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The global consulting company, McKinsey & Co, published a provocative research report entitled “Diminishing Returns: Why Investors May Need to Lower Their Expectations” in late April.read more
View ArticleLocal farmers find their summer rhythms
BY ROGER WILLIAMS rwilliams@floridaweekly.com FARMERS HAVE A LOT OF SAYINGS, AND ONE of them is this: “If it’s not one thing, it’s another.”read more
View ArticleHousing market booming, but younger people aren’t buying
Last month, as my wife walked outside of our house on her way to her CrossFit class, I heard her cry out a blood-curdling scream.Thinking she had stepped on another snake, I ran outside looking around...
View ArticleMOVING ON UP
BY MARY THURWACHTER mthurwachter@floridaweekly.com Hurricane season is right around the corner and Certified Financial Planner Theodore “Ted” Peroulakis is ready — and not just with shutters and...
View ArticleBEHIND THE WHEEL
Volvo has been trying to add excitement to its image of safety, reliability and practicality. But the model that fits the stereotype of a solid and sensible car is arguably the most significant. The...
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I know it is very easy to get discouraged about the world, especially during an election season.Terrorist attacks, natural disasters, corrupt leaders, political finger-pointing and economic stagnation...
View ArticleMighdoll named full-time senior associate at Kitroser law firm
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY Kitroser& Associates has announced that Preston Mighdoll is now a full-time senior associate at the west Palm Beach County law practice. Mr.read more
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BY MARY THURWACHTER mthurwachter@floridaweekly.com [img_assist|nid=102612|title=|desc= Lynn Rundle remains committed to children’s literacy, and regularly returns to Kansas City to read to kids.read more
View ArticleFirst class, secondhand
BY STEVEN J. SMITH ssmith@floridaweekly.com The Society of St. Vincent de Paul opened a new thrift store in Jupiter on May 2 and manager Donna Bryan called it “Jupiter’s newest shopping...
View ArticleWhy Wal-Mart is beating Target in retail sales revenue
Despite my wife’s sincere efforts to turn the tide single-handedly, the U.S. consumer is simply not shopping in traditional retail stores like they used to. In the past couple of weeks, companies from...
View ArticleFostering innovation
BY OSVALDO PADILLA opadilla@floridaweekly.com CONSIDER THIS: WHEN FORBES LISTS THE BEST cities for jobs in the U.S., you won’t hear Florida mentioned.read more
View ArticleYoung Friends of the YMCA inspire young
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY [img_assist|nid=103193|title=|desc= Young Friends of the YMCA members (back row, from left) John Gavigan, Sam Faria, Patrick Painter, James Brennan, Wahkuna Vega, Austin...
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What does Saudi Arabia know that we don’t? That has been one of the fundamental questions perplexing the world energy markets for the past couple of years as the major oil producer has relentlessly...
View ArticleChamber seeks cover art for 2017 guide
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY The Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce Guide has traditionally featured original art on its cover and 2017 will be no exception. The chamber will accept original artwork...
View ArticleOvertime Shift
BY ROGER WILLIAMS rwilliams@floridaweekly.com IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS, EVERYTHING in the American workplace will change for employers and millions of salaried workers who will be bound by new federal...
View ArticleTravel soars
BY GLENN MILLER Florida Weekly Correspondent FLORIDIANS WEREN’T IMAGINING IT over the winter if they thought airports, restaurants and highways were crowded. Very crowded.Record numbers were reported...
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I don’t know about you, but I find it absolutely amazing that I can go into any of the half dozen grocery stores around town and find an absolutely dizzying assortment of produce to choose from: a...
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Northern chamber renames itself It’s a name-changer and a game-changer.The Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce has changed its name to Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce.read more
View ArticleKeeping it in the Family
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY WITH HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OUT FOR THE SUMMER, young people are looking for short-term employment, enjoying vacations or participating as volunteers for numerous...
View ArticleBehind the booms
BY ROGER WILLIAMS rwilliams@floridaweekly.com THE COASTS OF THE FLORIDA peninsula deep in the subtropics and Great Britain deep in the north Atlantic may have only one thing in common: at celebratory...
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