South Florida Business Journal articles from March 1996

South Florida Business Journal archives from March 1996

Ibanez plugs her brand. (International High-Tech president Maria Elena Ibanez)
March 8, 1996... MIAMI - She built two multimillion dollar computer export companies from the ground up, and still Maria Elena Ibanez keeps on building. First it was Latin America, then Africa and points beyond. Now it's computer boxes under her own EKO brand....

New player plans industrial space. (Gamma Delta Corp.)
March 8, 1996... MIAMI - Gamma Delta Corp. hasn't had much luck investing in retail space downtown, but the Venezuelan-based company envisions a bigger bang for its buck from Northwest Dade's growing industrial market. Gamma Delta plans to develop 1.4 million...

Western style: chain coming to S. Fla. (Once Upon a Time in the West; South Florida)
March 8, 1996... Once Upon a Time in the West, a trendy clothing store chain with four locations in the United States and Canada, is wrapping up deals for four new retail/restaurant sites in South Beach, Coconut Grove, downtown Miami and Fort Lauderdale. "I'm...

S. Fla.-based TV show lands big toy deal. (South Florida; Sunshine KidVid Entertainment; ERTL)
March 8, 1996... HOLLYWOOD - Sunshine KidVid Entertainment may have a purple dinosaur on its hands. The Hollywood-based production company's tot-oriented TV show, Jelly Bean Jungle, has been growing faster than you can say Barney: Though less than a year old,...

Alliance packs bags, heads back to Gainesville. (Alliance Medical Practices Inc.)
March 8, 1996... FORT LAUDERDALE - Even before the paint had a chance to dry on the walls of its new offices, Alliance Medical Practices Inc., is packing its bags and moving its operations back from whence it came - Gainesville. The physician management...

Life Extension Foundation clears last legal hurdle.
March 8, 1996... FORT LAUDERDALE - After nearly five years of legal wrangling, the U.S. Attorneys office in Fort Lauderdale has dropped the last of its charges against the head of the Life Extension Foundation in Fort Lauderdale. Saul Kent was supposed to have...

Tutti's to open in Gables, South Beach and Dania. (Tutti's Cafe; Coral Gables, Florida)
March 29, 1996... The three-unit Tutti's chain will double in size this year with the debut of Tutti's Cafe, a smaller version of the popular Italian restaurant. Ken Klein, who founded Tutti's with two partners in 1990, plans to launch three cafes in the next...

With CRA upgrade, Miami bank is ready to make deals. (Community Reinvestment Act rating; Totalbank)
March 29, 1996... MIAMI - With the community reinvestment act cloud lifted, Totalbank Corp. of Florida is looking to expand its horizons via acquisition. The holding company for Totalbank and Trade National Bank will merge Trade National into Total-bank, and...

Jumping into interactive TV fray. (Interaxx Television Network Inc.)
March 29, 1996... MIAMI - Forget fiber optics for a moment. A small Miami company is planning to use existing technology to beat the big guys in the race to bring interactive TV to the masses. Interaxx Television Network Inc. and The Motorola Computer Group...

Doral Hotels vice president moves to the Keys. (incoming Key Largo Resorts COO Christopher Perks)
March 29, 1996... Perks will take over Key Largo Resort KEY LARGO - After 16 years as a fixture of Dade County's tourism industry, Christopher Perks has gone south. To Key Largo. Perks, former vice president of the Doral hotel chain and immediate past...

Locals plan $15M movie in Miami. ('Bloodroot')
March 29, 1996... MIAMI - Some local businessmen said they have teamed to produce Bloodroot, a $15 million feature that would begin shooting mostly in Miami this June. The project, if given the go-ahead, would be the first feature film of this magnitude to be...

Vincam seeks $25M in growth capital. (Vincam Group Inc.)
March 29, 1996... Firm wants to exploit outsourcing trend CORAL GABLES - Hungry for a bigger piece of an outsourcing pie that is growing as corporations slice and dice their way to a leaner look, The Vincam Group Inc. is seeking to raise $25 million in an...