Gardens man wins kudos from HomeVestors
Palm Beach Gardens resident Don Cameron, owner of Hi-Land Properties LLC in West Palm Beach, took top honors at the recent 2016 Home- Vestors National Convention awards.read more
View ArticleO’Donnell Agency earns 18 ADDY Awards
West Palm Beach-based O’Donnell Agency, one of Florida’s top advertising and public relations agencies, has won 18 ADDY Awards from the American Advertising Federation of the Treasure Coast. The agency...
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I am not a car person. I think it is because I grew up and lived in large cities my whole life that I don’t have a passion for driving a ton of steel down the open road. In fact, when I met my future...
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A number of people have asked me about my opinion of Snap Inc.’s IPO. For those not following financial markets, the parent company of Snapchat went public on March 2 with a very strong demand for the...
View ArticleGen X recovering from recession, buying more homes
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS An improving economy, multiple years of strong job growth and the notable increase in home values in most markets fueled a greater share of purchases from Generation X...
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Self- employed?
BY NANCI THEORET Florida Weekly Correspondent Sure, it’s great being your own boss. No employees to oversee or pay and no dress code. You set your own hours and don’t have to deal with prickly clients...
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Food bank names new executive director
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY Karen C. Erren has been named executive director of the Palm Beach County Food Bank.read more
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LOST IN TRANSLATION
BY BOB MASSEY bmassey@floridaweekly.com “WHEN YOU SAY SOMETHING, MAKE sure you have said it. The chances of your having said it are only fair.”That bit of advice is from William Strunk Jr. and E.B....
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A great number of retail stores that focus on clothing are fighting for their very survival. They face pricing pressure from the likes of Walmart and Amazon.At the same time, these retailers must...
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I think if you asked someone to define “the time value of money” most would reply back something about how a dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow. And when we examine this concept in a...
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In 2015, I wrote an article about the fall of a little known drug company named Valeant Pharmaceutical International. This once up-and-coming company was the darling of Wall Street for a brief while as...
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Weathering the storm
BY DAVE HOPSON Special to Florida Weekly Every business goes through cycles.They get started. They expand — sometimes rapidly. They decline. They consolidate.read more
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Mention the department store JCPenney to anyone, and I think the reaction will be dependent on the person’s age. Someone older than 50 may remember ordering items from its once-popular mail-order...
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Music man, merchant
BY STEVEN J. SMITH ssmith@floridaweekly.com Shawn Nightingale is truly a man for all seasons.read more
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If you are like me, you don’t think about your credit score very often. To be honest, I don’t even know what mine is right now. The only time I focus on it is when I am buying a new house or car,...
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Linser named manager of theater company’s Dramaworkshop
FLORIDA WEEKLY STAFF Palm Beach Dramaworks continues to grow.Educator, director and actor Bruce Linser has joined the staff of Dramaworks as manager of The Dramaworkshop, the company’s lab for...
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Home WATCHERS
BY KATHY GREY Florida Weekly Correspondent AH, THE DAYS OF “SEASON” HAVE FLOWN.read more
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Recognizing community LEADERS
BY EUNICE BAROS Florida Weekly Correspondent FOUR LOCAL WOMEN — EXCELLING IN CRIMINAL defense law, education, and mental health treatment and helping the underprivileged — will be honored by Executive...
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With all the amazing advances scientists are making around the world, one, which has seemingly been left out, is time travel.read more
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SUMMER AT THE MOVIES
BY ROGER WILLIAMS rwilliams@floridaweekly.com IT HAPPENS EVERY LATE SPRING: A COUPLE OF big-leaguers with cannons for arms start throwing fastballs over 100 mph on the diamond, and the blockbuster...
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