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Holiday gifting
BY NANCI THEORET Florida Weekly Correspondent Many local business executives have long ago filled out their naughty and nice lists, deciding which clients and customers will receive holiday gifts.read...
View ArticleLa Posada plans $35 million expansion project
The continuing care retirement community of La Posada in Palm Beach Gardens is undergoing a $35 million expansion and renovation project intended to enhance the continuum of care, offering a greater...
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Doing it all
BY ROGER WILLIAMS rwilliams@floridaweekly.com This is not catering: You rustle up a couple of hors d’oeuvres and a three-course supper for 15 or 20, slap it in some Tupperware, run it over to the...
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Just tuck it
BY JAN NORRIS jnorris@floridaweekly.com An invention called The Tucker, a boon to bed-makers everywhere, hinged on the broken fingernail of its designer.read more
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MONEY & INVESTING
To have a successful investment, you need two basic things. First, you need a good investment idea. And second, you need a way to successfully monetize that idea. Unfortunately, many aspiring investors...
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Want to get hired?
BY GLENN MILLER Florida Weekly Correspondent THE SECRET TO FINDING WORK IN 2017 MAY be quite obvious, almost too obvious given the industry that is the heart of Florida’s economy.read more
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MONEY & INVESTING
As my wife will tell you, I can’t stand shopping. This is especially true of clothes shopping. I never know what looks good on me or what style of jeans happens to be in at the moment. Because of this,...
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Face time
BY NANCI THEORET Florida Weekly Correspondent Sorry to say it, millennials and you other tech addicts, but at some point you’re going to have to stow away the smartphone and brave the world, meet...
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BEHIND THE WHEEL
The North American International Auto Show in Detroit gives the automakers their first opportunity every year to get the public excited about the road ahead. While the crystal ball sees as far as a...
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MONEY & INVESTING
In writing this column, I really try to refrain from delving into politics as much as I possibly can. There are plenty of other writers for this paper who are much more knowledgeable about this subject...
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Bank on changes
BY EVAN WILLIAMS ewilliams@floridaweekly.com [img_assist|nid=114183|title=|desc= Bank of America is closing many drive-up teller windows as online banking grows, but local community banks have found...
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Is this the year of the car?
BY MYLES KORNBLATT Florida Weekly Auto Writer [img_assist|nid=114542|title=|desc= Ford announced early this month that the company would not invest in a new plant in Mexico to build the Focus, but...
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BRANCHING OUT
BY JAN NORRIS jnorris@floridaweekly.com Robert Perconti, a retired investment adviser, has never owned a restaurant and knows only that he likes good food, as any good New Yorker, he says. read more
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MONEY & INVESTING
Sometimes in investing, you have to be careful what you wish for or you may get it, but not quite the way you wanted. Take UPS for example. Many investors who wanted to profit off of Amazon’s dominance...
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What do I do with my stuff? Workshop can help
A downsizing workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 11, at Seacoast Bank, 815 S Colorado Ave., Stuart. TreasureQuest Appraisals is hosting the event in conjunction with Seacoast...
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JMC signs on with IBM
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY Jupiter Medical Center has a new computer tool in fighting cancer.read more
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Gauging tourism
BY ROGER WILLIAMS rwilliams@floridaweekly.com When Visit Florida, the state’s official tourism promoter, hired an Oxford Economics company called Tourism Economics to detail the effect of tourists on...
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Cruising for business
BY JAN NORRIS Florida Weekly Correspondent How the owners of the new Lake Park business Entertainer Yacht Charters met is a sweet second-time-around story.read more
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St. Vincent de Paul officially opens store in Lake Worth
In the bustling Lake Worth Road and Military Trail area, a new style of thrift boutique has been quietly taking shape.St. Vincent de Paul recently opened its doors to a new store at 3757 S. Military...
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MONEY & INVESTING
My wife and I are pretty much in synch in most ways but we disagree on really stupid things. For example, we both like to go out to eat but she always likes to get a soft drink with her meal and I tend...
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