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• HOTELS

  Tourism boom takes a breather in April

  South Florida’s booming hotel market hit a lull in April, but stay tuned.

• ECONOMY

  Florida gets a “C” in job security

  Florida scores a middling grade in a new report card on job security in the United States.

• HOUSING

  South Florida’s existing home prices jump by double digits from year ago

  Existing home prices in Miami-Dade and Broward counties rose sharply and sales volume increased in April amid tight inventory of homes and condos on the market.

• Palmetto Bay

  Palmetto Bay will reconsider 1,400-student charter school

  A divided Village Council agreed to settle a lawsuit stemming from the council’s 2011 rejection of a proposed charter school.

• CARGO INDUSTRY

  PortMiami rail upgrade now on track

  Construction of a delayed rail line upgrade at PortMiami should begin within 45 days.
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  WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT

  The tricky business of collaboration

  Shaping a winning squad is a tricky job. Experts emphasize team building with direct feedback to members who aren’t working with the playbook.

• Starck firm sues Related Cos.

  A trendy architecture and design firm co-founded by Philippe Starck called yoo (cq) sued Jorge Perez’s Miami-based Related Group of Florida and a Mexico affiliate in a dispute over the timing of fee payments on a big luxury condominium project dating to the last boom.
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  How a spark of an idea for a sneaker turned Crystal4U into a sparkling business

  A Weston woman’s spark of an idea turned into a sparkling business

• Town Center Aventura announces new tenants to open in the fall

  Town Center Aventura, the redesigned lifestyle shopping center formerly known as Loehmann’s Fashion Island, announced several new tenants that will open this fall: Buffalo Wild Wings, the upscale coffee shop Café-Cita, Cut-N-Play Salon, New Tammy Nail & Spa, and Accents, a gift and home accessories store.
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  Ocean Bank names Juan del Busto to its board

  Ocean Bank said Tuesday that Juan del Busto, the former regional executive of The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Miami branch and current chairman of Del Busto Capital Partners, has joined Ocean Bank’s board of directors.
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  BANKING

  Miami’s City National Bank is a focus of a former Spanish banker’s problems in Spain

  Miami-based City National Bank of Florida’s sale price is at the heart of legal problems for a former Spanish banker.
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  Sun Life Stadium

  Super Bowl saga comes down to Tuesday vote

  With a tax-subsidized renovation of the Dolphins’ stadium ruled out, South Florida pins its hopes for landing Super Bowl 50 on promising the biggest party the region has ever seen.
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  Startup spotlight: clearCi

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  Home-buying frenzy: Strong demand collides with scarce inventory

  The Open House on a leafy street near South Miami featured a snack wagon with cupcakes and chilled beverages, but the real draw was the newly listed house for sale for $435,000.
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  HOUSE HUNTING

  Distressed homes lure cash investors

  Cash-wielding investors are dominating the market for distressed homes and condominiums.
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  HOUSE HUNTING

  Buyers shoot first, ask questions later

  Even with good credit, a solid down payment and an easy-to-please attitude, a young couple finds home buying a test of endurance.

• Carnival Corp. lowers 2013 earnings forecast

  The news just keeps getting worse for Carnival Corp.

• BUSINESS SERVICES

  FedEx offers faster same-day service in Miami

  FedEx is stepping up competition with couriers with faster same-day city service in the Miami area.

• INSURANCE

  Florida homeowners to receive $19.25 million in “unprecedented’’ settlement

  Wells Fargo Bank and insurer QBE will settle claims that they inflated premiums for “force-placed’’ insurance.
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  TECHNOLOGY

  Florida ahead of the curve on driverless auto testing

  In the car of the future, it may not matter if the driver is asleep at the wheel. Three states, including Florida, have authorized testing of driverless cars.

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