About 150 people attended the Breakfast with the Business Journal on May 12, hosted by the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Following a networking hour, Research Park President and CEO Andrew Duffell provided an overview of the park, recently named Editor-in-Chief Mel Meléndez spoke on his background in business and journalism,…
Rank Company / Prior (*Not ranked in 2014) / URL 2015 Revenue 2014 Revenue Percent of business commerical Percent of business residential S. Fla. employees Year founded 1 BrightView Landscape Co., 4155 E. Mowry Drive, Homestead, FL 33033, 305-258-8011, brightview.com 101000000 96000000 95 5.0 1300 1973 2 Dixie Landscape Co., 12950 N.W. 113th Court, Medley,…
• Roam, a global network of communal living, will open its first U.S. outpost at the historic River Inn Miami, 118 S.W. South River Drive. www.roam.co. • Crossman & Co. opened an office at 901 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 606, in Coral Gables. www.crossman.com. • Palm Beach North launched as a collaboration among 10…
It’s that time of year when the South Florida Business Journal honors its 2016 class of Influential Business Women. And we couldn’t be prouder of this year’s 25 honorees, who exemplify the region’s growing number of women business leaders excelling in their industries while also contributing to their local communities. The honorees are a diverse…
The two properties north of Miami’s Design District In a bid to cash in on a possible expansion of Miami’s Design District, two investors have put a commercial property on the district’s border up for sale at $2.5 million. The listing is for two side-by-side parcels at 185 Northwest 45th Street and 4501 Northwest Second…
Miami-based Peleg Group Building bought out the 50 percent interest of its joint venture partner on five retail centers in Florida. President and CEO Ami Peleg said the company, which is also managed by his son Daniel Peleg, now has full ownership of the properties, which are valued at over $40 million. In South Florida,…
The Hallandale Beach City Commission unanimously approved the 28-story Optima Office North project, not long after the developer acquired the property. Surfside-based Star Holdings Management, managed by Raphael Ammar, and New York-based I & A Miami, managed by Aharon Vaknin, sold the 1.75-acre site, at 1010 S. Federal Highway stretching back along Southeast 10th Street,…
Tourism bureaus are reporting all-time highs for tourist visitation and spending, and the trend is coaxing up retail rents in South Florida. The flood of new tourists to the region is creating jobs and attracting a growing number of domestic and international brands, and they’re competing heavily for a shrinking inventory of available space. Retail-focused…
Florida Window and Door will relocate its headquarters, showroom and distribution facilities from Palm Beach Gardens to Lake Worth. The supplier in hurricane-impact resistant windows and doors is renovating and expanding the 18,000-square-foot building at 1125 N. Dixie Highway and plans to move in with 25 employees in October. The company has room there for…
Exeter Property Group plans to expand a business park in Coral Springs with two additional buildings. The Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania-based company acquired two warehouses and four vacant parcels in Coral Springs from Prologis for $24.4 million in February. The vacant land totaled 23.2 acres. Coral Springs officials recently received an application from Exeter for Sawgrass…