Florida Trend back issues from January 2009:
10 commandments in the first 60 days.(FloridaTrend.com: THE WEBSITE OF FLORIDA BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Juan Enriquez has some suggestions on what President Barack Obama and the rest of us have to do to fix America's economic mess. Watch his slideshow. Enriquez is chairman and CEO of life sciences research and investment firm Biotechonomy and is the founding director of the Harvard ...
Courtroom animation.(FloridaTrend.com: THE WEBSITE OF FLORIDA BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Watch a demonstration of Legal Art Work's 3-D courtroom animation ....
Conservation calendar.(FloridaTrend.com: THE WEBSITE OF FLORIDA BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... View a slideshow of the works of 12 Florida environmental photographers, including Carlton Ward Jr., James Valentine and ...
Miami's Art Basel.(FloridaTrend.com: THE WEBSITE OF FLORIDA BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Almost half of the art galleries at Art Basel in Miami reported lower sales last month. View ...
Encouraging excellence.(Corner Office)
Jan 01, 2009; ... One of the most rewarding accomplishments during my 17 years as publisher was the launch of our teen magazine, Florida Trend's NEXT. We started NEXT in 2000 as a way to provide teens with the information they need to prepare for life after high school. Last August, we published our ninth ...
U.S. sugar and the everglades.(Readers)
Jan 01, 2009; ... We must move forward decisively with Florida's proposed acquisition of U.S. Sugar. This development is a sound and critically necessary investment in the Everglades restoration process. Mark Howard's analysis of the landmark U.S. Sugar land purchase for much-needed Everglades ...
Affordable housing.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009; ... I was glad to see FLORIDA TREND covering the affordable housing market ["This Housing Market Still Booms," November, FloridaTrend.com]. However, I believe the article could have more accurately reflected the impact that the current real estate bust and its associated foreclosures, slide of ...
Correction.(Readers)(Correction notice)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Okeechobee County's public school enrollment rose by 9 students ...
Harris Hopkins Mullen: Florida Trend founder : 1924-2008.(Tribute)(Obituary)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Harris Mullen died on Dec. 10 at age 84, he left a thriving business legacy, one built on a mix of foresight and determination. For decades, he was a leader in Tampa and Ybor City, where his transformation of a cigar factor into the Ybor Square ...
Modernized menus.(DINING & SPIRITS)(Gasparilla Inn)(Hotel review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] After almost 100 years, the Gasparilla Inn on Boca Grande has not lost its gentility. Its colors are daffodil yellow and crisp white trimmed with forest green, a prim village of summer/winter cottages surrounding a clapboard Greek Revival temple of ...
A taste of something new.(Florida Life: R&R Florida-Style)(Chalet Suzanne)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To the northeast of Gasparilla Inn, the landmark Chalet Suzanne has added an alternative to its traditional five-course banquet from the romaine soup of astronaut fame to lobster Newburg. New tastes have sparked up the brunch with Tuscan Benedict with ...
Wine & spirits.(Florida Life: R&R Florida-Style)
Jan 01, 2009; ... RED Pahlmeyer merlot Napa Valley $100 Ye of little faith in merlot better join this cult for the 2005. Pahlmeyer's merlot is the best this side of St. Emilion. Big flavors of berries, chocolate and cinnamon spices, cloaked in silk and warmed ...
Mood ring.(TAMPA)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lights On Tampa, a public installation of massive light displays, often projected onto buildings, opens Jan. 10. Participating artists include Casa Magica, Chris Doyle, Marina Zurkow, Will Pappenheimer and Carlton ...
Smithsonian masters.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Frost Art Museum at Florida International University opened late last year with six exhibitions in its nine galleries. The exhibitions include "Modern Masters from the Smithsonian American Art Museum" through March ...
Body of work.(TALLAHASSEE)(Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Our Body: The Universe Within" featuring nine polymer-preserved human bodies and 75 organs, opens Jan. 17 at Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science in Tallahassee. The exhibit displays the ...
19th-century illustrations.(OCALA)(Appleton Museum of Art)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ocala's Appleton Museum of Art features "Winslow Homer in America" through Jan. 18, with 142 wood engravings by the celebrated 19th-century American artist. Homer's illustrations, created in the heyday of magazine engraving, ...
Fun & games.(FLORIDA GETAWAYS)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * The biggest names in food and wine, Romanee-Conti, Peter Michael, Screaming Eagle, Emeril Lagasse, John Besh and Michael Mina are heading for the Naples Winter Wine Festival Feb. 6-8. It's $7,500 per couple and has raised almost $70 million--all while ...
New Year's resolutions.(LIFESTYLES)
Jan 01, 2009; ... FLORIDA TREND asked three of Florida's top business leaders about their New Year's resolutions, past and present. Pounding the Pavement [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Steve Odland Chairman/CEO, Office Depot Delray Beach Steve ...
Doug Williams.(Icon)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [Retired NFL quarterback, Super Bowl XXII most valuable player, former head coach at Brambling State University, personnel executive for the Tampa Bag Buccaneers; age 53] * We didn't have running water at our house until I was 14 years old. We drew water out back. We had an ...
Tampa & Hillsborough County.(Community Portrait)(County overview)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] During 2009, FLORIDA TREND will publish a series of profiles of Florida communities that we're calling Community Portraits. More than just gathering data, we're trying to capture the elements that make each community distinctive. [ILLUSTRATION ...
The freshman class: the Florida House gets 35 new members. All seven new senators served in the House.(Around the State: Statewide News
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thanks to term limits, there are plenty of fresh faces in Tallahassee this year. The seven new state senators are all veterans of the Florida House of Representatives, but Florida voters elected 35 new lawmakers to the lower chamber. The new ...
Grand design.(DESIGN DISTRICT)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 18-square-block area just north of downtown Miami known as the Miami Design District long ago secured its reputation as a place to shop for high-style furnishings, view art collections and enjoy design. Now the district is developing a reputation as ...
Miami-based Ocean Bank will have a receiver take over the 438-unit Terzetto at Aventura.(AVENTURA)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Miami-based Ocean Bank will have a receiver take over the 438-unit Terzetto ...
Real estate developer Turnberry is partnering with Miami-based Group 24.(AVENTURA)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Real estate developer Turnberry is partnering with Miami-based Group 24 to ...
Embassy Suites.(CORAL GABLES)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Chiman Patel plans to build a 250-room Embassy Suites across ...
MBF Healthcare Acquisition.(CORAL GABLES)
Jan 01, 2009; ... MBF Healthcare Acquisition terminated its agreement to ...
Adrienne Arsht pledged $5 million to the University of Miami.(CORAL GABLES)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Adrienne Arsht pledged $5 million to the University of Miami, including $2 million for the university's ethics program and $1 ...
Hialeah Hospital.(HIALEAH)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Hialeah Hospital opened its new operating ...
Miami Center office building.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... A New York subsidiary of Japan's Sumitomo Corp. paid $260 million for downtown's ...
Brickell Key developer Swire Properties, based in Hong Kong, paid $41.3 million for 5.65 acres near Brickell Avenue.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Brickell Key developer Swire Properties, based in Hong Kong, paid $41.3 million for 5.65 acres near Brickell ...
An investment fund led by Jorge Hernandez paid $22 million for a parcel of land.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... An investment fund led by Jorge Hernandez paid $22 million for a ...
Marina Blue condominium tower.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... A Miami investment group purchased the commercial component of the Marina Blue condominium tower, paying $14.7 ...
$10 million to the Miami Children's Hospital Foundation.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Herrera Petroleum Chairman Rafael Herrera and his family donated $10 million to the ...
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... The publicly owned Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts doubled attendance and balanced ...
Merrill-Stevens.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Yacht services firm Merrill-Stevens will discontinue its yacht sales ...
Commercial real estate firm Adler Group formed a $100-million fund to buy commercial properties with seed money from a European investor.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Commercial real estate firm Adler Group formed a $100-million fund to buy commercial properties with seed money from ...
Developer Sergio Pino has started Century Opportunity Fund to buy land in the county.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Developer Sergio Pino has started Century Opportunity Fund to buy land in the county. Current investors include Sedano's Supermarkets Vice President ...
Developer Jorge Perez of the Related Group and Philadelphia private equity firm Lubert-Adler launched a $1-billion fund to make bulk condo purchases.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Developer Jorge Perez of the Related Group and Philadelphia private equity firm Lubert-Adler ...
Met 2 Financial Center office tower.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Developers of the Met 2 Financial Center office tower, which will include 750,000 ...
Alonzo Mourning Charities.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Alonzo Mourning Charities has asked the county to lease it five ...
Mercy Hospital and a partnership led by Miami-based Related Group called off a controversial deal.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Mercy Hospital and a partnership led by Miami-based Related Group called off a controversial ...
Royal Caribbean.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Cruise line Royal Caribbean will begin sailing from Dubai in the ...
Burger King signed a deal with Broad Street Licensing Group that will bring out a line of apparel.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Burger King signed a deal with Broad Street Licensing Group that will bring out a line of ...
Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital acquired two specialty chemicals companies: Petroferm and Uniqema Americas1, whose combined sales exceed $300 million.(MIAMI)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital acquired two specialty chemicals companies: Petroferm and Uniqema Americas1, whose combined sales exceed $300 million ....
Fontainebleau.(MIAMI BEACH)
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Fontainebleau hotel reopened with a party and Victoria's Secret Fashion Show after being closed ...
961-acre residential development.(MIAMI-DADE COUNTY)
Jan 01, 2009; ... A group of developers including home builder Lennar, Century Homebuilders President Sergio Pino, commercial builder Edward Easton, lobbyist and Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto, Sedano's Supermarket President Agustin Herran and U.S. Century Bank ...
Major League Soccer expansion team.(MIAMI-DADE COUNTY)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Brightstar Chairman and CEO Marcelo Claure and Spanish soccer team Futbol Club Barcelona are bidding for a Major ...
Miami International Airport's south terminal.(MIAMI-DADE COUNTY)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Five subcontractors who worked on Miami International Airport's south terminal (finished a year ago) are suing either the project's contractor, Parsons-Odebrecht Joint Venture, or various ...
Bacardi U.S.A.(Miami-Dade: Players)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Michael Misiorski was named CFO and senior vice president of Miami-based Bacardi U.S.A. He had ...
Jackson Health System.(Miami-Dade: Players)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Jackson Health System COO Gene Bassett will become interim CEO starting this month, ...
NCL Corp.(Miami-Dade: Players)
Jan 01, 2009; ... NCL Corp.'s Kevin Sheehan added CEO to his titles as president and ...
Glades Pharmaceuticals.(Miami-Dade: Players)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Glades Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Coral Gables-based ...
Novis Pharmaceuticals.(Miami-Dade: Players)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Novis Pharmaceuticals appointed John J. Arlotta chairman ....
Miami Downtown Development Authority.(Miami-Dade: Players)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Alyce M. Robertson was appointed executive director of the Miami ...
Mercy Hospital.(Miami-Dade: Players)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Mercy Hospital promoted Manuel P. Anton III to COO. He had ...
Rents (2nd quarter 2008).(COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE)(Statistical table)
Jan 01, 2009; ... <Pre> COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE Rents (2nd quarter 2008) 2-Year Rent Compound Market(sq. ft.)Growth Lincoln Road$130 (Miami Beach) 40% Collins Avenue ...
One-stop VC shop.(BIOTECH)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gary Keller, 44, started in October as executive director of the Florida Institute for Commercialization of Public Research, a new attempt by the state --funded with $900,000--to recoup its investment in Florida universities and research institutions ....
Room to grow.(LAND)
Jan 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Room to Grow Supply of vacant developed lots based on annual starts pace (as of the end of the third quarter): Supply of Vacant County Lots (months) ...
Unsold new homes.(REAL ESTATE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] <Pre> REAL ESTATE Unsold New Homes Finished vacant south Florida homes in active subdivisions: County County 2nd quarter 3rd quarter Supply Broward 1,216 ...
Day Jet.(BOCA RATON)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Day Jet filed for ...
Bluegreen.(BOCA RATON)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Timeshare developer Bluegreen (NYSE-BXG) will ...
Embraer.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer plans to add 60 employees in the next five years to the 280 it already has at ...
AutoNation.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Auto dealership owner AutoNation (NYSE-AN), falling to its first quarterly toss since 1999, says that it will turn a profit and comply with its debt ...
Concord Camera.(HOLLYWOOD)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Unable to prosper in the age of digital cameras, disposable camera maker Concord Camera (Nasdaq-LENS), something of a ...
Scripps Florida.(JUPITER)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Biomed researcher Scripps Florida won a $1.5-million grant, part of a much larger grant to a consortium ...