Boca Raton Community Hospital said that it lost $110 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, and will cut 80 jobs and eliminate its inpatient pediatric service.
DOWNTOWN MIAMI
Macy's Florida Chairman Julie Greiner can step outside her downtown Miami store and see small improvements from a year ago, when she took city leaders to task about the state of Flagler Street.
MEDICAL DEVICES
After battles in the courts and Congress failed to halt the move, a new Medicare program intended to stop fraud and lower equipment prices is scheduled to start Tuesday.
DRUGSTORE INDUSTRY
The drug store and pharmacy benefit management industries on Tuesday will announce a combination of their information systems in order to boost electronic prescribing by physicians.
AGRICULTURE
Farmers will harvest nearly 9 percent fewer acres of corn this year than last year, in part because of Midwest flooding that has damaged a portion of the crop, the government reported Monday.
The price of crude oil hit yet another record on the last day of a tumultuous first half, rising above $143 a barrel before ending lower on demand fears and a resilient dollar.
Florida will be taking legal action against Countrywide Financial for what Attorney General Bill McCollum calls misleading and unfair trade practices.
A director of freight railroad company CSX exercised options for 20,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
The executive vice president of Miami restaurant operator Benihana bought 6,000 shares of stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday.
What: Samsung Instinct cellphone, sold by Sprint Features: Has a 3.1-inch touch-screen display and 2.0 megapixel camera. Comes with a 2 GB microSD card and adapter, but can support an 8 GB card. Includes two batteries, a battery-charging sleeve, travel charger, USB cable, 3.5-mm headphones with microphone, and a carrying case with stylus. Weighs 4.4 ounces.
Plantation-based call-center operator PRC said Monday it has completed its reorganization and emerged from bankruptcy. PRC now is owned by secured lenders through a private holding company.
COVER STORY
In the push to stop global warming, many experts are hearing a mighty rushing wind. Clean and abundant wind power in vast stretches of America is not only far cheaper than solar, but as oil prices soar, it's proving to be less expensive than natural gas, a prime source of the nation's power.
CUSTOM CAR RESTORATION
Creative Workshop is a granary turned high-end custom car restoration and coach-building business where a normal restoration costs between $125,000 and $300,000.
5 QUESTIONS WITH GEORGE JOSEPH
George Joseph, who heads the Dade County Federal Credit Union, not surprisingly views the services offered by credit unions as the best option for customers seeking higher returns on deposits and lower rates on loans.
BUSINESS BOOKS
Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries). Jared Bernstein. Berrett-Koehler. 225 pages. Economics may be the dismal science, but the extent of its politicization makes it even more dismal. Business is what moves the world, and the vitality of commercial enterprise ensures our well-being, but Americans like to think that we're different. We value the individual, extol hard work and believe that the middle class runs the show. But tax cuts are given to offset minimum-wage...
MY VIEW
Here in South Florida it is painfully apparent that the real estate sector is under siege. Indeed, as a bankruptcy lawyer for the past 35 years, I cannot recall anything of the magnitude that we are now witnessing.
How can Indians do local calendars? Re: ''Pink slip has my name on it,'' June 23 It really upsets me that as part of its downsizing The Miami Herald is outsourcing jobs to India! What is management thinking? An Indian is going to do the local calendar of events. Please . . . I am really sorry to hear about Brayden Simms being a victim of the Indian massacre!
JOB FILE
Patients visit Alan Serure when they want to look better, not when they're sick. Serure, a plastic surgeon, has been in private practice in Miami since 1985.
EDITOR'S NOTE
Come Fourth of July, I'm always excited about the prospect of a day off, fireworks displays and maybe an invitation to a picnic at the beach with co-workers.
AIRPORTS
A subcontractor working on Miami International Airport's North Terminal broke a sewer line, which is taking up to six weeks to repair.
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