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May 10, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Trauma Experts: Conflicts A Threat To System

Long-running battles about where trauma centers should be allowed to open is "the most striking challenge" to a system that needs to change, according to a report produced by a team of the American College of Surgeons.
6 minute read
October 16, 2009 | Daily Business Review

Stimulus boon for South, Southwest

Businesses in the South and Southwest benefited most from the first federal contracts awarded under President Barack Obama's stimulus program, according to initial data released by a government oversight board.
5 minute read
November 15, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Small business accelerates as new jobs precede Fed's easy money

Small businesses are bouncing back as access to lending eases and consumers ramp up purchases. This would be welcome news for policy makers struggling to spur the world's largest economy and bring down unemployment stalled near a 26-year high, because small companies account for 60 percent of job creation, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke. The Fed said Nov. 3 it plans to buy another $600 billion of Treasuries, citing "disappointingly slow" progress in the recovery.
9 minute read
January 25, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Conservatives join anti-death cause

Conservatives are working together with liberals to abolish the death penalty in a time of strong political polarization.
4 minute read
November 11, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Makeovers on hold as consumer caution reinforces Bernanke view

Americans are delaying renovations to kitchens and bathrooms, curbing sales at Home Depot Inc. and Lowe's Cos. and underscoring Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke?s concerns the recovery is "disappointingly slow."
5 minute read
January 07, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Batchelor Foundation blames BDO Seidman audits for investment losses

The work of accounting firm BDO Seidman is under scrutiny in a Miami courtroom in a case filed by the Batchelor Foundation. The Miami Beach nonprofit claims $79 million in investment losses at a publicly traded company that flopped 10 years ago.
3 minute read
April 01, 2011 | Daily Business Review

ABA proposals would change accreditation factors

An American Bar Association committee has drafted changes in law school accreditation standards.
4 minute read
January 07, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Apple, Dow drive fourth-quarter profits to 19-year high

U.S. corporations are set to report their most profitable fourth quarter on record as companies from Apple to Dow Chemical feed the demand for iPads, caustic soda and capital goods that's bolstering the economy.
10 minute read
August 03, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Russia billionaires buy mansions as U.S. lures wealth

Roustam Tariko, billionaire owner of Russian Standard Bank and Russian Standard Vodka, completed the most expensive home purchase in Miami Beach since 2006 when he bought a $25.5 million estate on Star Island in April.
12 minute read
June 25, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Ecuadorean family buys Pembroke Pines dealership

A family-run company from Ecuador made its first South Florida acquisition with the $24.05 million purchase of a Pembroke Pines auto dealership.
5 minute read

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