Fed’s rate cuts ignite mortgage industry, real estate
Fluctuations in the federal benchmark interest rate have ignited the mortgage industry, observers say. Last week, the Federal Reserve Bank lowered the rate by one-quarter of a percentage point, from…
Campaign cash buys Miami International Airport sites, county told
Concessions contracts at Miami International Airport have for years been awarded by greasing political palms, and it’s high time a new management structure is established to curb the practice, Miami-Dade…
Skilled labor shortage may swamp marine industry
Miami’s marine industry is a major economic engine, but a shortage of skilled labor might slow it down, members of the Miami River Commission learned at their meeting Monday. Don…
Sea change shaping Miami-Dade labor market
Miami-Dade influential business and education minds met Tuesday to discuss the county’s next generation of talent. All agreed adaption is key to staying competitive and retaining a strong, nimble workforce.…
Billboards trumpeting arrival of telemedicine
Billboards popping up across town, announcing that medical services are just a mouse click away, are evidence that telemedicine has arrived. The Florida Legislature authorized it earlier this year with…
Mega-yacht shiplift coming to renovated RMK Merrill-Stevens
RMK Merrill-Stevens, Florida’s first shipyard (founded in Jacksonville in 1885 and operating on the Miami River since 1923) will open its newly renovated and upgraded North Yard early next year.…
Bayside Ferris wheel no big deal, board hears
The proposed Bayside Ferris wheel would be a fifth the size of the London Eye, the quintessential amusement ride of its kind. That was one of the several tidbits shared…
Miami Beach Canopy to mark city’s entrance
The Miami Beach Canopy, French artist Daniel Buren’s latest work, has won unanimous approval from City of Miami Beach commissioners. The transparent cylinder pedestrian bridge and gateway off the MacArthur…
Miami explores leasing Allapattah land to Major project
A request for information has been issued on behalf of the City of Miami for about 18 acres of city-owned land in Allapattah as the city considers leasing the property.…
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