Environment
Spotlight On: Dan Lindblade, President & CEO, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
By Max Crampton-Thomas July 2019 2 min read JULY 2019 — The City of Fort Lauderdale has been steadfast towards the goal of becoming the premier economic powerhouse in South Florida. The significant population and business growth in the area is a testament to the...
Governor Wolf Declares Statewide Disaster Emergency
January 2018 — Back in October, President Trump declared the opioid crisis a national health emergency. While the national rate of drug overdose is 16.3 per 100,000 people, that number is more than double in Pennsylvania: 36.5 per 100,000 people. In 2016 alone, drug...
PhilaPort Expansion Will Boost the Regional Economy
January 2018 — In December, PhilaPort was named by Forbes as one of the fastest-growing import ports by value. The port officially registered a $3.34 billion increase in imports in 2017; motor vehicle imports rose by 25.6 percent, oil by 212.3 percent, frozen beef by...
Construction Workers Wanted
December 2017 — From January 2015 to January 2016, construction costs in Atlanta increased by 3.8 percent, which is higher than the national average of 1 percent. Meanwhile, Metro Atlanta has an all-time low vacancy rate of 7.2 percent. While demand for real estate in...
State and Federal Disaster Loan Programs Now Available to Florida Businesses Impacted by Hurricane Irma
Brought to you by the Beacon Council The Miami-Dade Beacon Council, the official economic development partnership, is working closely with public and private sector leaders to help Miami-Dade’s business community recover and get back to work as soon as possible. We...
Smart energy
How Florida Power & Light is investing in infrastructure to increase efficiency Eric Silagy President & CEO - Florida Power & Light Company What have been the most important milestones for Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) in 2016? This past...
Invest: Miami speaks with Jose R. Mas, CEO, Mastec
Consumer demand is an important driver of infrastructure development and what MasTec undertakes as a company. Telecommunications is a good example because it is not highly regulated like energy or water, and there is a lot of competition. Municipalities...
Latin CFO Summit
Latin CFO Summit October 9-10, 2017 at The Ritz Carlton, Cancun, Mexico The Latin CFO Summit is the premium forum that brings together solution providers with senior finance executives from the most recognized companies in the world, in a private luxurious venue,...
Invest: Miami speaks with Kerri L. Barsh, Shareholder and Co-Chair, National Environmental Practice, Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
Although the impacts of climate change are varied, two of the most important issues for residents and businesses in South Florida are sea-level rise and extreme storm events. But there are also less obvious, although equally important, concerns such as...