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The Millennial Issue

Welcome to the first themed issue of SFBW, which focuses on the millennial generation. What is a millennial? The age bracket is somewhat loosely defined. One definition is they came

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The Relentless Millennial

Looking for a high achiever in the millennial generation? Meet Yamal Yidios. Since founding Ytech International 10 years ago, he has invested in, developed and redeveloped over 7,000 housing units

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Andy’s World

For two decades, Andrew Cagnetta has been the CEO of Transworld Business Advisors, the state’s biggest company when it comes to successfully putting together buyers and sellers of businesses. Transworld

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South Florida’s banking history takes a good turn

Interviewing Jorge Gonzalez about the continuing success of City National Bank of Florida prompted me to reflect on how banking has been one of the challenging businesses in South Florida

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The Inside Story

City National Bank of Florida has survived a two-and-a-half-year regulatory gauntlet to close on its deal to be acquired by Chile’s Banco de Cr’dito e Inversiones (Bci). While many institutions

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Little Italy on I-75

Rick Case Automotive Group’s I-75 “Auto Row” in Davie, which already includes Alfa Romeo and Fiat dealerships, is getting even more Italian these days with the opening of a Maserati

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Waves of Wealth

There was a lot more than boats surrounding this year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. In a whirlwind 24 hours: I checked out an exclusive ultra-luxury launch party at Banyan

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Quest for Talent

You might call Bianca Diosdado a unicorn hunter – always seeking unique, coveted talent in the field of technology. Not only is finding candidates a competitive process, but there is

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Apogee Awards

SFBW celebrated the 2015 Apogee Awards on Oct. 21 with a festive cocktail reception and awards program at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale that drew more than 350 guests and

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Achieving and Giving Back

I’m not sure there’s anything more refreshing after a day’s work than snipping a few mint leaves from the backyard garden and then adding some rum, sugar and fresh lime

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Riding the Rails

The morning of Nov. 16 brought the ultimate wake-up call for the need for more rail transit in South Florida. A shooting before dawn caused southbound I-95 near Northwest 95th

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Victory in VC Land

The expansion of Athenian Venture Partners into South Florida shows how the region is building a venture capital ecosystem, although it’s a long way from being Boston or Austin. Karl

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