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Nothing is perfect, and our economy is no different. We have real concerns about the slowing Miami residential market, the Zika virus and the toxic green algae blooms that threaten our beaches and tourism but we are going to focus on the bright side here like usual. First we can talk about the expansion of…

While I am always focused on the new industries emerging in Florida, we would be kidding ourselves to think that our economy is diversified enough to survive a significant drop in tourism. But sadly that prospect is now staring us in the face thanks to two serious issues. We have always celebrated our status as…

To say that there is some uncertainly in the market right now would be an understatement to say the least. Let’s take a good look at what is going on from a micro and macro perspective. From the micro perspective, things are beginning to slow. This is happening in all commercial sectors and with residential…

When I moved to Florida in 2001 there were very clearly two seasons. There was the “season”, which went from November to April every year without fail. During this time people from all over the country, and to some extent the world, descended on our little peninsula and enjoyed our great weather, beaches, fishing and…

Sorry there was no photo online with this article. I have written a lot about the tremendous influx of internationals to Florida from countries to the South of us. This article looks at the tremendous economic impact that they bring to the region. In this case, it examines the incredible impact that Brazilians are having…

The Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show, which brings almost the economic impact of a Super Bowl to the area each year, is giddy about the future. They have a 5 year plan where they see major area improvements bringing the Show to even greater heights. Specifically, within that time period the Port Everglades deep water…

Very exciting times in Boca Raton and all of South Florida these days! Just the other day we wrote about the prestigious Mandaran Oriental Hotel that is under construction. Today we write about yet another hotel under construction in Boca Raton, the Hyatt House, which is being built just North of the Mardaran site. The…

OK let’s be honest, Whole Foods is in trouble. Their stock has been sinking, competitors have multiplied and steadily and methodically chipped away at their market share. Now Whole Foods has come up with a concept (a Hail Mary attempt to save the company?) to attract millennial shoppers called 365 by Whole Foods Market. So…

As you know, I am very bullish on Florida’s prospects regarding the potential trade and tourism with Cuba. I told you that the tourism would begin with large cruise ships because Cuba doesn’t have the hotel infrastructure to handle large volumes of tourists. But what I didn’t think about was all the smaller sea traffic…

When I first moved to Florida in 2001 I went to work on Las Olas Blvd. in Ft. Lauderdale. My office was on the 8th floor of the Suntrust Building at 515 East Las Olas and it had partial water view. This experience was so different from my life in New York, where I had…