Home insurers’ premium margin expands
Last year, Florida homeowners insurance companies took in more than $8.5 billion from policy premiums while paying out $2.3 billion in losses and other expenses, for a net difference of…
Big investors reap whirlwind rental profits
Wall Street and other big investors are reaping the benefits of Miami-Dade County’s robust housing rental market, but to the chagrin of renters paying top dollar, market watchers say. Those…
‘Ballers’ to begin shooting as series
“Ballers,” one of the television pilots that was filmed here late last year, will begin shooting in November, film sources said. The HBO show features Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson, actor…
200 paid internships due in key industries
A coalition of six area colleges and universities and Miami-Dade public schools is working together to create 200 new paid internships to place students in local industries deemed to have…
Park Grove towers to rise in first quarter
Two notable development firms in Miami have assembled an impressive team of architects and designers to transform an important cornera of Coconut Grove into the destination for bayfront living. It’s…
BB&T sells foreclosed offices to Kislak
BB&T Bank sold most of an office condo building at 14750 NW 77th Court in Miami Lakes relatively quickly to the Kislak Organization for $6.2 million, giving the private real…
Hedge funds fuel international banks
Despite stricter banking regulations, there’s enough money in Miami to maintain its status as the biggest international banking center south of New York City, according to the new head of…
Bayside Marketplace to revamp, expand
The move to build a 1,000-foot observation tower on Miami’s waterfront could be the catalyst for a major upgrade to Bayside Marketplace. The boomerang-shaped high-profile commercial development promised in new…
Facebook faces small businesses
It’s hard to believe that Facebook didn’t exist 11 years ago. Now it seems like everybody has their own page, and small businesses searching for new marketing tools are delving…
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