Week of May 3, 2001   
Miami Heat delays building retail area in order to host yacht race
Tunnel to Port of Miami gains priority; costs rising
Miami area's first Internet street fair to be held on Lincoln Road
Brickell Park sale well under way despite outcry
Gables team hints first option is downscale Biltmore Way project
Port employs discount package deals to lure more cargo
Consortium from Cantabria in Spain plans to tap US market from new Miami base
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FYI Miami is a weekly feature of Miami Today, keeping readers ahead of the news. Here are highlights from the most current edition.

ELECTION WORKSHOP:
The Institute for Public Leadership Campaign Skills & Workshops is holding sessions for people seeking to run for elected office and those who manage political campaigns June 2-3 in the Weeks Women's Center, YWCA of Greater Miami, 351 NW Fifth St. Participants must select either the managers' or candidates' program. Cost is $150; $120 for YWCA members. Reservations required by May 16. Details: Natasha Colebrook, (305) 377-9922, ext. 203.

MARINE SEMINAR: A seminar on marine surveying is being held from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 16 in the Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy. Organizers say topics include marking, standards, fire damage, liability, salvage, valuation and working with boat yards. Cost is $95. Details: (305) 856-0206.


SMALL BUSINESS BUSINESS:
The Miami-Dade County Department of Business Development is sponsoring its annual Community Small Business Enterprise Conference from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 30 in the Hyatt Regency Miami, 400 SE Second St. The session, being held under the banner "Tapping into Miami-Dade County's $10 billion Market: Small Business Opportunities," is to include exhibits, a tech village, a president & CEO roundtable, a bankers' row and workshops. Details: (305) 349-5960.

UNITED AWARD: United Way of Miami-Dade gave Teresa Zubizarreta its Alexis de Tocquebille award for outstanding philanthropy. Ms. Zubizarreta is founder and president of Zubi Advertising.


AKERMAN ADDITION: The statewide law firm Akerman Senterfitt added Ketchey Horan, an eight-attorney firm, in Tampa. Akerman Senterfitt Chair Charles Schuette said the move brings to 29 the number of attorneys the statewide firm employs in Tampa.


EDUCATION'S GLOBAL LINKS: The next Miami Today International Roundtable will focus on the convergence of higher education and Miami's international business world at an 8 a.m. May 17 breakfast panel in the television studios of WLRN-Channel 17, 172 NE 15th St. Experts will face questioning by Michael Hayes, international editor of Miami Today and an invited studio audience. WLRN, which is co-sponsoring the session, will televise the discussion later. Details: Techy Fernandez, (305) 358-2663.



 

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