South Florida Business Journal articles from June 2000

South Florida Business Journal archives from June 2000

Questions don't stop Cyber-Care's expansion.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... Cyber-Care, the Boynton Beach firm which has been under the microscope of public scrutiny, is moving ahead with plans to expand its headquarters and hire as many as 25 new workers. The firm signed a five-year lease deal May 22 to relocate...

Now starring in Hollywood: urban homes.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... So you say you noticed some nifty looking apartments were going up in downtown Hollywood and you thought they might make a great place to live? Too late -- they're gone. The 21 apartments in the new La Piazza building at Hollywood...

Finances are vital sign for life-saving flights.
June 2, 2000... Whup, whup, whup. The resonance of the helicopter's blades slicing through the air are a welcome sound to ground safety officers at a deadly accident scene. That sound means an emergency flight crew will soon take charge to save the lives...

Broward shops for space consolidation.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Broward County commissioners will be asked Tuesday to start negotiations to buy either the former IRS facility in Plantation or the nearby Sun Microsystems hub with the idea of consolidating as many as 700 county jobs there. "The idea...

No fare: Tourism trolley halted in sponsor dispute.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Broward County Beach Trolleys, which began transporting tourists from Fort Lauderdale to Pompano Beach three years ago, may be off the road for good. The publicly held time share resort company Fairfield Communities (NYSE: FFD) said it...

First Union moves base for wealthy investors to Miami.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... First Union has moved its Florida money management base for wealthy investors from Jacksonville to Miami, and the bank has big plans for expanding those services in the state and in Latin America under Enrique Bargioni. Bargioni, a native...

Prudential Florida WCI moves in, keeps buying.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Less than a year after bursting on the South Florida scene with an ambitious plan to place 1,500 real estate agents in 50 offices in five years, Prudential Florida WCI Realty has relocated its corporate offices and brought about two dozen new...

Help wanted: 150 high tech stars at Daleen Technologies.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Looking for a high-tech job? Boca Baton-based Daleen Technologies is looking for 150 skilled men and women in Boca Baton this year with a broad range of project management and computer-related skills. "We are searching for 170 great...

Attorney's credit card system gets patent.
June 2, 2000... Cooper City resident Steven I. Weissman, 47, loves credit cards - and why not? He recently was issued a U.S. patent for a credit card system that he thinks could become state-of-the-art and the competitive edge for any current card company that...

House panel strips OSHAs ergonomics police budget.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... The House Appropriations Committee struck a blow against OSHA's proposed ergonomics standard by eliminating funding for enforcing the regulations from the agency's budget. Ergonomics opponent Rep. Roy Blunt, RMo., calls the move a...

Doctors thwarted in push for union.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Legislation to give doctors collective bargaining rights was pulled from the House floor on the eve of Congress' week-long Memorial Day recess. The American Medical Association calls the delay "an outrageous subversion of the American...

Code of ethics for health sites.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... The Internet Healthcare Coalition unveiled a code of ethics for the Web's 15,000-plus health care sites. The code calls for sites to provide accurate, up-to-date information and disclose any sponsorship relationships. It also requires...

Agencies ordered to meet goal.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... President Clinton ordered government agencies to designate a senior acquisition official to promote contracting opportunities for woman-owned small businesses. Last year female entrepreneurs won 2.5 percent of all federal contracts - well...

Years after crash, AirTran in a climb.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... On May 11, 1996, a ValuJet Airlines DC-9 plunged into the Everglades near Miami, killing all 110 people on board. The company, which was written off by most analysts and even by the airline industry, has seen a spectacular turnaround. ...

Politics goes Internet, and it's free.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Candidates for office countrywide are getting an election year gift in MyCampaign, a free Web site building kit from MyCity.com, a privately held Miami company. The designers say it's so simple, even a lame duck politician can do it with...

Rexall, Numico settle suit.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Dutch food group Numico NV said it and Rexall Sundown Inc. (Nasdaq: RXSD) of Boca Raton, which Numico plans to acquire, had reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by Rexall shareholders who sought to stop Rexall from agreeing to...

U.S. Plastic Lumber has new patent.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp. (Nasdaq: USPL) in Boca Raton said that broad patent coverage has been approved for its new extruded wood polymer composite and method of manufacture. This patent covers both process and composition and encompasses both...

Seminoles take over Tampa casino.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... The Seminole Tribe of Florida, headquartered in Hollywood, assumed management control May 27 of Seminole Indian Casino Tampa. Since opening in 1982, the Tribe's Tampa casino had been managed by Pan American, an independent gaming management...

Bluegreen has record sales year.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Boca Raton's Bluegreen Corp. (NYSE: BXG), a developer and marketer of timeshare resorts, golf communities and residential land, announced record timeshare sales for fiscal year 200 ended April 2. Timeshare sales increased 13.7 percent to $117.3...

Kos gets $500,000 for fees.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Kos Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: KOSP) announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has granted full recovery of fees and costs totaling nearly $503,000 from a group of shareholders who unsuccessfully sued Kos and its...

Sensormatic launches book label.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Boca Raton's Sensormatic Electronics Corp. (NYSE: SRM) announced a new anti-theft label designed to protect books from shoplifting. The new UltraMax Book Label can be placed anywhere inside a book or book jacket sleeve, where it will be least...

Bush signs NAP bill.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Gov. Jeb Bush signed an information technology bill that creates a Web site to promote the Florida high-tech industry and assist in recruiting; creates business incubators designed to assist "start-up" IT companies; speeds government service...

Ocwen Financial suggests slowdown.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Ocwen Financial Corp. (NYSE: OCN) announced it has published its first quarter 2000 edition of Markets in Motion: Understanding the Impact of Supply in the Targeting of Commercial Real Estate Markets. The report's author, Patrick Toomey said...

Fusion names Goldfarb CEO.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Fusion Networks (Nasdaq: FUSN) in Miami, a provider of Internet portal technology and content, named Gary M. Goldfarb president and CEO. Goldfarb brings to Fusion Networks Internet development and logistics management experience, most recently...

SmithAgency.com lands Invest.com.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... SmithAgency.com, the Fort Lauderdale-based subsidiary of QuikBIZ Internet Group (OTCBB: QBIZ), announced that its Pix'L Creative division has been hired to create a Web site for Invest.com, a Lighthouse Point-based online brokerage scheduled to...

IVAX buys more of Czech company.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Miami's WAX Corp. (AMEX: IVX) announced that it has purchased an additional 8.5 percent of the shares of its Czech Republic subsidiary, Galena. IVAX now owns 94.7 percent of the 2.7 million outstanding shares of Galena, one of the oldest...

Sunglass Hut 1Q earnings down.
June 2, 2000... Miami's Sunglass Hut International Inc. (Nasdaq: RAYS) announced net income for the first quarter ended April 29 was $4.2 million or 10 cents a share, compared to net income of $6 million or 13 cents a share in the first quarter of 1999. Sales...

Eclipsys, HEALTHvision end merger.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Eclipsys Corp. (NASDAQ: ECLP), a provider of end-to-end information solutions, and its health care Internet affiliate, HEALTHvision Inc., announced that they have mutually agreed with Neoforma.com Inc. (NASDAQ: NEOF) to terminate, effective...

Yupiinternet yanks IPO.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Yupiinternet, aka Yupi.com, has terminated its planned initial public offering. The Miami Beach-based company, a popular portal for Spanish-speaking Web surfers, postponed its IPO in January, citing market volatility, but filed form 15-12...

Estate tax repeal likely to die in Senate.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to pass legislation that would phase out the estate tax over 10 years, but even supporters of the bill are not optimistic that the Senate will follow suit during this short election-year session. ...

Marketing 101: Tom Cutler sells basics to manufacturers.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... They are the building blocks to our economy. They produce the raw materials that make the world go round. There are 7,000 of them in South Florida, and we hardly ever hear about them. They are small and mid-size manufacturers, and their...

Summit cautious to merger with other financial firms.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Rumors about mergers and alliances between insurance companies and other financial firms, and talk about mergers within the insurance industry have been widespread this year. There has been slow but steady action on those fronts. But...

Miami Colombians push trade development locally.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Several businesses in Colombia have provided initial funding for the Colombian American Trade Center, a Miami-based organization attempting to promote Colombian exports and help U.S. exporters learn more about Colombia. Those efforts are...

Cyber-Care faces lawsuits, FDA approval process.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... While Cyber-Care (Nasdaq: CYBR) received good news last Friday after the FDA ruled one of its monitoring devices does not require federal approval, it still faces other questions from the FDA, the SEC and mounting shareholder lawsuits. ...

UK'S Barclay's Bank retains top spot on foreign banks list.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Five of Europe's major banks held on to the top places on this year's list of largest agencies of foreign banks in Florida. Barclays Bank of the United Kingdom remained in first place, with $4.4 billion in assets at its Miami agency office...

Office Depot to miss second quarter earnings projections -- badly.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... * Profile: Office Depot, the largest office supply company in North America, has 950 stores worldwide. The company also sells via the Internet. In addition to supplies, its stores offer computer hardware and software, furniture, printing...

Like a teen-ager, you can invest $20 a pop.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Dear Mr. Berko: I am 16 years old and have had a part-time job for two years. I earn between $65 and $75 a week. I put $10 a week in a savings account and have saved almost $1,100. I want to put this money in -- stocks, so Dad and I went to see...

Swimmin wit da octopuses.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... What's got giant tentacles that spray 510 gallons of water a minute? No, it's not a giant squid stuck in the Hoover Dam. It's the 7,000-square-foot water octopus that already has taken shape at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort & Towers...

Medicare drugs cost more.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... A recent study by the Department of Health and Human Services shows Medicare recipients pay an average of 15 percent more for prescription drugs than patients whose insurers have negotiated discounts. Results of the study were used as part...

Caribbean trade no afterthought.(Florida)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Florida's first trade deficit in 10 years was sparked by a 9 percent decline in exports. Those figures are not to be ignored. But more disturbing, says Miami-based Greenheart International, was the 18 percent decline in Florida's exports to...

Call him a benevolent developer.(Fort Lauderdale developer Charlie Palmer)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Plugged-in Fort Lauderdale residential developer Charlie Palmer of Sea Ranch Properties says he doesn't need Miami-based, multi-family titan Jorge Perez to pull off plans for a pair of residential towers along the New River. But then...

ParkStone Medical moves headquarters.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... ParkStone Medical Information Systems, a provider of hand-held wireless systems for physicians, has moved its corporate headquarters in Weston to a significantly larger space, accommodating its growing work force. The company has located...

Miami-Dade recorder gets home, has big plans.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... If you need to search for real estate documents at the Miami-Dade County Recorder's office, you won't find them where you used to, because now they have a new home. Over the course of two weekends last month, the office moved from 16,000...

Scores and highlights, no strings attached.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Sports.com, the European subsidiary of Fort Lauderdale-based SportsLine, is drawing strong traffic for its content via wireless phone, managing director Tom Jessiman said. Sports.com signed content-for-space deals with Motorola and British...

Tropical cyberstate on the grow.(Florida)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Florida grabbed sixth spot among all 50 states in the double distinction of being one of the largest - and fastest growing - cyberstates. That's the conclusion of a special. report, Cyberstates 4.0, a state-by-state overview jointly-released by...

One tasty getaway.(Boca Raton Resort & Club)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... It's probably a given that if you splurge on a getaway, chances are you'll opt to eat well, too. But when the focus of the retreat is gourmet food and wine, it's not only a given, it's a guarantee. That's the spirit behind the ninth annual...

Farrey's Lighting and Bath.
June 2, 2000... Farrey's Lighting and Bath in North Miami was awarded third place for Most Colorful T-Shirt design by the Leukemia Society of America, and the Eleventh ARTS Award by the Accessories Resource Team and the Dallas Market Center.

The Keyes Co. Realtors.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... The Keyes Co. Realtors in Aventura was awarded the President's Cup for recording the company's highest production volume during the first quarter of 2000.

Max Rodriguez.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Max Rodriguez, special programs coordinator for Miami-Dade Community College, received an "Outstanding Achievement Award" by the National Hurricane Conference.

Perla Lichi Design.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Perla Lichi Design in Tamarac was recognized as Interior Design Company of the Year by the Latin Builders Association.

Robert C. Josefsberg.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Robert C. Josefsberg and G. Richard Strafer, of Podhurst Orseck Josefsberg Eaton Meadow Olin & Perwin in Miami, were honored by the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers with the "Rodney Thaxton Liberty's Last Champion/Against All...

The Weston Chamber of Commerce.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... The Weston Chamber of Commerce honored Ken Flanz, president of Terre Neuve Corp. in Davie, with the "2000 Small Business Person of the Year Award."

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate in Pinecrest selected Josie Wang as the 1999 No. 1 Sales Associate.

The City of Hollywood.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... The City of Hollywood's public works department won an Environmental Project of the Year Award by the Florida chapter of the American Public Works Association.

The City of Fort Lauderdale.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... The City of Fort Lauderdale was honored for its contributions with a Sustainable Florida Award by Sustainable Florida.

HDI-Home Diagnostics.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... HDI-Home Diagnostics, Global Precision and Micro Molding Technologies were awarded the Second Annual Manufacturers Award by The Business Journal and the Florida Manufacturing Technology Center.

SuccessWorks.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... SuccessWorks, a sales recruiting and training firm in West Palm Beach, was retained by Ace Comm Corp. in Maryland.

Michael Wolk Design Associates.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Michael Wolk Design Associates was contracted to design the interiors of the headquarters of Sky Latin America in Miami.

Martin & Root.
June 2, 2000... Martin & Root, an architectural and design firm in Boca Raton, was retained by Tower One at Ocean Royale in Jupiter and a 60,000-square-foot building, Millineum, to house Careers USA in Boca Raton.

Elcon Electric.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Elcon Electric in Pompano Beach was contracted by Quest Diagnostics in Miramar.

Howard Snoweiss Design Group.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Howard Snoweiss Design Group in Hollywood was retained to provide interior design services for Codina Group in Coral Gables.

Weber Public Relations.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Weber Public Relations in Coral Gables was retained by United Airlines to provide Latin American public relations counsel.

JES Publishing.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... JES Publishing in Boca Raton was awarded a contract to produce the Delray Chamber of Commerce's Annual Book.

P&H Interiors.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... P&H Interiors in Coral Springs was retained to design model homes by Shelby Homes in Coral Springs.

The art of leadership.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... * Know yourself and be yourself * Develop your mission and vision * Be a good judge of character * Get to know people by understanding their backgrounds, their needs and their motives * Listen to people * Set high...

Is everyone working?(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... "Working Today is a national non-profit membership organization promoting the interests of America's independent workforce -- freelancers, consultants, independent contractors, temps, part timers, the self-employed and contingent employees --...

A MATTER OF CHOICE.(preferred provider organizations)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Choosing a PPO easier with federal quality program choice is not typically the first term that leaps to mind with the mention of managed health care. But for a little extra money, preferred provider organizations, or PPOs, provide...

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.
June 2, 2000... ACCOUNTING Madsen, Sapp, Mena, Rodriguez & Co. in Fort Lauderdale appointed Jenny Weber director of financial services group. BANKING/FINANCE Fidelity Federal Bank & Trust in West Palm Beach appointed Janet Lapp assistant vice...

Largest Agencies of Foreign Banks.(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... Largest Agencies of Foreign Banks Ranked by total assets as of Dec. 31, 1999 Rank Agency Phone 2000 Address ...

Deadly missions.(Helicopter accidents)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... In a mangrove wetland near St. Petersburg early on April 27, an air ambulance clipped a guy wire on a 600-foot radio tower as it was returning from St. Petersburg's Bay Front Medical Center to its home base in Tampa. All three on board --...

Death and taxes.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Funny how somewhat temporary taxes manage to stick around. During World War I, Congress passed a tax on estates, the so called death tax, that's still the subject of a bill for repeal in Congress. While the tax was enacted when wealth was...

Entrepreneurs need to plan estates.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Ask business owners about their own mortality and they'll quickly change the subject. Bring up the topic of retirement and they'll say how much they love their work. Inquire as to the status of their will and they might politely show you the...

Hey, I can quit the Sims anytime -- really, I think.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Hi, my name is Susan, and I'm addicted to Sims. I know, I know, it's hard to believe that it could happen to someone so, well, normal. But it's true. I have joined the ranks of adults with increasingly creative excuses for why Junior can't...

Sun-Sentinel.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale has partnered with WXEL 90.7 FM in West Palm Beach, to produce daily newscasts.

The National Institute For Telecommunication Education Corp.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... The National Institute For Telecommunication Education Corp. in Fort Lauderdale has acquired the REN School of Telecommunications in Port St. Lucie.

Nabi.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Nabi in Boca Raton and Collaborative BioAlliance have made an agreement for production and supply of Nabi products.

Florida International University.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Ocariz, Gitlin & Zomerfeld, an accounting firm in Coral Gables, has partnered with Florida International University and the University of Miami to accept interns in the summer term.

IVAX Corp.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... IVAX Corp. in Miami, has made an agreement with the Center for Blood Research to develop a drug a treat cystic fibrosis.

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... The Broward Center for the Performing Arts launched its Arts Access Program, offering help to community-based organizations aspiring to present professional-level arts and cultural performances at the Broward Center.

Southeastern University.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Joseph Balchunas, teacher at Fairway Elementary in Miramar, was selected the 2001 Florida Teacher of the Year by Nova Southeastern University.

Miami-Dade Community College.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Alicia Ortega, a news anchor in Miami, was chosen "Alumni of the Year" by Miami-Dade Community College.

Gerald Goodman.
June 2, 2000... Gerald Goodman of The Collection in Miami, has earned a distinction as a Certified Audi Brand Specialist.

Executive Leadership Institute.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Gina Cort[acute{e}]s-Su[acute{a}]rez, dean of academic affairs at Miami-Dade Community College, was selected as a community leader by the Executive Leadership Institute.

Manufacturing success.
June 2, 2000... It was no surprise to see winners of the second annual Business Journal Manufacturing Award's holler and revel like a championship football team that has earned respect. The healthy turnout for the event and the quality of the companies chosen...