Chamber seeks to halt 19.6 percent increase in workers’ compensation rates

The Florida Chamber of Commerce testified Tuesday at an Office of Insurance Regulation hearing that a proposed 19.6 percent rate increase in workers compensation insurance rates will hurt Florida’s business

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Randall Vitale joins Hoffman’s Chocolates as VP

Randall Vitale has joined Hoffman’s Chocolates as regional vice president and will oversee marketing and manage Hoffman’s Chocolates retail stores, corporate sales, online sales and its new mobile truck, The

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Brazil’s Bauducco Foods opens U.S. headquarters, expects to create 200 jobs

Bauducco Foods, a leading manufacturer of baked goods in Brazil, has opened its U.S. headquarters in Miami. Bauducco Foods USA is also gearing up to produce baked goods at the location

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Lewis Greenberg joins Marcum

Lewis Greenberg, the immediate past president of the South Florida chapter of the American Marketing Association, has left his position at the Daszkal Bolton accounting firm to become southeast U.S. marketing

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King Rex: Printing company’s founder and family keep innovating for six decades

By Kevin Gale Rex 3 founder Julius Miller is 94, but that doesn’t stop him from embracing change. His company recently spent $4.75 million on new technology, including a $4

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More Than Guest-Work

Kolter’s growing collection of hotels keeps its leader going By Arnie Rosenberg | Photography by Larry Wood Scott Webb knew all about office buildings. Heading up the commercial division of

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The Big One

Wind insurance losses could hit $150 billion in a worst-case scenario By Martin Lenkowsky Weather experts say it’s simply a matter of when, and not if. South Floridians someday will

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Branded in Brickell

SLS Lux Brickell is part two of the brand’s South Florida story By Leslie J. KrafT Will there ever be enough luxury condos in Brickell? Plenty of developers seem to think

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Tops at TD

Ernie Diaz leads TD Bank’s rapidly growing operations in Florida By Kevin Gale | Photography by Larry Wood Ernie Diaz, regional president for TD Bank in Florida, actively promotes business

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Are You Tracking the Right Stuff?

By Greta Schulz I was speaking to a large CEO group when I asked a simple question: “What are you doing to track your salespeople?” The owner of a manufacturing

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The Ultra Project

Meet the ‘Ironman’ leading construction of MiamiCentral By Kevin Gale John Planz is leading construction of Miami’s half-mile, high-speed rail station the same way he runs 100-mile races: by breaking

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More than Motivation Seven Steps to Leadership Success

By Stephen Garber Successful leaders (and coaches) are more than great motivators. They are mentors, teachers – and, yes, managers. They cultivate behaviors in their people that drive passion and

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