One Liners

On Thursday, June 22nd, South Florida Business & Wealth hosted the third annual celebration honoring top young professionals who have achieved excellence in their careers, shown a commitment to their community

► David Bowers, of law firm Jones Foster Johnston & Stubbs, received the Gerald T. Hart Outstanding Tax Attorney of the Year award from the Florida Bar’s Tax Section. ► Cleveland

►New York developer Steve Witkoff is under contract to purchase the Weston Town Center for approximately $90 million. ►Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the $9.3 million sale of Executive University Courts,

► RealConnex, a B2B platform for real estate professionals, has partnered with the Miami Association of Realtors. ► Fernando Nicolau joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management’s Miami office as an international

► Carl Von Luger Steak & Seafood, an offshoot of the famed Peter Luger Steak House of New York, plans to open two restaurants at the North Palm Beach Country

►Moffitt Cancer Center entered a clinical partnership with Hollywood’s Memorial Healthcare System. ►The Jim Moran Institute will host the seventh annual Business and Leadership Conference at the Fort Lauderdale Convention

► The $325 million Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum debuted in downtown Miami. ► U.S. Century Bank appointed Aida Levitan as board chairman. ► The Superior Bike Shop opened in

►Fort Lauderdale-based Total Marine Solutions, a maritime environmental and safety company, launched Ocean Guardian, a software program designed to help keep the shipping industry environmentally compliant. ►Ellis Diversified obtained approval

► ESJ Capital Partners acquired Miami’s 18-acre Jungle Island entertainment park for $60 million and will renovate it, adding a zip line and waterslides. ► Chad Moss, executive vice president

► Fortress Investment Group, parent of Brightline and Coral Gables-based Florida East Coast Industries, will be acquired by Tokyo’s SoftBank Group Corp. for roughly $3.3 billion in cash. ► Coral

► Florida Atlantic University’s Tech Runway named Donald Kiselewski as chairman to its advisory board. ► National home builder Pulte Group proposed to build Bella Vita, a 98-unit townhouse complex

►Greenspoon Marder Co-Managing Director Gerald Greenspoon launched the Organization for Safe Cannabis Regulation, a nonprofit lobbying group to influence enactment of Amendment 2. ►Developer Eli Halali has proposed a five-story,