South Florida Business Journal articles from September 1999

South Florida Business Journal archives from September 1999

Developers leave Marlins in the dust.(Tri-Stone Cos teams up with Harvey Taylor Development and Land Co. for the construction of a new baseball stadium)
September 24, 1999... Multistory retail, office space planned along Miami River Tired of waiting for the Florida Marlins to pick a site for a new baseball stadium, a contender is stepping up to the plate with other development plans. Harvey Taylor's...

Online trading firm set for growth in Boca Raton.(Onlinetradinginc.com)
September 24, 1999... Don't call Boca Raton-based brokerage onlinetradinginc.com to buy those five shares of Yahoo. Fresh off a $15.8 million IPO, the firm - now growing and hiring through acquisitions - only accepts accounts of a minimum $100,000 or more. It...

More than malls.(real estate development grows in South Florida)
September 24, 1999... Office space fills up in Sunrise's Sawgrass area Think of western Sunrise and visions of Sawgrass Mills, the National Car Rental Center arena and housing subdivisions probably come to mind first. But the area is booming with corporate...

Dade community publisher suing Sun-Sentinel.(Your Hometown Newspapers Inc. sues Sun-Sentinel Community News Group)(Brief Article)
September 24, 1999... Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wilson will hear a case of David and Goliath Tuesday that could have lasting effects in the publishing industry. But in this case, Goliath may win. David is Your Hometown Newspapers Inc., which...

C & S Development flies high north of MIA.(company acquires 23-acre lot in Medley Industrial Park)(Brief Article)
September 24, 1999... C & S Development recently paved the way for its first build-to-suits north of Miami International Airport with the purchase of Medley Industrial Park s last 23 acres. Company officials declined to reveal the price of the land, which C &...

Hooray for Hollywood.(real estate development revitalizes Hollywood, Florida)
September 24, 1999... Kim Jackson leads a sleepy downtown toward urban renewal Been there. Done that. Don't waste your time. It's a mantra that seemed to ooze from the lips of every merchant Kim Jackson met after she accepted the job to spearhead the...

Bank buildings on the block.(NationsBank to sell two office buildings in Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
September 24, 1999... 2 former Barnett sites in Fort Lauderdale for sale NationsBank has put two Fort Lauderdale office buildings on the sales block as it continues to consolidate operations after its 1998 acquisition of Barnett Banks. The Charlotte,...

Ex-Barnett bank performing well.(Fidelity Savings Bank)(Brief Article)
September 24, 1999... At a branch in Palm Springs, Fidelity Federal Savings Bank has needed just eight months to attract a deposit base equal to what Barnett Banks had built in more than 20 years. That business, almost $40 million, is an example of what a...

New Palm Beach bank has some familiar faces.(Palm Beach County Bank)
September 24, 1999... Palm Beach County Bank opened in Boynton Beach Sept. 13, with most employees and many customers feeling a genuine sense of deja vu. The bank is at 3711 W. Boynton Beach Blvd., the headquarters of Prime Bank before its 1996 sale to...

NAACP and Miami break the ice; the African-American group may hold its national convention here.(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
September 17, 1999... The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is negotiating to hold its 2003 national convention in Miami, sources say. The move indicates Miami-Dade County may be shedding a recent past of bad public relations with the...

Keeping a watch: property managers keep their eyes on the hurricane's eye.(Hurricane Floyd in South Florida)
September 17, 1999... When South Florida's government agencies went on alert this week in preparation for Hurricane Floyd, so did the region's commercial property owners and managers. The memos and maintenance crews started arriving at office buildings and...

Take a seat: wealthy South Floridians pony up for new Heat arena.(Miami Heat's American Airlines Arena)
September 17, 1999... When the Miami Heat tips off at its new $185 million arena Jan. 2, ultrarich South Floridians will have a new way to flaunt their wealth. The NBA team has sold six "star boxes," $500,000-a-year luxury packages that include suites under...

TV network a hit with captive audience.(Retail Media Systems)
September 17, 1999... Hold on, South Florida. Area consumers will be changing their buying habits due to high-tech wizardry from Fort Lauderdale's RMS Systems - but we may not even realize it. That's because Big Brother won't be watching us - we will be...

Service is part of the Biltmore's ambiance.(The Guest Report)(Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Florida)
September 17, 1999... Friday night in the Biltmore courtyard. The scent of hand-rolled cigars and other finer things in life is heavy in the air, Ernesto Aragon, the Biltmore's chief concierge and resident cigar aficionado is soaking in the ambiance. "We have a...

Palm-Aire's Collins aims for golf green.(The Guest Report)(Palm-Aire Country Club; Gary Collins, president of South Florida Chapter of the National Golf Course Owners Association)
September 17, 1999... Helping turn around Palm-Aire Country Club might have been a chip shot compared with Gary Collins' next challenge: marketing South Florida as a regional destination for golfing. For the effort to succeed, Collins would have to convince...

'Prof.' Allmand knows details of hotel success.(The Guest Report)(James R. Allmand III, regional manager for Florida Panthers Holdings)
September 17, 1999... Frank Perdue is known for the slogan, "It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken." James R. Allmand III could adopt the slogan, "It takes a tough man to make a better hotel." The regional manager for Florida Panthers Holdings'...

Commitment to excellence helps hotels snare national awards.(The Guest Report)(includes related articles on Greater Fort Lauderdalee's guest service campaign and Marriott Biscayne Bay's '20 basics of service')(South Florida hotels)
September 17, 1999... It's one of the tallest buildings in Western Broward County, yet it's almost invisible. Nestled cozily between Macy's to the north and Lord and Taylor to the south. the nine-story Sheraton Suites in Plantation appears at first glance to be...

If you build it, even in Everglades, they will come.(The Guest Report)(Miccosukee Resort & Convention Center)
September 17, 1999... When 100 Japanese journalists travel agents descend on the new Miccosukee Resort & Convention Center in November, they'll be treated to Kabuki theater and a jazz vibraphone concert. The familiarization tour is part of the resort's effort...

Hotel review: Sonesta Beach Resort on Key Biscayne.(The Guest Report)
September 17, 1999... The Sonesta Beach Resort was devastated by Hurricane Andrew seven years ago, but the landmark on Key Biscayne has long since recovered. Those looking for a quick getaway in a tropical setting with one of the best beaches in South Florida need...

Group therapy for success: South Broward Business Council spreads the wealth around the members.(Small Business Strategies)
September 17, 1999... Ever need a plumber at 3 a.m.? Ever had a major roof leak and didn't know where to call for repairs? Ever wondered how to find a trustworthy mechanic, dentist, jeweler, optometrist or insurance agent? Members of the South Broward Business...

Good ol' girl network.(board game, Go Goddess!)
September 10, 1999... Women play new board game to find their inner selves Lower the fights. Place the scarf on the table. Pick a card. Light a candle. Breathe. Confess your innermost secrets. Cry. Laugh. Bond with the circle of women around you. Become whom...

Marriott adds timeshare units to Miami's Doral resort.(Marriott Vacation Club International; Doral Golf Resort and Spa)
September 10, 1999... In an unusual move in an industry marked by stiff competition, Miami's Doral Golf Resort & Spa recently invited a leading high-end timeshare developer to build on its grounds. Orlando-based Marriott Vacation Club International, a wholly...

Lights, camera, action.(Northbridge Productions)(Company Profile)
September 10, 1999... West Palm Beach company is a star in TV production "Oooh, so good!" purrs TV chef Mr. Food, and it's another wrap for Northbridge Productions - the growing independent TV production company based in West Palm Beach. Very quietly,...

Medicare HMOs propose benefit cuts in Palm Beach.(Florida; health maintenance organizations, United Healthcare of Florida and Av-Med Health Plan Inc.)
September 10, 1999... Two Medicare HMOs recently proposed to cut benefits in Palm Beach County in an effort to stay alive amid Medicare reimbursement cuts. Benefits in Broward County also were cut, though not as drastically, and Miami-Dade County will...

Filling the gap.(health plan offered by Community Health Purchasing Alliance)
September 10, 1999... New plan provides health coverage for small firms Taking another small step toward offering health insurance for the working uninsured in South Florida, Miami-Dade's Community Health Purchasing Alliance introduced a plan employers can...

Man with a plan.(First Union Palm Beach and Broward, Florida, Branch Pres. Frank Newman)
September 10, 1999... Veteran banker leads First Union in two counties After three years directing First Union's consumer banking and branches in Palm Beach and Broward counties, Frank Newman has become the bank's market president for the two counties. On...

BankAtlantic-Levitt combo could spice up the balance sheet.(BankAtlantic Development Corp.'s acquisition of Levitt Corp.)
September 10, 1999... The menu at BankAtlantic Bancorp extends far beyond plain vanilla banking, and its latest acquisition indicates that real estate development could keep moving up on its list of flavors. Indeed, the Fort Lauderdale-based 'company's top...

Systematic growth.(Citrix Systems Inc.)
September 3, 1999... Citrix Systems explores options for headquarters campus Citrix Systems, the nation's 13th-largest software maker, is weighing plans to unite its scattered offices in a headquarters campus of more than 500,000 square feet. The Fort...

New life.(Associated Photo)
September 3, 1999... 54-year-old firm is young again Graphics guru Associated Photo is a case study of technology almost killing a long-established local business - then bringing it back to life. Entrepreneurs, take note: The 54-year-old Miami-based...

Builder tees off with 1,505 apartments.(real estate developer Wood Partners)
September 3, 1999... A Marietta, Ga.-based apartment builder recently signed a deal to buy a 65-acre slice of the abandoned Palm Beach Lakes Golf Course in West Palm Beach from Watermark Communities. Wood Partners, a newcomer to the South Florida market,...

Arena heats up Biscayne Boulevard development.(real estate development in Miami, Florida)
September 3, 1999... It's the last frontier of Miami's downtown. The long sleepy stretch of lots along Biscayne Boulevard used to garner little interest from real estate speculators. "Two or three years ago, you couldn't give it away at any price," said...

The new good old days.(Hyatt Hotels Corp.'s Classic Residences in Aventura, Miami, Florida)
September 3, 1999... Hyatt's new adult living community gets its inspiration from the 1930s What was old is new again - only more luxurious. Classic Residences by Hyatt will begin building a $100 million adult living community in Aventura this spring...

ActiveUSA.com wins support from champion.(champion cyclist Lance Armstrong's investment in ActiveUSA.com)
September 3, 1999... New Miami Web site appeals to participants, not just spectators Cyclist Lance Armstrong, fresh off his dominating victory in the Tour de France, recently took an active ownership position in Miami-based Internet start-up ActiveUSA.com....

Old name, new niche.(Terremark Inc.'s venture into hotel/condominium management)
September 3, 1999... Terremark Group to manage hotel/condo buildings Buoyed by the success of Fortune House, the Terremark Group is poised to create one of the nation's first hotel/condominium management firms. Its goal: to turn Fortune House into a...

Two Florida HMOs go to court over members.(Foundation Health's lawsuit against Physicians Healthcare Plans Inc. and Clinicas Finlay)
September 3, 1999... One Florida HMO is suing another under federal racketeering laws, alleging it conspired with two Miami clinics and illegally stole Medicare patients. Although managed care companies have been battling for years over marketing practices,...

Feds subpoena Floriad nursing homes' records.
September 3, 1999... The U.S. Department of Justice has blanketed nursing homes in Central Florida, Tampa and Sarasota with subpoenas for investigations of possible violations of federal health care laws. Not known is how many nursing homes have been served...

To sell or not to sell.(catalog and direct marketers' employment of sophisticared software to compete with Internet companies)
September 3, 1999... As online e-tailers get serious about business, mainstream merchants scramble for their share The question, "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" might be fodder for rock groups and spy novels, but it also might become the marketing mantra...

Puerto Rico banks want to see Miami like a native.(Banco Popular and Banco Santander Puerto Rico; Miami, Florida)
September 3, 1999... Puerto Rico's two largest banks, Banco Popular and Banco Santander Puerto Rico, want to enter Miami-Dade County with big plans to serve its Hispanic consumers and businesses. Executives of each bank would not identify Miami banks they...