Florida Trend back issues from December 2008:
Welcome to our new publisher.(Corner Office)
Dec 01, 2008; ... I couldn't be more pleased to introduce Bruce Faulmann, the man who's going to step into the publisher's job here at FLORIDA TREND when I retire in April. Deciding to leave FLORIDA TREND wasn't easy, but I've had 17 great years, and Bruce is well-qualified to lead our family of ...
Florida's schools.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Thank you very much for your thoughtful column on school choice ["The Power of Choice," October, FloridaTrend.com]. The evolution of your thinking on this topic roughly parallels my own. I was an editorial writer at the Miami Herald (1974-2000) when gubernatorial candidate Jeb ...
Amendment 2.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Amendment 2 was not about gay marriage ["Gay Marriage," October, FloridaTrend.com]. It was about eliminating standard rights and benefits to anyone who is not ...
Au naturel.(Executive Lifestyles: Designer Pools)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Owners: Captain Rufus and Melynda Wakeman, Jensen Beach, owners of River Palm Cottages & Fish Camp * Cost: More than $300,000. "The whole thing went over budget," says Melynda Wakeman. * Features: Chickee hut bar with stainless ...
Lagoon pool.(Executive Lifestyles: Designer Pools)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Owner: Tom Fogarty, South Miami, owner, Doral Title, Doral * Cost: $250,000 * Features; The elevated flagstone step entry is the focal point of the pool. Water spills over the edge of the Jacuzzi, cascading down over the ...
Going with the flow.(Executive Lifestyles: Designer Pools)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2008; ... * Owner: The owner, who prefers to remain anonymous, lives in California. The home is in Bella Collina in Lake County's Montverde. * Cost: $600,000. The glass tile alone cost $50,000 to $60,000, plus an additional $40,000 to $50,000 for labor. "The expense of the pool was so ...
This tourism is for the birds.(Executive Lifestyles: Getaways: Bird Watching)
Dec 01, 2008; ... As a senior executive with Royal Caribbean, Doug Santoni plots the movements and ports of its huge liners. Yet since he was a child, Santoni has been obsessed with the logistics of natural travelers who are much smaller and cover greater distances: Birds. As a devoted birder, ...
Bob Butterworth.(Icon)
Dec 01, 2008; ... (Florida attorney general, 1982-2002; Florida Department of Children and Families secretary, 2007-August 2008; age 66) * When you're attorney general or sheriff or whatever else, you're not the sheriff for the Democrats or independents or Republicans. You're a sheriff for all ...
Bright side.(Trendsetters: IT/Software)(Craig Technologies)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Carol Craig blows through her life story with such breezy efficiency you would think she's running through the well-known specs for a government contract her IT engineering and consulting firm is after. Pause, then, to review the specs. Born of Cuban parents and adopted as a ...
Linked in.(Trendsetters)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Every time the New World Symphony orchestral academy welcomes a new member, it asks a mouth-watering question: "Who, from anywhere in the world, would you really like to study with?" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thanks to the symphony's embrace of Internet2 under CEO Howard ...
Money-saving technology.(Trendsetters)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Communications engineer Raghib Qureshi, 39, and Mohammad Amirzadeh, 54, Florida Department of Management Services, won a Davis Productivity Award in technology advancement for integrating ...
Off the market: the real estate slump is allowing the Nature Conservancy to beef up its inventory.(LAND CONSERVATION)
Dec 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] More Florida land that would otherwise be facing heavy development pressure has the potential to wind up in conservation instead--compliments of the real estate slump. "We get calls every day from land owners large and small wanting to sell ...
Hitting home.(BANKING)
Dec 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The recent fortunes of the largest Florida-chartered bank, Coral Gables-based BankUnited, reflect both the stresses roiling the financial industry and a tougher regulatory climate for banks in the wake of the credit crisis. In August, ...
37 plays in 97 minutes.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)
Dec 01, 2008; ... The Reduced Shakespeare Company presents "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)[revised]" at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts ...
International boost.(TOURISM)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Despite a tough economy, tourism in Miami-Dade was up, driven, says the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, by international visitors. According to Smith Travel Research, average room rates in Miami-Dade in the first seven months of the year were second only to New York's. The ...
Mercantil Commercebank.(Miami-Dade: Players)
Dec 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Millar Wilson replaces the retiring J, Guillermo Villar as president and CEO of Coral ...
Ivax Diagnostics.(Miami-Dade: Players)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Paul F. Kennedy, who partially controls a group that recently purchased Ivax Diagnostics (Amex-IVD), has been named ...
AvMed Health Plans.(Miami-Dade: Players)
Dec 01, 2008; ... AvMed Health Plans named Ed Hannum president and COO. He had been acting COO since ...
Trivest Partners.(CORAL GABLES)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Private equity firm Trivest Partners closed its Trivest Fund IV ...
MasTec.(CORAL GABLES)
Dec 01, 2008; ... MasTec agreed to purchase Fargo, N.D.-based wind energy contractor Wanzek Construction for $200 million and the ...
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.(CORAL GABLES)
Dec 01, 2008; ... The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine received a $39.9-million National Institutes of Health grant to follow the health of children nationwide from conception until they turn 21; an option could ...
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners.(CORAL GABLES)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners ...
Ocean Bank is foreclosing on a $10.9-million loan it made for the Pebblewalk Village development.(DORAL)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Ocean Bank is foreclosing on a $10.9-million loan it made for the Pebblewalk ...
Ryder System.(MEDLEY)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Ryder System (NYSE-R) agreed to acquire the assets ...
Miami Worldcenter.(MIAMI)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Developers Art Falcone and Marc Roberts have proposed a nine-block, 25-acre mixed-use project between the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and Miami's central business district. Miami Worldcenter would include ...
Arellano Construction Co.(MIAMI)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Spanish construction company OHL Group acquired 70% of ...
Edgewater by the Bay.(MIAMI)
Dec 01, 2008; ... The developers of Edgewater by the Bay, a nearly ...
Carlisle Development Group.(MIAMI)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Affordable housing developer Carlisle Development Group and non-profit Carrfour Supportive Housing, which provides housing for the "formerly homeless," completed restoration of the 100-unit Royalton, a historic 1920s ...
Miami Dade College.(MIAMI)
Dec 01, 2008; ... The Mitchell Wolfson Sr. Foundation donated nearly $11 million to ...
Carlos de Cespedes and Jorge de Cespedes, founders of now-bankrupt medical distribution company Pharmed, pleaded guilty in Miami federal court to charges of tax evasion and wire fraud.(MIAMI)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Carlos de Cespedes and Jorge de Cespedes, founders of now-bankrupt medical distribution company Pharmed, pleaded ...
Royal Caribbean Cruises.(MIAMI)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Royal Caribbean Cruises agreed to sell its 50% interest in Island Cruises to joint ...
Miami Herald.(MIAMI)
Dec 01, 2008; ... The Miami Herald announced it will cut another 119 positions--around 10% of its workforce--on top of 250 ...
Whopper Bar.(MIAMI)
Dec 01, 2008; ... A Whopper Bar at Universal CityWalk in Orlando will ...
Camacho Cigars.(MIAMI)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Oettinger Davidoff Group bought Miami-based ...
"Harnessing the Power of the Connected World".(MIAMI)
Dec 01, 2008; ... The University of Miami will host a forum titled "Harnessing the Power of the Connected World" on Jan. 15-16. The forum will focus on challenges and opportunities in an interconnected ...
Federal community development block grants.(MIAMI-DADE COUNTY)
Dec 01, 2008; ... The county will receive more than $62 million ...
Miami International Airport.(MIAMI-DADE COUNTY)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Miami International Airport lowered landing fees from $1.94 per 1,000 pounds to $1.18 and ...
Yedra Polaris World Garden Furniture.(MIAMI GARDENS)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Spanish retailer Yedra Polaris World ...
Stepping up.(HIGHER EDUCATION)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Since January, 1,000 wannabe teachers, nurses, healthcare managers and others have enrolled in nine new baccalaureate degree programs at Indian River State College. "It's been exciting to see the response" says President Edwin Massey. He's considering an ...
Not enough credit.(DAYJET)
Dec 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Revolutionizing air travel looked to be a long shot in the best of times. Add in tight credit markets, and the Day Jet revolution fizzled after less than a year in the air. The on-demand, per-seat regional flight service based in Boca Raton and founded by ...
Ken Jenne.(Southeast: Players)
Dec 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Former Broward County Sheriff Ken Jenne, who finished serving more than 10 months in federal prison for mail fraud and ...
Bertha Henry.(Southeast: Players)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Broward interim county administrator Bertha Henry was given the $290,000-a-year ...
Martin County Convention and Visitors Bureau.(Southeast: Players)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Rozeta Mahboubi became executive director of the Martin County Convention and Visitors Bureau, replacing the late Terri ...
Home loans.(REAL ESTATE)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Percentage of south Florida mortgaged owner-occupied homes that also have a second mortgage or home equity loan. <Pre> Location 20052007 Broward26.3% 31.1% Palm ...
James Batmasian.(BOCA RATON)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Prominent commercial property owner James Batmasian, 61, in September began serving an ...
Office Depot.(BOCA RATON)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Office Depot (NYSE-ODP) was selected by the state of New York as one of its office supplies ...
GEO Group.(BOCA RATON)
Dec 01, 2008; ... GEO Group (NYSE-GEO) expects to reap $48 million in annualized revenue from state contracts to build and manage a $120-million, 2,000-bed ...
Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties opened its 170-room.(BOYNTON BEACH)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties opened its ...
The Rothstein Family Foundation, led by Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm CEO Scott W. Rothstein and his wife, Kimberly, donated $1 million to Holy Cross Hospital.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Dec 01, 2008; ... The Rothstein Family Foundation, led by Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm CEO Scott W. Rothstein and his wife, ...
Spherion.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Staffing company Spherion (NYSE-SFN) says its Employee Confidence index, conducted by Harris Interactive to measure confidence in the economy, job market and ...
Geoplasma.(FORT PIERCE)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Atlanta-based Geoplasma, a company that says it can use plasma torch technology to turn waste into energy, cut back ...
Ginn-LA WSL.(FORT PIERCE)
Dec 01, 2008; ... St. Lucie County commissioners approved a proposal from Ginn-LA WSL to mine ...
Tousa.(HOLLYWOOD)
Dec 01, 2008; ... In its reorganization plan, bankrupt home builder Tousa (OTC-TOUSQ.PK) wants some of its lenders to take equity in the company in place of ...
Cbeyond.(MIRAMAR)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Cbeyond, an Atlanta-based internet service provider, will open a regional headquarters, employing 80 to 100 over the next five ...
Pediatrix Medical Group.(SUNRISE)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE-PDX), soon to be known as Mednax, a 1,100-doctor, physician ...
5.5-acre oceanfront site with a $225-million list price.(VERO BEACH)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Thorpe/Sotheby's International Realty was selected to market a 5.5-acre ...
Urban Design Studio and Kilday & Associates, two of Palm Beach County's largest urban design, planning and landscape architecture firms.(WEST PALM BEACH)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Urban Design Studio and Kilday & Associates, two of Palm Beach County's largest urban design, planning and landscape architecture ...
Ocean Properties.(WEST PALM BEACH)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Palm Beach County commissioners voted to spike an agreement with developer Ocean Properties for it to build a 400-room hotel at the ...
Palm Beach Newspapers.(WEST PALM BEACH)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Palm Beach Newspapers says printing of the Palm Beach Post and affiliated publications will be done by Tribune Co.'s Sun-Sentinel at its Deerfield Beach plant beginning this ...
First Capital.(WEST PALM BEACH)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Under a deal between financial services firm First Capital and Hong Kong electronics company Proview International Holdings, First ...
Economy comes into play.(SPORTS BUSINESS)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 2001, the last time Tampa hosted a Super Bowl, the game's economic impact on the city was estimated at $250 million. The game's heft has only continued to grow with the years. In 2005, for example, Super Bowl XXXIX generated an estimated $300 million ...
Beyond Butterflies.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)(South Florida Museum)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Butterflies get most of the attention, but Florida's moths are often just as spectacular. Using a high-resolution scanner, artist Joseph Scheer created detailed ...
Alico.(Southwest: Players)
Dec 01, 2008; ... La Belle-based land management company Alico has hired Don Schrotenboer as vice president of real ...
Mahaffey Theater Foundation.(Southwest: Players)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Colin Bissett is the new executive director of the Mahaffey Theater Foundation in St ....
Citrus County Visitors & Convention Bureau.(Southwest: Players)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Maria Chancey is the new director of the ...