of shootings

Commissioners in Sunny Isles Beach may formally ask Miami Gardens to prohibit future Rolling Loud festivals at Hard Rock Stadium, the Miami Herald reported. I had blogged shortly after the

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Virgin Trains USA starts work on tracks to Orlando

Virgin Trains USA, formerly Brightline, has started a $4 billion construction project on the tracks between West Palm Beach and Orlando International Airport. Virgin Trains said the first load of

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Washington Post: Business down sharply at Trump National Doral

Net operating income at Trump National in Doral fell 69 percent over two years ending in 2017, according to a Washington Post article. The article indicates that some consumers may

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Dear Rolling Loud Festival—please don’t come back

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,”

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Visit Florida faces elimination

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

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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
Carnival investors shrug off judge’s threat

The threat from U.S. District Court Judge Patricia Seitz sounds pretty stark: She might bar Carnival Corp. from temporarily docking its ships in U.S. ports for violating its probation. The

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Run on the runway

Trustbridge Hospice Foundation and Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport are partnering to host the inaugural Uptown 5K on the Runway on April 13. Runners and walkers can register and create team

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The hipster music scene for Virgin Voyages

With 400 brands in Virgin Group, it’s easy to forget that Sir Richard Branson’s business empire is founded on music. Virgin Voyages’ Scarlett Lady will provide a strong reminder, though,

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Marlins Park revamps club

Just in time for the upcoming season, Marlins Park is opening The Club by Dex Imaging behind home plate. The Club is a transformation of the Diamond Club and will feature guest

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Chef Paul Youngstrand Heads the NYY Steak Kitchen

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Food and cooking equal comfort for Paul Youngstrand, chef at NYY Steak at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. As a youngster growing up

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Bluegreen Vacations shares jump on privatizing move

Shares of Bluegreen Vacations Corp. were up 18.8 percent in mid-morning trading after majority shareholder BBX Capital Corp. announced it would take the company private. Shares of Bluegreen, which is

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