►The Palace Group, a developer and operator of senior living communities, broke ground on the 320-unit Palace at Weston.

►National full-service law firm Greenspoon Marder acquired The Liaison Group, a federal advocacy firm for the cannabis industry.

►Catering group Proof of the Pudding formed a partnership with Informa U.S. Boat Shows to prepare food for events, including the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the Miami Yacht Show and the Palm Beach International Boat Show.

►For the fourth consecutive year, Greenspoon Marder has ranked in The American Lawyer’s “Am Law 200” annual list.

►DPR Construction placed the final beam on Northwest Medical Center’s vertical bed tower expansion in Margate.

► It’Sugar, a Deerfield Beach candy specialist with more than 100 retail locations, launched its limited-edition Giant All-Pink Starburst Box.

►Sears announced it is closing more stores this summer, including its location at the Broward Mall in Plantation.

►Colliers International South Florida negotiated the $13.9 million sale of a 28-acre Dania Beach industrial site to buyers Liberty Property Limited Partnership.

►Metropica, one of the nation’s largest under-construction mixed-use communities, signed tenant Dance With Me, a dance studio chain.

►Cleveland Clinic Florida established its endowed Amy and David Krohn Family Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Outcomes as part of a $6 million commitment by the namesakes.

►BBX Capital Chairman and CEO Alan B. Levan was named chairman of Nova Southeastern University’s board of trustees.

►FPB Investment Properties managing broker Roman Fischer was recognized by the National Association of Realtors as one of its “30 Under 30” rising stars in the real estate industry.