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Not So Scary

Sometimes bad stories end up with happy endings. A major political scandal arose when Tamarac’s Sabal Palm golf course was being converted to residential development land. Father-and-son developers Bruce and

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Estate planning: Old rules can bite

The so-called fiscal cliff legislation has changed the world of estate planning with its $5.34 million exclusion before the estate gift tax kicks in. Samuel A. Donaldson, a professor at

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The 2014 Apogee Awards

The SFBW Apogee Awards were handed out during a gala celebration at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 6. Honorees, guests and sponsors celebrated with a pre-awards event

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Expect a great 2015

I guess this is where someone with 30 years of business journalism and an economic minor should be ready to pick apart what’s ahead with the economy. Sorry, doubters. Like

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Paramount times two

Paramount is emerging as a major brand in the luxury condo market in South Florida. Paramount Bay in the Omni area was an iconic project during the last boom and

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2015 Let the good times roll

“South Florida should be excited about 2015. There is tremendous excitement in tech around the startup and accelerator community.” Rolando Aedo Executive VP / CMO Greater Miami Convention & Visitors

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The Survivor

Regent Bank Chairman and CEO Cyril S. “Sid” Spiro is ready for growth after raising $20 million in capital. The Great Recession whacked Regent’s customer base of small and medium-sized

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10 Takeaways

South Florida is becoming the victim of its own success when it comes to traffic. Miami last year went from 11th to 7th in TomTom’s ranking of the most congested

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Dive into dividends

Walter C. Bean says he gets distressed when he reads investors shouldn’t spend more than four percent of their portfolio or they’ll run out of money. He’s come up with

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Symbols of change

If you are looking for the leaders of cutting-edge developments in South Florida, we have an abundance in this issue.  One of the hottest trends in South Florida is developers

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Mystery Solved

Tell Carlos Arboleda and Mike Moore that there seems to be an air of mystery about what they do – even after looking at their COI Access website – and

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Trump South

Donald Trump started his South Florida purchases with the Mar-A-Lago mansion, but has gone on to partner with major developers and become a major force in the region’s golf scene.

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