Article Archive for July 2011
Office supply sales surge with online push
Online retailer iBuyOfficeSupply .com of Plymouth is pushing the envelope on growth with cutting-edge Internet marketing strategies.
Not every effort succeeds, CEO and owner Ron Weber readily admits.
But the ones that do work are expected to …
Florida bankers watching, not worrying
Florida’s top banking regulator and leaders at the state’s bankers’ associations are closely monitoring the debate over the nation’s debt ceiling but agree that banks and their customers may not see any immediate effects if …
Alumni Notes: July 2011
Oscar Grau (BBA’ 03) was recognized among 103 recipients from around the country with the “Nobel Prize for Public Service” in Washington D.C. this summer for the Jefferson Awards, which is regarded as one of …
Faculty Notes: July 2011
School of Accounting
Kannan Raghunandan, professor and Ryder Eminent Scholar Chair in Business Leadership, was recently appointed to a team that is helping the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) set standards related to the preparation …
FIU names Haar to lead its Pino entrepreneurship center
Florida International University named business professor Jerry Haar as director of its Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center.
He was director of the Entrepreneurship Center’s Institute of Family Business and associate director of the Knight …
Palm Beach County foreclosure filings fall 41%
South Florida relinquished its top-10 foreclosure rank during the first part of this year, falling to 30 nationally as court delays and paperwork do-overs continue to stall bank repossessions.
In Palm Beach County, 10,642 homes received …
College welcomes new employees.
The College of Business Administration is pleased to announce the following new staff members.
Frinee Berrios is a program assistant for the Master of Science in Finance (MSF) and the Master of Science in International Real …
Alumna’s dedication strengthens communities.
“Community development is my passion,” said Erbi Blanco-True (DTMBA ’10), senior vice president and director of community development at Great Florida Bank (GFB), who serves on the Dean’s Alumni Circle in the College of Business …
Haar to heart: the view from Oxford—hope in the age of economic turbulence
This is the summer of our discontent (if I may borrow from the Bard). The consumer price index is up, optimism is down, the federal budget deficit and national debt are like Representative Barney Frank—big, …
State Farm Financial Literacy Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, July 18-122, 2011
Caterpillar Falls Short of Estimates; European Leaders Agree To A Second Bailout Package For Greece
U.S. stocks on Friday interrupted a global stock rally as the market impact of Caterpillar’s disappointing quarterly results outweighed the euro …
Miami-Dade County principals receive intensive leadership enhancement.
With almost 35 years in education and as principal of a top-performing high school of 3,000 students, Nick JacAngelo might be a hard man to impress. But the 2011 Principals Leadership Development Program at Florida …
So you think you can speak? Yes, says presentation expert Jim Bussey.
Being an accomplished speaker and presenter is an essential skill for successful business people, said Jim Bussey (EMBA ’99) during the “So You Think You Can Speak?” seminar. The event was presented June 30, 2011 …
More women than men seek help with personal debt, credit counselors find
As cash-strapped Floridians attempt to chip away at their credit-card balances and other consumer debt, women continue to lead the way in seeking help with their own debt ceiling, experts say.
Women top men by a …
For the Past 30 Years, Renting Was Generally Better Than Buying
If homeownership is the American dream, then the nation had better wake up. That’s the message from a new research paper that examines whether buying or renting a home was a better financial decision over …
