Recently added articles from South Florida CEO:
Real estate's hold.(Editor's Note)
Oct 01, 2007; Broder-Singer, Rochelle ... There is no question the real estate market is in turmoil. The headlines remind us daily of a crisis in subprime mortgages, defaults among mortgage holders at all credit levels and enormous slowdowns in homebuilding and sales. In South Florida, investors and economists are holding their ...
Students get down to business.(EDUCATION)
Oct 01, 2007; Lluch, Oriane ... Entrepreneurship is not just for grown-ups. At least that is what the New York-based National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) wants you to think. In Miami-Dade County public high schools, more than 2,000 students from low-income, minority and at-risk communities participate ...
A Spanish-language milestone.(POLITICS)
Oct 01, 2007; Marshall, Lauren ... In September, seven of the United States' Democratic presidential candidates participated in the first nationally televised debate broadcast in Spanish, live in prime time on the Univision Network. The University of Miami's Bank-United Center in Coral Gables hosted the forum, and Univision ...
Dolphin gets a new team.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; Suarez, Yeleny ... Come football season 2008, the Miami Dolphins will open their home to another team. The University of Miami signed a 25-year contract for its Hurricanes to play football at Dolphin Stadium. Home games will move to the Miami Gardens facility from the Orange Bowl, where the Hurricanes began ...
The list is in!(INC. 500)
Oct 01, 2007; Lluch, Oriane ... Inc. Magazine has unleashed its Inc. 500 annual list of the nation's fastest-growing companies, and it includes 11 South Florida firms. The South Florida company ranked highest on the list--Miami-based Global Risk Solutions Inc., No. 16--helps insurance companies handle claims. According ...
Do you hate your landlord?(REAL ESTATE)
Oct 01, 2007; Suarez, Yeleny ... You've probably seen the billboards: "We Hate Your Landlord Too," they proclaim. They are part of an office condo marketing campaign by Miami Gardens-based real estate investment management and development company N.R. Investments Inc. The campaign includes the N.R.-created "Freedom of ...
The $16 million marathon.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; Marshall, Lauren ... January in South Florida is a pretty appealing time for a marathon. Some 30,000 visitors hit Miami and Miami Beach in January for the ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon--bringing a $15.8 million economic impact, according to a post-event study by Sport Tourism Event Research Network ...
New York private equity invests locally.(BIG DEALS)
Oct 01, 2007; Suarez, Yeleny ... Apollo Management LP will invest $1 billion in Miami-based NCL Corp. Ltd., the parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line and NCL America. Apollo will become a 50 percent owner with Hong Kong-based Star Cruises Ltd., NCL's current owner, and will name the majority of NCL's board. When the ...
Expanding public companies.(BIG DEALS)
Oct 01, 2007; Suarez, Yeleny ... Fort Lauderdale-based technology giant Citrix Systems Inc. agreed to purchase Palo Alto, Calif.-based XenSource Inc. for $500 million in a combination of cash and stock. Citrix says the acquisition extends its leadership in the application-delivery infrastructure market and moves it into ...
Media acquisitions.(BIG DEALS)
Oct 01, 2007; Suarez, Yeleny ... Claxson Interactive Group Inc., a multimedia company based in Argentina and Miami, sold IberoAmerican Radio Chile for $74.6 million to Miami-based Grupo Latino de Radiodifusion, an affiliate of Madrid-based Prisa Group. Grupo Latino de Radiodifusion will control all of IberoAmerican Radio ...
One merger on; one off.(BIG DEALS)
Oct 01, 2007; Suarez, Yeleny ... Delray Beach-based Applied Digital Solutions Inc. acquired the 45 percent of St. Paul, Minn.-based Digital Angel Corp. that it did not already own. Applied Digital says the $31 million all-stock merger will reduce its costs by more than $2 million a year. Digital Angel makes radio ...
Real estate.(BIG DEALS)
Oct 01, 2007; Suarez, Yeleny ... The Westfield Group, an Australian real estate firm, purchased Broward Mall in Plantation and Westland Mall in Hialeah for $400 million. The seller was SPG-FCM Ventures, a joint venture between Simon Property Group Inc. and Farallon Capital Management LLC. BTI Wellington ...
Former Holland & Knight PA partners Alcides Avila and partners Wilfredo "Fred" Rodriguez, Eugenio "Gene" Hernandez, Patricia Hernandez, Daniel Mena and Marco Ferri formed the law firm of Avila Rodriguez Hernandez Mena & Ferri LLP in Coral Gables.(Executive Changes)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Former Holland & Knight PA partners Alcides Avila and partners Wilfredo "Fred" Rodriguez, Eugenio "Gene" Hernandez, Patricia Hernandez, ...
Nick Davison was named chief operating officer of Fort Lauderdale-based Certified Vacations Group Inc.(Executive Changes)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Nick Davison was named chief operating officer of Fort Lauderdale-based Certified Vacations Group Inc ....
Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(Executive Changes)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. promoted Royal Caribbean International President ...
Kip Hunter launched Kip Hunter Marketing in Fort Lauderdale.(Executive Changes)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Kip Hunter, former president of marketing for Weston-based Levinson Jewelers, ...
The Miami Children's Hospital Foundation named attorney Lucy Morillo as its president.(Executive Changes)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Miami Children's Hospital Foundation named attorney Lucy ...
Ronald B. Ravikoff and Joseph I. Zumpano were elected co-chairmen of the Florida Association of Managing Partners.(Executive Changes)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Ronald B. Ravikoff and Joseph I. Zumpano were elected co-chairmen of the Florida Association of Managing Partners. Ravikoff is managing partner of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP in Miami. Zumpano is ...
SFRN Inc. named Andre Rayman president of the company.(Executive Changes)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Civil engineering firm SFRN Inc. named Andre Rayman president of the company. Ray-man ...
The player: David Schwartz.(INPLAY)
Oct 01, 2007; Lluch, Oriane ... Latest Play: Took over as 2007-2008 president of the Florida International Bankers Association Inc. Background: Schwartz, 49, speaks for the international banking and finance trade association's members--which include 80 financial institutions from 18 nations. A senior vice ...