WordPress is the operating system that runs 25 percent of the web’s top million websites and over half of websites using a content management system. If you’re online, chances are, you’ve been on a WordPress site (in fact, if you’re reading this on BizNews, you’re on one right now). And if you’re an entrepreneur, an […]
Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics An article co-authored by Debra VanderMeer, associate professor and Knight Ridder Center Research Fellow, has been selected by IGI Global for a Seventh Annual Excellence in Research Journal Award, for articles from the 2014 volume year. VanderMeer’s article “Enabling Resource Access Visibility for Automated Enterprise Services” originally was […]
Department of Management and International Business Jerry Haar, professor, wrote an article for Latin Trade entitled “Latin America’s Agricultural Challenges” which appeared October 11, 2015. He was also a keynote speaker at the annual convention of the American Association of Port Authorities, addressing business competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean, with attention to transportation […]
Avionica has promoted Simone Segredo (BA ’92) to vice president of finance and head of human resources. Before her promotion, Segredo, a CPA, was a controller and director of finance. Curve Commercial has named Sandra Perez (BBA ’94) vice president of marketing and business development. Previously, Perez was vice president of administrative services for Regis […]
School of Accounting Kenneth Henry (PhD Business Administration ’08, MAAC ’94), clinical associate professor, was the subject of an article entitled “The Virtual Professor” which appeared in a 2015 special supplement of Accounting and Business, a magazine from the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). Miriam Weismann, clinical professor and academic director of the Healthcare […]
Classroom lessons about global trade and international logistics can come to life in an active port, through the stories of the people who run it and the workings of the cranes, containers and ships that make it happen. To bring this real-life perspective to their studies, Dr. Ron Mesia, director of the College of Business’ […]
Celebrating its 100th Anniversary, today’s Miami Beach is hot, a global iconic luxury real estate destination and a city working to resolve urban issues—lack of affordable housing, traffic and aging infrastructure. Learning a full picture of Miami Beach directly from its senior development officials was the highlight of the Hollo School of Real Estate’s 2015 […]
Lourdes De Los Santos (BAcc ’92) has joined Cherry Bekaert LLP as a tax partner specializing in the middle market. Guillermo Urbina (BBA ’03) has been promoted to deputy relationship manager at Wells Fargo. He is responsible for a portfolio of clients in the Caribbean region. Matthew J. Allen (MBA ’91), vice president and COO […]
College of Business Three faculty members have been selected to serve as judges for the 2015 Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge. They are Karlene C. Cousins, associate professor of Decision Science and Information Systems; Seema Pissaris, professor, Management and International Business; and Kimberly Taylor, associate professor, Department of Marketing. Department of Decision Science and Information […]
Stan Rubin (BAcc ’77), executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief risk officer at Ocean Bank, received the Turnaround Deal of the Year recognition at the South Florida Business Journal’s annual CFO Awards, held January 28, 2015. Central Florida Equipment Rentals has named Marcus Thermes (MBA ’13) vice president. He is responsible for supervision, […]
