The Sunshine Economy: Creativity and Commerce During Art Week
Tomas Esson's giant paintings will not be at Art Basel Miami Beach this year, yet he's hopeful this could be his break out year. " I have been close to that breaking point, but I never have made that...
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Randolph Watts has had tough times. He was a drug addict. He spent time in jail. But he’s been sober for more than 20 years and has had a steady job for the past decade at a deli in North Miami Beach....
View ArticleThe Autonomous Vehicle Industry In The Sunshine Economy
Being in an autonomous vehicle can be a lot of work. It takes two people — one in the driver’s seat, a second in the passenger seat — each describing what they are seeing and what the car will be...
View ArticleThe Sunshine Economy: Rebuilding The Northern Bahamas After Hurricane Dorian
Great Abaco Island remains beautiful but scarred. It is scarred from the seemingly endless hours of winds and water from Hurricane Dorian in September. Its economy is quiet — quieted by the worst storm...
View ArticleSports Betting In The Sunshine Economy
Daniel Wallach says he is not a sports gambler and hasn't been for decades. " The one and only time in my life I've wagered on sports was in 1978 when I was in 10th grade," he said. Wallach practices...
View ArticleThe Sunshine Economy: The Business Of The 'Hamilton' Bump
The “'Hamilton' Bump” is not a dance move during the blockbuster musical. It is a financial move driven by the hugely successful show.
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Michelle Zambrana feels like she is chasing the Miami lifestyle, but can't quite catch it. She and her husband, Oscar Rosenberg, recently had their second child right after Rosenberg lost his job at...
View ArticleThe Sunshine Economy: Lloyd's Of London CEO On The Rising Cost of Risk And...
The quiet season is about half over. The time between Nov. 30 and June 1 is usually quiet in the tropics. The six months between June and November is hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean. And the...
View ArticleThe Coronavirus And The Sunshine Economy
Jay Foreman is no stranger to China and the global supply chain. He runs Basic Fun, based in Boca Raton. It imports toys like My Little Pony Classic and Pound Puppies from China. A dozen Basic Fun...
View ArticleThe Sunshine Economy And The University of Florida President
Seventy years ago, the goal of a new University of Florida president was to have the school ranked among the "top 10 or 12 great state universities of the country." In 2018, Kent Fuchs realized that...
View ArticleTechnology, Taxes and Transition: Citrix Systems In The Sunshine Economy
One out of every 100 open jobs advertised in Broward County today is at a single address: the Fort Lauderdale headquarters of the software company Citrix Systems. Citrix CEO David Henshall says the...
View ArticleSouth Fla. Billionaire Mike Fernandez: 'Not One Cent' To Politicians Who...
Mike Fernandez has raised millions of dollars for mostly Republican politicians, but he says no one seeking public office will get his money if they don't support gun control.
View ArticleThe Sunshine Economy: Using the Force of Finance After the Stoneman Douglas...
If the call to boycott travel to Florida over gun control has any impact, this tweet is where it began. Let's make a deal DO NOT come to Florida for spring break unless gun legislation is passed. These...
View ArticleThe Sunshine Economy: Education Spending, Guns and Special Interests -- The...
For the first time in decades, Florida lawmakers passed new limits on guns. They also approved a record-breaking state budget. Gov. Rick Scott signed the $88.7 billion budget into law on Friday. The...
View ArticleThe Sunshine Economy: Trading With China
It seems appropriate that the first item on the list of Chinese goods facing the threat of a U.S. tariff in the gathering storm over trade -- Thorium -- is named for the Norse God of Thunder. The last...
View ArticleThe Sunshine Economy: PriceCheck -- Health Insurance At Work
If you're like a lot of Floridians and get your health insurance through an employer, some of your health care decisions may be made for you before you ever set foot in a doctor's office, hospital or...
View ArticleThe Sunshine Economy: Business And Politics In The Aftermath Of The Stoneman...
The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School almost 10 weeks ago has ushered in a new era of activism. A vocal group of students at Stoneman Douglas has led school walkouts, marches and...
View ArticleThe Sunshine Economy: Working For Tips
Katlin Svadbik and Mauricio Aristides are co-workers. She’s 25 years old, from Miami, and is finishing her sophomore year at New World School of the Arts College. He’s 49 years old, born in Chile, grew...
View ArticleMiami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez Discusses Transportation In The Sunshine Economy
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez thinks that transportation woes in the region have gotten worse, but he thinks drivers have become more courteous. Those two statements came at the beginning and at the...
View ArticleThe Sunshine Economy: Nine Figure Deals In Regional Tech Industry
The companies Ron Antevy and Rodrigo Griesi help run are very different. One is homegrown, the other was exported to South Florida from Brazil. One has about 200 people on its local payroll. The other...
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