Article Archive for August 2009
Credit crunch hurts small, mid-size trade firms.
Even as economists see signs that the global recession may be easing, a lack of financing for South Florida exporters and importers is holding back growth in international trade.
Big changes occured in trade financing in …
Economic stimulus plans create role reversal.
Americans begin to save as Chinese start to spend
FLORIDA: The United States and China have been playing a little economic role reversal as both countries adjust to the new realities created by the global recession.
Americans …
Alumni Notes
The post-college career of Joseph Brown (BBA ’76) has included several years working for the Department of Defense during which he deployed and served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. In 2008, he accepted a …
BBA+ students write mission statement . . . for their marriage.
When Mitzue Stockdale began the BBA+ Weekend program in the College of Business Administration in May 2008, she had been warned about a marketing project that would put her in close contact with her teammates, …
Nationally recognized supply chain management expert joins Ryder Center for Supply Chain Management.
Major fluctuations in supply and demand. Important changes in commodities availability and prices. Oscillations in exchange rates. Unexpected geopolitical incidents. These are just a few of the challenges companies face as they try to build …
Task force wants 'green living' to catch on.
BOCA RATON – Laura Castanza saves leftover dishwater for her plants, feeds food scraps to her pets and recycles — adamantly.
Castanza is trying to live “green,” making choices both large and small that have the …
FIU #12 in undergraduate international business in U.S.News 2010 rankings.
Since 2005, U.S.News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” has ranked undergraduate international business programs in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) among the 15 best in the nation, three times …
College begins to cement relationship with Tarmac, a Titan America Business.
A chance meeting at a Florida International University (FIU) event in the spring of 2009 between Barry Shiflett, director, Career Management Services (CMS) in the College of Business Administration, and Carlo Amato,
Friends with strong FIU connection band together to create music with a message.
With the release of their new music video “Coexiste,” the Miami-based Latin pop-rock band ORIGEN seeks to bring a little peace and harmony into today’s turbulent world.
“The philosophy driving our music is simple—to coexist is …
IMBA Study Abroad: Third week in China!
This week the school organized a trip to Laoshan— Lao mountain. It is a very famous mountain and is known as one of the birthplaces of Taoism. It turns out that Laoshan is not just …
Cement giant chips away at debt.
Mexican cement maker Cemex went from operating one small plant to becoming a multinational success story. But huge growth came at a high price, and the company is now trying to refinance $15 billion of …
New Florida International University president meets with Dean’s Alumni Circle members.
Just 10 days into his presidency, Mark Rosenberg, president, Florida International University (FIU), has already connected with an important group in the College of Business Administration: the Dean’s Alumni Circle.
The meeting, arranged by Joyce …
Diverse high school accounting students immerse selves in four-day college event.
Thirty-three Florida high school students from as far away as Kissimmee and Land of Lakes got a preview of college life and the exciting career opportunities afforded by a degree in accounting. It all took …
Poor economy fuels FIU’s need to expand downtown space.
Florida International University’s business school hub in downtown Miami keeps growing, with more area residents and workers returning to school for a master’s degree in business administration.
To meet the growing demand, the university is under …
