7-Eleven expands, remodels in South Florida
Notice a lot of new 7-Eleven stores in South Florida lately? Well expect to see even more in the future. 7-Eleven is expanding in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. The convenience store chain opened 57 new or remodeled stores in the tri-county area since 2010. There are 15 more stores set to open by […]
Miami-Dade growth plan is complete
Now the hard work begins, as community leaders on Monday laid out a blueprint to create 75,000 targeted industry jobs in Miami-Dade County over the next five years. The Beacon Council, which leads the One Community One Goal effort, presented the last in the report’s four-part series, with recommendations outlined in 113 pages. The goal: […]
Manufacturing ends a big slump in Broward
Defying a slump that’s been around for about a decade, Broward factories are suddenly hiring. The 10 percent gain in March could mean a big shift for a battered industry. The latest employment figures continue one of the biggest turnarounds we’ve seen this year on the hiring front. Broward’s manufacturing industry has seen at least […]
South Florida incomes growing, thanks to government
New figures show government aid accounts for 23 cents of every dollar of income in Miami-Dade. That’s up from 8 cents in the 1960s. Incomes are on the rebound in South Florida, thanks almost entirely to government aid. New figures show government aid to residents soared about 40 percent throughout the recession, while overall income […]
Norwegian Getaway latest in series of new cruise ships set to sail from Miami
A parade of new ships is set to sail from Miami, with the latest to be announced Tuesday. After a lull that ended in the summer of 2010, new cruise ships keep lining up to call Miami home. The latest announcement is expected Tuesday, when Norwegian Cruise Line is set to officially reveal that its […]
South Florida’s dollar stores growing into competition for Walgreens, CVS
While many retailers have struggled to stay afloat in a tough economy, South Florida’s dollar stores chains have been steadily growing to compete with drug store chains. In South Florida, dollar store chains have big plans for expansion and remodeling stores. The discount companies are revamping stores to include larger food sections, health and beauty […]
Hiring improves but pace still slow in Florida
Unemployment drops statewide and holds steady in South Florida, as hiring increases slowly. Florida jobless rate down to a three-year low. The hiring front remains a frustrating place to be in Florida. New numbers show unemployment inching down statewide, and definite signs of life from hiring managers as payrolls continue to expand in South Florida. […]
South Florida home prices rise as inventory falls
Home prices in Miami-Dade and Broward counties jumped for the third consecutive month in February despite flat or declining sales volume, as the inventory of listings dwindles, real estate figures released Wednesday show. Realtors say that heightened demand for bank-owned properties and an improvement in the processing of short sales has resulted in rapid absorption […]
Miller beer moving its Latin American HQ to Miami
One of the region’s largest brewers plans to move its Latin American headquarters out of Latin America and into South Florida. It’s looking like Miller Time on Brickell Avenue. The company behind Miller, Coors Light and Corona plans to move its Latin American headquarters out of Bogotá and into Miami, according to several people familiar […]
Four years later, South Florida’s worst recession only hints at a real recovery
About 3 years ago in the depths of the recession, contractor George Cuesta was once hoping to land a small resort renovation process in South seaside. He didn’t get it, however no one else did either. The gutted construction sat idle off twenty second side road when the investment fell aside, as pigeons nested at […]
How South Florida’s top 1 percent live
The top 1 percent have a household income north of $400,000 a year — $401,600 in Broward County, $456,206 in Palm Beach County and $413,372 in Miami-Dade, according to a national survey of household incomes by Washington-based Sentier Research. In the membership are some big names like LeBron James, who makes $44 million a year; […]
Carvalho Plan Could Make All Schools Wireless
Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho wants his schools to have wireless Internet and announced a plan Wednesday that could secure the funding needed to make his wish a reality. The plan Carvalho announced will be for the Miami-Dade community to raise $7 million. If the community can lift the cash, the federal government will fit the […]