TECHNOLOGY

RedMas opening offices in Chile and Mexico

RedMas, the digital advertising arm of the Cisneros Group, has opened offices in Chile and Mexico, the company announced Monday.

This undated image provided by Kellogg's shows a photo of Special K Nourish that is slated to hit stores in July 2013. Kellogg Co. is building on its biggest moneymaker even further with the “hot cereal” that’s made with quinoa and other grains. (AP Photo/Kellogg's)

FOOD INDUSTRY

Special K churns out products in brand evolution

Special K has morphed from breakfast food to weight-management tool, gaining market share along the way.S Photo Gallery Available

Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of bringing more beauty and creativity to the Internet. Photo Gallery Available

James Cassel: Seeking VC funds? Get creative

At a cocktail party earlier this year, my friend’s daughter took the initiative to tell me about her new startup venture. Her story piqued my interest, so I did some homework and later decided to throw a little angel money into her San Francisco-based company, “FunLoop.”

Frank Matuszak, VP of sales and marketing for Erba Diagnostics, left, Sanjiv Suri, president of Erba Mannheim, Kevin Clark, CEO Erba Diagnostics, Gopalkrishnan Mohan, VP of Operations, Erba Mannheim, center, David Johnston, research and development leader of Erba Diagnostics, Mala Vazirani, executive director of Erba Mannheim, Suresh Vazirani, chairman and managing director of Erba Mannheim, right, are photographed at the Miami Lakes diagnostic complex.

ERBA Diagnostics: Rooted in Mumbai, growing in Miami

An Indian businessman expands his international medical diagnostic network in Miami-Dade County. Photo Gallery Available

DIGITAL DEBRIEF

Jet-setter’s love of travel fueled by early Miami trip

Now the publisher of Condé Nast Traveler, Carolyn Kremins took her first plane trip to Miami.

Entrepreneurship tools

Susan Amat: Using your roots to grow your business

Here are a few ways to tap into the power of your Diaspora group.

Startups take the stage at statewide investor conference

With interest in early-stage investing heating up, more than 200 investors, entrepreneurs and service providers came together last week for the Florida Venture Forum’s Early-Stage Conference in the Orlando area.

Tech entrepreneurship datebook

THIS WEEK

My View: Acquisitions — cucaracha style

They lived among the dinosaurs. They live among us now. They’re the hardiest insects on the planet, able to survive up to 45 minutes without air and a month without food. Cockroaches. Cucarachas. Most people find them disgusting. Serious investors should find them enlightening.

Empty chairs reserved for local public officials are empty as Citizens holds a rate hearing workshop at JW Marriott on Brickell in Miami, Florida on Monday July 16, 2012.

Insurance

Citizens offers cheaper rate option with no fanfare

Homeowners could save up to 70 percent on their insurance premium with a new policy offering from Citizens, but only 47 people have signed up for the cheaper coverage.

The private aircraft in dispute is a Bombardier Challenger 604 jet, which is similar to this model.

Miami Beach

Jet-set Miami developers entangled in legal drama over private jet

For sale: a $12.6 million Bombardier Challenger jet presumably grounded at the Opa-locka Airport. Photo Gallery Available

Retail

Microsoft opens full-line store at Dadeland

Microsoft opens its first full-line store in South Florida, at Dadeland Mall, on Saturday.

New CFO at Royal Caribbean

The top finance job at Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises is in new hands.

WORKPLACE

Many workplaces insure domestic partners, some now also pay the tax on benefits

Many Florida businesses and public institutions provide domestic partner benefits for unmarried employees. Some now also cover the tax on the benefit.

Employment

College graduates hoping for pomp — and jobs

The job market isn’t absorbing the entire class of 2013, but hiring’s a lot better than it was five years ago.

The color of money

Michelle Singletary: Calculating the real cost of that speeding ticket

For many drivers, the fear of rising auto insurance rates keeps them from driving too fast or leaving their license at home.

The week ahead

Tom Hudson: Can Jaime Dimon hold onto both jobs?

A fortress balance sheet may not be enough to protect JPMorgan’s CEO from the building chorus of criticism. Jaime Dimon has guided JPMorgan since 2005, navigating through the financial crisis, serving as the de facto spokesman for big banks and becoming the poster boy of the arrogance in high finance. He has survived a multi-billion dollar trading scandal and now faces regulators’ questions over actions of its energy traders and credit card collection procedures. No fewer than eight government agencies have launched investigations into JPMorgan.

Transportation

MDX courts local small business

The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) is well known for the busy toll roads it operates such as the Dolphin Expressway or the Gratigny Parkway.

Cutler Bay

Cutler Bay approves new shopping center on Old Cutler Road

Publix is expected to move to the new center from an existing site nearby, but the grocery chain says that’s just a rumor.

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