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Board of Governors adds Gerald Grant to FIU board.
The Florida Board of Governors has added Gerald Grant to Florida International University’s Board of Trustees.
Mr. Grant is branch director of financial planning for AXA Advisors.
He holds a bachelor’s degree and MBA from Florida International …
Angola and Brazil Are Buying Portuguese Companies
Portugal is selling state-owned companies to raise cash, and its flush former colonies are stepping up to buy
Four centuries ago, seafaring Portugal was at the height of its economic power, thanks in no small part …
Everglades Oil: What’s to Drill?
In fact, nine wells have been pumping oil from a small section of the Everglades since the early 1940s.
Comments by two politicians in the past week have raised a long-dormant debate over oil drilling in …
The hospitality industry is leading Greater Miami out of the recession.
7% jumps in Miami-Dade hotel occupancy, room rates forecast
The hospitality industry is leading Greater Miami out of the recession, and the reason might surprise you.
While much of the economy is still struggling, Miami-Dade County’s 47,500-room …
FIU in second national hunt to replace 14-year business dean
The search is on for a new dean of Florida International University’s College of Business Administration.
The ideal candidate will be an effective fundraiser, able to “develop a strong research agenda with faculty” and have global …
Miami’s Football Scandal Clouds the Progress of a School and a City
Read “Miami’s Football Scandal Clouds the Progress of a School and a City,“ an article by Time.com with quotes from Jerry Haar, Associate Dean and director of FIU’s Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center.
The current state of venture capital funding and startups
Watch a “CNN en Español” interview (in spanish) with Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Florida International University’s Vice Provost of Academic Affairs on the current state of venture capital funding.
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With stock market drop, council president tells town manager to find savings for 2012-13
Town Council President David Rosow predicted Tuesday that the stock market upheaval on Wall Street will cause the town’s property values to “plummet,” thus reducing tax revenue and squeezing town government even harder.
Rosow told Town …
Home ownership hits lowest level since 1965
As the foreclosure crisis continues to wreak havoc on the housing market, a source of national pride has taken a sour turn. Home ownership is on the decline and, according to a recent Morgan Stanley …
Brain Power
“I believe in simple attention to detail and not wasting time on unproductive activities. I want to know what really needs to be done.”
As the Director of the Jerome Bain Real Estate Institute at Florida …
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 …
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 …
