Tuesday 09.14.2010

• Bauer finds one fewer problem credit union
• Feds to Bank of Miami: Raise money
• Retail sales bag gains in August
• Investor buys Marbella apartments
• Allegiant adds FLL service to Savannah, Ga.
• Survey: Law firms planning to expand in Q4

Monday 09.13.2010

• CRA gives initial OK to Digital Domain
• Bauer finds 28 problem local banks
• Foreclosure roundup: Renzi could lose office
• Debt down, but so are credit scores
• Fannie Mae approving more Florida condos
• Appellate court again upholds Save Our Homes
• Times analyzes Bove’s BankAtlantic battle
• World Fuel to offer 7.6M shares
• Gas prices up after pipeline shut
• Flagler tops commercial developer list

Friday 09.10.2010

• Credit Suisse looking for Biscayne Landing bidder
• S Fla. hotel occupancy, rates up
• Miami pop. rises between 2000-09
• Sylvan to expand in S. Florida

Thursday 09.09.2010

• Judge bars expert testimony in BankAtlantic case
• 3G Capital names Burger King CEO successor
• Florida gets $208M in federal housing aid
• Southeast economy slowed in July, August
• Zillow: S. Fla. home prices dip in July

Wednesday 09.08.2010

• Hialeah Park Race Track lawsuit revived
• World Fuel expands credit line to $800M
• Seacor Holdings gets another oil cleanup contract
• Survey: More are willing to change jobs as economy improves
• MBA: Mortgage applications rise

Tuesday 09.07.2010

• DJSP reports smaller profit as AG probe looms
• Employment index signals further slowing of job growth
• Fed OKs Banco Davivienda branch in Miami
• UM, FIU to share $1M grant
• RBB acquires Thorp & Co.
• BankAtlantic files for stock offering up to $125M
• Lottery winners can cruise for cash
• Retailers can play ball with the Marlins
• International travel picking up speed
• Publix saves 1 billion bags
• Office Depot renews Detroit chamber contract
• Miami-Dade to offer $1.5M in energy grants
• BP to provide $10M to NIH for health study
• S. Floridians among most stressed
• Bluegreen gets extension on $125M loan
• Gas prices to hold steady
• Kahn to step down as UM business dean

Friday 09.03.2010

• EPA issues new Everglades guidelines
• Foreclosure Roundup: Riverstone Shoppes faces seizure
• Sarnoff’s homestead exemption under scrutiny
• Spec developer shows optimism [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• Terra Beachside rises from ashes
• Fla. is No. 3 for homebuyer credits
• U.S. unemployment rate edges up
• Law firms join forces in Rothstein litigation
• Book of lists: Top MD groups [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• Fitch downgrades Burger King
• Carnival teams with children's museum [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• The Falls features new stores [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]

Thursday 09.02.2010

• Tampa man sentenced in Hialeah fraud case
• Miami-Dade personal bankruptcies rise 74%
• Dollar Tree expands in S. Fla.
• Relive the magic of ‘Porky’s’ [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• Intercontinental, Valley banks criticized for stingy lending
• New restaurant responsible and chic [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• Pending home sales rise in July
• Kendall's Sunset Gardens sold for $28.5M
• Burger King facts and figures
• Burger King vs. McDonald’s
• Burger King History
• Who is behind 3G Capital?
• After decline, Florida’s population grows
• Palm Beach County kids to get gourmet grub [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• Ivax Diagnostics changes leadership
• Burger King to be acquired by 3G Capital
• Ladenburg Thalmann completes Premier Trust buy
• New car sales down 17% at AutoNation
• Taleo to acquire Learn.com
• Ocwen to close Raleigh HomEq office, lay off 242
• Centergate at Gratigny signs freight forwarder
• BBU Bank merges with Puerto Rico’s Banesco
• Armpocket: 'Let's stick it to Spirit' [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• Sorry, your attorney fled to Morocco [Blog: Scott Rothstein: Picking up the Pieces]

Wednesday 09.01.2010

• Shift in ownership at Peak 10
• Plantation’s Royal Palm sells for $100.4M
• Wade, charities return Rothstein cash [Blog: Scott Rothstein: Picking up the Pieces]
• Construction spending plummets to 10-year low
• Comair to shrink fleet, staff
• German company gains control of Ivax Diagnostics
• S. Fla. gets all clear for fruit flies; some found near Tampa
• Bigfoot coming to South Florida
• Miami-Ft. Lauderdale TV market No. 16 [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• Ecosphere reports rogue stock sales [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• Rumors swirl of BK sale [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• MetCare launches health program with SeniorBridge
• Simon pays off Coral Square Mall mortgage [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]

• SFN revenue rises in second quarter
• Citrix revenue rises in second quarter
• RRA trustee sues Republicans
• Survey: Miami’s affluent lose sleep over economy
• McCollum blasts judge's immigration law ruling
• BP has paid out $256M to date
• Four arrested for Medicaid fraud
• Florida Chamber, Associated Industries endorse McCollum
• Forbes: S. Fla. not working-mom friendly
• Mount Sinai Q2 profit climbs
• Winn-Dixie plans layoffs, store closures
• UF: BP oil spill creates cloud of economic uncertainty
• Bankruptcy judge approves auction for Medical Staffing Network
• TARP recipient Regent Bank shrinks loans
• Mortgage applications decline as rates go up

Tuesday 07.27.2010

• Income down at 1st United Bancorp
• Ultimate Software Group revenue increases
• Citizens board approves insurance rate hikes
• Largest RRA settlement: Levin v. Morse
• PE-Nexus LLC launches M&A website
• Clarke to take over as CEO of Weiss Group
• Humana taps Tim Love Florida president
• Turnberry Isle Resort gets loan extension
• S. Fla. construction job demand weak
• Regions reports $335M net loss in Q2
• S&P revises Perry Ellis outlook
• Artecity project seeks bankruptcy protection
• Lawsuit: Rothstein bullied Gibraltar
• Floridians among ‘laziest’ in the U.S.
• Miami home prices post modest gains
• BP makes it official: Dudley in, Hayward out
• International Finance Bank income up 16%
• Oil spill fears put damper on Floridian’s confidence
• Office Depot Q2 losses narrow
• BE Aerospace Q2 earnings increase

Monday 07.26.2010

• Norwegian: Q2 'gaining momentum'
• Lampert's AutoNation stake rises
• Kaufman Rossin settles Petters lawsuit
• Former GlobeTel CEO sentenced in fraud case
• Report finds stadium food unappetizing [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• Report: Florida economic recovery will take time
• Rothstein investor Sochet joins civil suit [Blog: Scott Rothstein: Picking up the Pieces]
• Memorial Healthcare System earns $118M
• Investment firm nominates Adam L. Gray for Benihana board
• New home sales rise
• Wasserman-Rubin formally charged
• Report: ODP overcharged Florida
• Survey: Florida among weakest U.S. economy
• Dreams enters loan agreement with Regions Bank
• Horizon, Mellon building face foreclosure
• Miami Children’s aligns with Palms West Hospital
• Bonnie pushes gas prices up a bit
• Bioheart defaults on BofA loan

Friday 07.23.2010

• Four sentenced in HIV Medicare fraud cases
• Iberiabank snags failed Sterling Bank
• Foreclosure Round Up: Palm Beach hotel defaults on $60M loan
• Batmasian forecloses on Talbott properties [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• Feds hand Rothstein assets to banks [Blog: Scott Rothstein: Picking up the Pieces]
• AutoNation hits 52-week high
• Former Lancer Group trader found guilty
• Crist extends unemployment benefits
• McAuliffe forms public corruption task force
• Office Depot sues Florida attorney general
• Spirit pilots approve contract
• Freeman sentenced to eight years
• MSC Cruises sees Fantastica growth [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• Seacor Holdings Q2 net income up 51%
• Miami Gardens man convicted of Medicare fraud
• Baseball's Polanco fouls with foreclosure [Blog: Heard Along the Coast]
• Ryder Q2 profits rise
• NextEra Energy Q2 income up, revenue down

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Thursday 07/22/2010

• BankAtlantic drops suit against analyst Bove
• SunTrust cuts Q2 loss
• AutoNation Q2 income up 28.6%
• BankAtlantic offering raises $19.7M
• Watsco Q2 revenue up 114%
• Candiotti follows Fernandez-Guzman to Pacific National Bank

Wednesday 07/21/2010

• Ryder expands contract with W.B. Mason
• Merrill-Stevens could lose boatyard
• FAU trustees approve stadium financing plan
• Former Dolphin Bokamper buys Miramar site
• Four found guilty of mortgage fraud
• RCL to offer cruises for epicureans
• Siffin's billboard plan could skirt zoning rules
• UF survey: State needs to provide hurricane education to tourists
• BofA offers loan modifications in Fort Lauderdale
• Kislak to expand as mortgage activity grows
• BankAtlantic again extends debt repurchase offering

 

• Fla. gets $70M in homeland security grants

Tuesday 07/20/2010

• Fla. among 14 states facing water shortage
• Avaya secures incentives from Miami-Dade
• Miami man charged in mortgage fraud scheme
• Florida special session a quickie
• Former deputy sheriff, S. Fla. woman sentenced for fraud
• FAU seeks $45M loan to build stadium
• BLS: Florida among states with big job losses
• Rehmann expanding S. Fla. operations
• Report: Proposed billboards' light intense
• Construction employment gaining momentum
• Ocean Bio-Chem Q2 sales rise 29%
• Florida AG goes after timeshare resale companies
• Teva settles Medicaid fraud claim for $27M
• Solar Mountain won’t rise at Biscayne Landing site
• PetMed Express Q1 earnings fall 11%
• FAA proposes fines against Spirit and air taxi service
• Comcast rolls out new technology

Monday 07/19/2010

• Court faults anti-Lennar witness
• Stonegate Bank reports profits, plans Coral Gables office
• The loans that killed MetroBank
• Bronze cannon from 1715 shipwreck found
• T-Mobile reaches settlement over cramming
• Carnival gets serious about comedy
• to retire in August
• Miami Children’s expands into Palm Beach County
• Workforce Florida awards $4M in grants
• Shapiro Ponzi scheme hits NC golf club
• AccuWeather: Oil slick remains confined
• Office Depot won't renew government contract
• Innkeepers USA files for Chapter 11
• FDIC sells $332M in bad Florida loans
• Colliers: S. Fla. parking a bargain
• Benihana readies for boardroom battle
• Clock ticking for solar firms
• Report: Miami is epicenter for counter-terrorism
• Delta Q2 profit rises to $467 million
• Florida weekly gas prices unchanged

Friday 07/16/2010

• MetroBank, Turnberry among bank failures
• Foreclosure Roundup: Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport office in foreclosure
• Legacy Bank wants $20M in capital
• Landmark Bank cited as "unsafe"
• Dizengoff buys 106 condo units for $8.2M
• Florida unemployment rate dips
• Florida's workforce No. 1 in CNBC study
• Florida gains fraud enforcement muscle
• Medicare fraud sting hits Miami
• Fashion Mall gets $15M loan
• Senate passes financial regulatory reform

Thursday 07/15/2010

• RRA settling with Szafranski, Lippman
• Cap works, oil stops flowing in the Gulf of Mexico
• Former Miami-Dade tax collector arrested for fraud
• FriendFinder offers $210M for Playboy
• Grand jury indicts Nevin Shapiro
• Six arrested for mortgage fraud
• Florida Venture Forum seeks presenters
• State Rep. Brisé named to Florida PSC
• Office Depot to open LEED CI store
• Miami-Dade resolves consumer complaints
• Watch company Lucien Piccard files Chapter 11
• Carmel Investments files Chapter 11
• RealtyTrac: Foreclosures remain high

Wednesday 07/14/2010

• Woolbright deals Sunshine Square in $26M short sale
• Fla. supports Ariz. immigration law in court brief
• Medical Staffing Network to close seven offices
• Scripps scientists get $2.3M grant
• Lennar shares fall on Goldman Sachs outlook
• Ocean Bank seeks buyers for bad loans
• General Growth files reorganization plan
• Small business optimism dips
• FP&L average for residential satisfaction
• FDIC: Ease loan terms for borrowers hurt by oil spill
• Lennar buys Doral property, unfinished condos

Tuesday 07/13/2010

• Benihana shares rise as sale of restaurants considered
• Foreclosure Roundup: DYL’s Coral Gables project faces foreclosure
• FriendFinder plans a play for Playboy
• Citing oil spill, Florida banking leaders ask regulators for mercy
• Report: S. Fla. bank repossessions up 83%
• Consumer spending continues to lag in June
• Seville Hotel in $58M short sale
• Morses reach $30M settlement in RRA bankruptcy
• FIU medical school affiliates with Cleveland Clinic
• DeSantis loans $3M to Celsius

Monday 07/12/2010

• Judge: No trust for Rothstein property
• Energy Kitchen seeks S. Fla. locations
• Moody’s upgrades Mount Sinai rating
• Texas pension system to invest $500M in General Growth
• Castle Group to manage WCI properties in Florida
• Visit Florida offers free Web listings
• Norwegian offers Epic deals
• JPMorgan taps former Sen. Martinez to lead Florida operations
• One hedge fund binges on Benihana, another purges

Friday 07/09/2010

• Where will Lebron James live?
• Rental center facts and figures
• Software firm Qtask provides RRA data 
• Car rental facility to open at Miami International Airport
• Foreclosure Roundup: 36 acres in Doral targeted
• Drywall class action targets Banner Supply
• Boynton Beach Mall unveils new offerings
• S&P rates Miami-Dade aviation bonds ‘A-’
• Foreclosure on Plantation’s Fashion Mall canceled
• Miami Heat: Current ticket inventory sold out
• New Heat merchandise rides wave of James announcement
• S. Fla. hotel occupancy rates mixed
• Bioheart promotes Sulawske-Guck to COO

Thursday 07/08/2010

• UM life science park bond approved
• Merck to sell Miami Lakes plant
• Bottoms up for Blue Martini
• Fitch: Menin defaults on PGA Plaza loan
• Crist calls special session on oil drilling ban
• Burn Notice star buys $1.8M SoBe condo
• Miramar commissioner gets 51 months
• LeBron home in Florida: $11M tax savings
• Wells shutters Wells Fargo Financial, cutting 3,800 jobs
• CEO confidence grows
• Illegal immigration cost US $100B, Florida $5.5B
• Geo Group secures California contract
• It's official: LeBron James coming to Miami

Thursday 07.01.2010

• Kasdin buys unit in Everglades on the Bay
• Burger King gets high marks for diversity
• Next in Rothstein scandal: Rosenfeldt
• HIV patients fall victim to economy
• Florida Crystals subsidiary to buy European sugar plants
• Report: S.S. United States has buyer
• Arrow Air files Chapter 11
• Fitch assigns ‘A-' rating to MDX toll bonds
• Met 2 gets new anchor tenant, new name
• Haitian Ponzi scheme operator sentenced
• General Growth Properties wants Chapter 11 plan extension
• Plantation office building sells for $44M
• Arby’s offers free Junior Deluxe sandwich
• Crist requests second round of tourism marketing support from BP
• AAA: Visitors still coming to Gulf Coast
• Brickell office tower renamed for Banco Sabadell
• Turning wine to water in Miami

Wednesday 06.30.2010

• RRA judge holds software firm in contempt
• Fitch assigns ‘A’ rating to Miami-Dade aviation bonds
• Scripps Florida wins $2M in grants
• Thirteen indicted in mortgage fraud scheme
• Florida, 36 other states settle with Conseco
• Joe Negron jumps from Akerman to Gunster
• CDC: Florida second among states with most uninsured
• Parlux Q4 earnings not so sweet
• S&P: Seminole Tribe of Florida on ‘watch negative’
• Arrow Air grounded after 57 years
• Banker Masvidal ‘vindicated’ by feds
• Demand for construction jobs to remain sluggish
• Study: Tax breaks to create jobs ‘questionable’
• Econocaribe Consolidators relocating
• Former Bank of America execs pump $175 million into TIB Financial
• Curb your enthusiasm: NCL’s Epic to debut
• RealtyTrac: Foreclosure sales on the rise

Tuesday 06.29.2010

• Report: Florida ranks 36th for obesity
• Gelber quits Akerman Senterfitt over spill
• Case-Shiller: Miami home prices continue to slide
• Study: Florida bank interest rates fall
• Blue Cross launches mobile website
• OptimumBank Holdings hit with regulatory order
• Former Fla. CFO Gallagher joins Professional Bank
• Miami's Platinum condo files Chapter 11
• Cargo carrier begins Far East service from Port Everglades
• S. Fla. stocks drop with Dow
• Floridians' confidence in economy plummets
• Medical Staffing expects Chapter 11 on July 2

Monday 06.28.2010

• Treasure hunter Fisher's heirs sell salvage rights
• Lauder Ridge apartments finds buyer
• Fla. receives low marks for education spending
• Loan sold on Davie shopping center
• Citrix Systems expands in government IT
• Low-cost carrier profits soar
• Lexi Bayview files Chapter 11
• Moody's boosts Perry Ellis ratings
• Steel entrepreneur Rack opens new eatery
• Fitch: Oil spills into troubled mortgages
• BP: Cleanup costs hit $2.65 billion
• Storm pushes up price of crude oil
• JPMorgan loses 25% on Fort Lauderdale apartment short sale

Friday 06.25.2010

• Premier American gets failed Peninsula Bank
• Procacci inks deal with Keiser University
• Foreclosure roundup: City Park Aventura loses $18M foreclosure
• Florida AG to Napolitano: More needed to combat oil spill
• Consumer confidence on the rise
• S. Fla. hotels fare well, despite oil spill
• New Dolphin Dansby buys $3.4M home
• Freeman sentencing postponed
• Tamarac commissioner faces criminal charges
• Bioheart names CEO, revamps board
• Dogging the boss about taking Fido to work

Thursday 06.24.2010

• Federal report faults regulators for BankUnited's failure
• U.S. Chamber energy chief: Lift drilling moratorium
• Doubletree Palm Beach Gardens nears default
• Memory chip makers to pay $173M settlement
• HCA to buy Mercy Hospital
• Former Rothstein partner Bova starts over
• Insurance commissioner shuts down seven companies
• State investigates adult film industry
• Perry Ellis files shelf registration
• Miami tanks on Manliest Cities list
• Fourth of July travel expected to increase
• Treasury sends $418M to hard-hit Florida
• Weitz Co. gets new leader
• Miami exporter pleads guilty to $24M fraud
• Lennar posts Q2 profit

Wednesday 06.23.2010