Posts Tagged ‘New York’

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport adds Food Network Kitchen

November 9th, 2012

Motivated by South Florida’s reputation as being a “culinary crossroads, ” the Food Network basically opened its first casual restaurant and gourmet market inside the nation Thursday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport terminal. Foodies and fans of the most popular lifestyle network, magazine and website is now able to get their fix at the meals Network [...]

Google announces new Nexus tablets, smartphone

October 29th, 2012

Google announced lots of new hardware today via blog post, after an event in New York was canceled in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy. The big items: * The Nexus four smartphone, advanced with LG. It features a quad-center processor, a 4.2-inch show, and a wi-fi charging function that allows you to power the phone by [...]

Gilt Groupe founder seeks to inspire innovation

October 26th, 2012

Living in New York and working for luxury brands, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson loved to shop sample sales with her friend, Alexis Maybank, where they could nab amazing designer steals at 80 percent off retail. Wouldn’t it be nice, they thought, if friends in cities like Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami could have access to such [...]

iPad Mini is a big threat for some tablets.

October 25th, 2012

Apple’s introduction of the iPad Mini this week generated two lines of thinking about competition in the tablet space. The first, articulated by some analysts, holds that lower-cost tablets have nothing to worry about. Reuters collected their comments in an article giving shape to their general lack of concern. The reason? The entry-level Mini’s $329 [...]

Job seekers flood job fair in Davie

October 19th, 2012

A job fair at the Signature Grand in Davie on Wednesday drew more than 7,500 people, a stark reminder that even with a declining unemployment rate many in South Florida are still searching for work. The line of those hoping to land a job – or at least an interview with one of the 60 [...]

Miami area home prices rise 6.7%

October 17th, 2012

Miami area home prices rose 6.7 percent in August from a year earlier, making the battered market the fourth best among 100 metropolitan areas tracked in FNC’s Residential Price Index. The growth comes as the U.S. belongings values continue to upward push, reaching a 20-month prime, in keeping with the Oxford, pass over.-based totally information [...]

Marriott sues Eden Roc hotel for trying to eject management overnight

October 16th, 2012

Marriott International has sued the owner of the Eden Roc hotel in Miami Beach for trying to kick out Marriott-owned Renaissance as the management company early Sunday morning. Renaissance, which is also a plaintiff in the suit filed Monday in New York, is contracted to manage the 631-room hotel at 4525 Collins Ave. through 2030. [...]

Former head of Miami-based CompUSA agrees to SEC settlement

September 18th, 2012

Financial regulators have accused the former head of CompUSA of engineering about $400,000 in kickbacks from the company’s suppliers. Federal investigators said Miami-based Gilbert Fiorentino allegedly “demanded” as much as $10,000 a month from one supplier to Systemax, the New York-based company that bought the CompUSA brand and eventually parted ways with Fiorentino over the [...]

South Florida economy hoping for a fall pickup

August 30th, 2012

South Florida’s economy needs to shake off its summer slump. After strong growth to start the year, hiring remains stalled throughout the region. The presidential election and Washington’s budget dramas have many businesses holding off on spending decisions until the political picture stabilizes. Consumers haven’t regained previous optimism. Even tourism, which as soon as led [...]

Lauderhill Internet Service Provider

August 27th, 2012

There is a new web carrier possibility for Miami seashore companies! Sling Broadband recently improved its carrier within the Lauderhill area to meet an expanding demand via businesses for prime-speed internet connections. Sling Broadband has develop into one of the usa’s largest web communications networks and is routinely listed a few of the most sensible [...]