Brightline bonds move forward
Brightline took another major step forward Wednesday when the Florida Development Finance Corporation approved its request to issue $1.75 billion in private activity bonds. The bonds will finance rail...
View ArticleA key tax difference between DeSantis, Gillum
Visit the websites for Florida’s gubernatorial candidates and it is quickly clear that there’s a different stance on the state’s corporate income tax. Republican Ron DeSantis says succinctly that his...
View ArticleCommissioner ‘Crazy Joe’ Carollo takes on Little Havana developer
Go back in journalistic history to the year 2000 and there’s a little gem in The Economist about Joe Carollo, who is currently a city of Miami commissioner. “When the mayor of Miami, Joe Carollo, was a...
View ArticleDowntown Miami moves ahead amid challenges
There are signs of progress in downtown Miami’s historic core, but also some potentially troubling issues. During a panel discussion held by the Commercial Industrial Association of South Florida,...
View ArticleBrightline building Las Vegas-California route
Brightline on Tuesday announced it had acquired XpressWest, a high-speed passenger rail project with rights to develop a federally approved corridor connecting the distant Los Angeles suburb of...
View ArticleCould deal doom another South Florida daily newspaper?
The Chicago Tribune reports that the parent of the Miami Herald is in early stage talks to buy Tronc, the parent of the Broward-based Sun Sentinel. That leads me to wonder whether Herald owner...
View ArticleInside the world of Steven G
By Andrea Richard Steven Gurowitz is at the top of his game. Known for his high-end contemporary home interiors that make spaces sing for affluent clients, he and his firm, Interiors by Steven G, have...
View ArticleThe Good Life
Golfing Getaway The hills make it look like a golf course that’s anywhere but Florida. But Streamsong Resort is only a three- to four-hour drive from South Florida. The land was once mined for...
View ArticleFormer bank CEO Lynne Wines leads effort to help the homeless
By Kevin Gale One might grab a line from Monty Python—“and now for something completely different”—to describe veteran banker Lynne Wines’ current career move. Wines is leading a major push to help the...
View ArticleMarine research hub seeks transformational discoveries
South Florida, long known for its year-round warm weather, beautiful golf courses and world-class beaches, is sitting on a potential gold mine for marine research that could be a boon to both local...
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