South Florida CEO back issues from November 2006:
Editor's note.
Nov 01, 2006; ... Recently, the owners of SouthFloridaCEO gave me the opportunity to become publisher of this magazine. It's a job I accepted with a great deal of enthusiasm, tempered with the reality that the magazine business is challenging and that now my task is to apply as much creative energy to ...
A few familiar faces.(UP FRONT)(Company overview)
Nov 01, 2006; ... James S. Cassel sold his Coral Gables-based investment banking firm, Capitalink LC, to New York-based Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc.--and brings a familiar name back into the South Florida business spotlight. Phillip Frost, who founded Miami-based Ivax Corp., and was its CEO ...
Whither the fallout.(UP FRONT)
Nov 01, 2006; ... The International Atomic Energy Agency is purchasing full-body antinuclear suits from Coral Gables-based Radiation Shield Technologies Inc. The United Nations Development program in the former Soviet republic of Belarus will use the suits in a project to strengthen emergency preparedness ...
HQ goes, R&D stays.(UP FRONT)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc. may have moved its headquarters from Miami to New Jersey, but it still has a heart for South Florida. This summer, the pharmaceutical firm, which develops drugs to control cholesterol, opened a 96,000-square-foot research facility in Weston that can ...
Big deals.(UP FRONT)
Nov 01, 2006; ... * Miami-based Sunbeam Television Corp.--which owns WSVN-TV Channel 7--paid $113.7 million for Boston's WLVI-TV Channel 5. The former WB affiliate will launch programming under the CW network. * The Atrium Buildings in Blue Lagoon Office Park at Waterford in Miami changed hands ...
Baptist Health South Florida.(EXECUTIVE CHANGES)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Baptist Health South Florida named Bo Boulenger CEO of Baptist Hospital of Miami. He had spent 15 years as CEO of Baptist ...
Covenant Healthcare System.(EXECUTIVE CHANGES)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Paul Del Uomo, who recently retired as CEO of Covenant Healthcare ...
Goldstein Schechter Price Lucas Horwitz & Co.(EXECUTIVE CHANGES)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Sanford B. "Sandy" Horwitz of Goldstein Schechter Price Lucas Horwitz & Co. PA is the new chairman of the Miami Beach Chamber of ...
Greater Richmond Technology Council.(EXECUTIVE CHANGES)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Tracey Pera Sanders, former assistant director of the Greater Richmond Technology Council in ...
The Coconut Grove Bank board.(EXECUTIVE CHANGES)
Nov 01, 2006 ... The Coconut Grove Bank board of directors elected Charles A. Schuette as its new chairman. Schuette, the Bank's general counsel ...
Palm Beach Gardens-based Lydian Bank & Trust.(EXECUTIVE CHANGES)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Palm Beach Gardens-based Lydian Bank & Trust named Patricia A. Travis as its new director. Travis had been ...
Luis A. Gazitua, 30.(NextGen)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Current Position: Senior advisor to Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez Background: The Miami native attended the University of Florida in 1994 and transferred in 1997 to Florida International University, where he obtained a bachelor's in sociology and anthropology with a ...
Hannah Hausman-Greaux, 30.(NextGen)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Current Position: Director of development, Miami Children's Museum Background: Hausman-Greaux grew up in New Mexico and moved to Miami in 1994, obtaining a bachelor's in theater performance from the University of Miami in 1998. After graduation, she worked for Creative Camps at ...
Aileen Izquierdo, 33.(NextGen)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Current Position: Vice President for Communications and Marketing. Florida Atlantic University Background: A bachelor's in public relations and sociology in 1995 followed by a master's in communications in 1998--both from Florida International University--prepared Izquierdo for ...
Jorge J. Gonzalez.(INPLAY)
Nov 01, 2006; ... The Player: Jorge J. Gonzalez, 41 Latest Play: Gonzalez replaced Carlos Migoya (who now oversees the Atlantic banking region from New York) as Wachovia Bank's regional president for Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. Background: A Miami native, Gonzalez has spent 16 of ...
Alan M. Levine.(INPLAY)
Nov 01, 2006; ... The Player: Alan M. Levine, 39 Latest Play: Levine took over as CEO of North Broward Hospital District, one of the county's two non-profit tax-assisted community health care systems; he replaced Will Trower, who had been CEO for 11 years. Background: Before taking ...
Seaworthy strategy? Allied Richard Bertram Marine Group must grow quickly to remain competitive in the yacht market.(marine)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Allied Richard Bertram Marine Group has a new captain at its helm: Ken Landon. Landon joined the Fort Lauderdale-based yachting icon in January, determined to grow the company in an ever-consolidating industry with steep competition. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ARBM says ...
Nokia dials in.(international)(Interview)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Last month, Nokia Corp. moved its Latin American division headquarters to Miami-Dade's Blue Lagoon office park from Irving, Texas. The Finland-based company says it is the largest manufacturer of mobile devices in the world. SouthFloridaCEO spoke with Maurizio Angelone, the Italian-born ...
The milk quake: pinning its hope on shelf-stable milk, Bravo Foods International is cashing in on thirsty kids and adults.(food & beverage)
Nov 01, 2006; ... It's an almost daily ritual performed by millions of school kids on campuses nationwide: drop the money in the vending machine and out comes a sugary soft drink. At least that's how it was for years before schools started banning carbonated soft drinks in an effort to promote a ...
Democratic candidate Jim Davis.(THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR)(Interview)
Nov 01, 2006; ... In the race to be Florida's next governor, neither of the major-party candidates has a strong South Florida connection, and both have said curiously little about the region's most pressing business issues. In separate phone interviews, SouthFloridaCEO asked each candidate the same set of ...
Republican candidate Charlie Crist.(THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR)(Interview)
Nov 01, 2006; ... SOUTHFLORIDACEO: How important is bringing the headquarters of the Free Trade Area of the Americas to South Florida? CHARLIE CRIST: It's top shelf of importance for me. I think that Florida has an opportunity to lead America in terms of our development of relationships with our ...
Combing the fair: cutting-edge or modern masterpiece--a guide to the galleries and artists at Art Basel Miami Beach 2006.
Nov 01, 2006; ... One doesn't have to be a modern art connoisseur or a world-class critic to really get something from the Art Basel Miami Beach 2006 experience. "This is definitely one of those something-for-everyone situations," says Lawrence Luhring, co-owner of the Luhring Augustine Gallery ...
Sussing out the trends: experts are reluctant to call any piece of art "trendy," but there are some general movements in contemporary art.
Nov 01, 2006 ... Visiting Art Basel Miami Beach during its run at the Miami Beach Convention Center Dec. 7-10 will give you a good perspective on what constitutes the cutting edge of contemporary art. But ask the gallery owners who will exhibit at the enormous art fair what the trends are in contemporary ...
Artful planning: some of South Florida's most prominent collectors share their own strategies for viewing, buying and learning.
Nov 01, 2006; ... With acres of original works shipped from all points on the globe, and more than 200 galleries displaying the creations of 1,500 artists, getting the most from Art Basel requires a bit of planning. Every single day of Art Basel is a tremendously big deal, and any newcomer ...
Peeking into the private side of basel: we preview the private collections open during Art Basel Miami Beach.
Nov 01, 2006; ... To deepen your Art Basel experience, look beyond the art at the main event and get inside the next layer of the local art scene. It's an intimate world of private homes and offices--the bedrooms and boardrooms of South Florida's most powerful and influential art collectors. ...
Events.(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2006 ... DAILY DECEMBER 7 - 10 Events Art Basel Miami Beach: The International Art Show 200 galleries presenting 20th and 21st century art Noon-8 p.m. Miami Beach Convention Center 1901 Convention Center ...
Innovations tech/biotech: from cancer-fighting lettuce to anti-counterfeit invisible ink, a look at South Florida inventors building businesses based on innovations in technology and biotechnology.
Nov 01, 2006 ... COMPANY HITS ICEBERG SOLUTION LETTUCE COULD BE MUCH MORE THAN RABBIT FOOD IF ALTOR BIOSCIENCE CORP. SUCCEEDS IN GROWING ANTI-CANCER ANTIBODIES IN THE LEAFY GREENS. --BY SUZY VALENTINE A Miramar-based company's secret weapon in its fight against cancer is ...
A need for speed.(DOWNTIME)
Nov 01, 2006; ... For now, William P. "Brodie" White Jr. says he needs only a helmet when he races. Top speed on his course is a mere 150 miles per hour; he won't need flame-retardant clothing until he reaches higher ranks. White, 54, is an Autocross racer: he speeds his super-modified Porsche ...
Tasty bites: new and notable in South Florida dining.
Nov 01, 2006 ... SouthWestNY: The first SouthWestNY opened in lower Manhattan in 1999, and now its arepas with white cheese and tamarind-glazed pork chop are available at the Dolphin Mall. The venue offers indoor and outdoor seating, and hosts Alfresco fiestas every Friday from 9:30 p.m. to midnight with ...
Blissful brunch.(EXECUTIVE DINING)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Nikki Marina in Hollywood is a model of serenity. What could be lovelier than white canvas-covered beds and high banquettes dressed in white, with shell embellishments and sunlight peeking through the 9,000-square-foot, 585-seat eatery? Outside, it is decorated with wooden ...
New world order.(WINE & SPIRITS)
Nov 01, 2006; ... The wine collection inside the labyrinthine cellars of Miami Beach restaurant The Forge is worth $6.5 million. Sommelier Gino Santangelo supervises its more than 300,000 vintages, including "antique" wines such as an 1899 Chateaux Margaux and bottles from Baron Elie de Rothschild's private ...
Cover party.(SOUTH FLORIDA LIFE)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 13 SEPTEMBER 2006 SouthFloridaCEO celebrated its September magazine at its first cover party Sept. 13th at Dolphin Stadium's Hall of Champions in Miami Gardens. The Florida Marlins sponsored the event. 1 Florida Marlins President David Samson (second from right) with ...
Future Forum.(SOUTH FLORIDA LIFE)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 19 SEPTEMBER 2006 "Why Tourism is Everybody's Business" was the topic of the Sept. 19th Future Forum, presented by law firm Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC and SouthFloridaCEO magazine. The breakfast forum, sponsored by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, was held at ...
Power clicks.(SOUTH FLORIDA LIFE)
Nov 01, 2006 ... NAMES & FACES 1 Computer Associates made a $15,000 donation to the Overtown Youth Center in Miami, through an introduction from the South Florida Technology Alliance (SFTA). Pictured at the youth center are Ali Regli, account manager for SteelCloud; SFTA President Brian Nelson, ...