http://www.miamiherald.com/business/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/business/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Business 60 Sat, 10 May 2008 00:05:56 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526437.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526437.html Fri, 09 May 2008 03:01 EDT The 13 insurers that took advantage of a low-cost loan program to pump up capital and write thousands of new policies are still sitting on millions of unused dollars. http://www.miamiherald.com/796/story/415083.html http://www.miamiherald.com/796/story/415083.html Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:50 EST The Miami Herald and Watson Wyatt surveyed 31 large local employers to help provide a picture of what types of benefits employees in South Florida receive. http://www.miamiherald.com/796/story/13767.html http://www.miamiherald.com/796/story/13767.html Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:46 EST Florida seniors enrolled in a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan will have a lot of sorting to do when the open enrollment period for 2008 begins. http://www.miamiherald.com/796/story/293989.html http://www.miamiherald.com/796/story/293989.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:25 EST There are many ways for a small business to expand. We explore four: Reaching out to the global marketplace, making the leap from a home office to more professional digs, franchising your business and becoming a franchisee. http://www.miamiherald.com/796/story/309183.html http://www.miamiherald.com/796/story/309183.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:10 EST We asked you to tell us what was wrong with downtown Miami's central business district, and did you ever: Dirty streets. Poor lighting. Inadequate parking -- and parks. Police nowhere in sight. http://www.miamiherald.com/796/story/13862.html http://www.miamiherald.com/796/story/13862.html Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:05 EST Ada Portillo is tired of trekking 45 minutes from her West Miami-Dade County home just to eat a nice dinner. After she moves into her downtown condo at Met Miami, restaurants, a movie theater and a grocery will be right there. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526438.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526438.html Fri, 09 May 2008 03:01 EDT They've trimmed trees, replaced poles and strengthened electrical systems at hospitals and fire stations. One of the last things Florida Power & Light workers needed to do to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season was go through a dry run of a storm. http://www.miamiherald.com/831/story/428875.html http://www.miamiherald.com/831/story/428875.html Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:20 EST Who should win the Challenge? http://www.miamiherald.com/831/story/401612.html http://www.miamiherald.com/831/story/401612.html Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:15 EST Shopping alone to avoid temptation http://www.miamiherald.com/831/story/345343.html http://www.miamiherald.com/831/story/345343.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:53 EST Listen to the Friday Business Report http://www.miamiherald.com/breaking_business/story/527238.html http://www.miamiherald.com/breaking_business/story/527238.html Fri, 09 May 2008 17:14 EDT Former PBS&J Chairman Richard A. Wickett was sentenced Friday to six months home confinement for his role in a long-running scheme to subvert campaign-finance laws. http://www.miamiherald.com/breaking_business/story/525819.html http://www.miamiherald.com/breaking_business/story/525819.html Thu, 08 May 2008 18:05 EDT They've trimmed trees, replaced poles and strengthened electrical systems at hospitals and fire stations. One of the last things Florida Power & Light workers needed to do to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season was go through a dry run of a storm. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526606.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526606.html Fri, 09 May 2008 07:15 EDT Barbara Byrne's South Florida clients are tired. They're tired of power struggles, whining, tantrums, biting, being ignored, being late out the door in the morning and -- this is a big one -- not getting enough sleep. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526968.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526968.html Fri, 09 May 2008 07:29 EDT The House voted for cheaper change Thursday, the kind that would make pennies and nickels worth more than they cost to make and save the country $100 million a year. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526969.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526969.html Fri, 09 May 2008 07:29 EDT Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking website, will add more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, attorneys general from Florida and other states said Thursday. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526440.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526440.html Fri, 09 May 2008 03:01 EDT Fort Lauderdale's Levitt Corp., having separated itself last year from its bankrupt Levitt and Sons home-building subsidiary, now wants to shed its name. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526983.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526983.html Fri, 09 May 2008 07:39 EDT Avatar Holdings (AVTR) swung to a first-quarter loss of $556,000, or 7 cents per share, as the Coral Gables-based builder saw a steep decline in signed housing contracts from last year. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526984.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526984.html Fri, 09 May 2008 07:39 EDT Miami-based private equity firm HIG Capital is buying the U.S. oleochemical business of Croda International. Oleochemicals are formulations of natural fats and oils processed for use in personal care products, industrial lubricants and other products. HIG, which specializes in financing small and medium-sized companies, will work with the company's management team to grow the business. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526982.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526982.html Fri, 09 May 2008 07:39 EDT Can't afford the Delano? Head across the street to its future sister hotel: The Gale. That's the name Delano parent Morgans Hotel Group picked for the 70-room boutique it plans to open next year on 17th Street and Collins Avenue, facing the Delano's front door. Morgans originally planned to make the former Plaza South group home part of the Delano, then decided to open it as a more affordable option to its iconic South Beach star. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526981.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/526981.html Fri, 09 May 2008 07:39 EDT Tousa, the home builder in bankruptcy, asked a judge for more time to file a recovery plan. Tousa recently presented a proposal to creditors and needs time to ''address complex issues and formulate a workable Chapter 11 plan,'' according to a court filing. http://www.miamiherald.com/actionline/story/527302.html http://www.miamiherald.com/actionline/story/527302.html Fri, 09 May 2008 14:00 EDT Q. Some eight to 12 years ago in Action Line, an ornithologist identified a specific birdcall for a reader. I don't remember what the bird was, but we have the same bird. We've tried to spot it but have never succeeded. http://www.miamiherald.com/actionline/story/527306.html http://www.miamiherald.com/actionline/story/527306.html Fri, 09 May 2008 14:00 EDT Q. Two years ago, I heard from an employee of Miami-Dade Water and Sewer that, in the near future, the county would begin treating waste water and pumping it back to our homes. http://www.miamiherald.com/actionline/story/527307.html http://www.miamiherald.com/actionline/story/527307.html Fri, 09 May 2008 14:27 EDT Q. I'm calling about a problem with a company that's supposed to fix your credit. I paid it $400 a year ago, but it still hasn't done anything. http://www.miamiherald.com/actionline/story/527308.html http://www.miamiherald.com/actionline/story/527308.html Fri, 09 May 2008 14:00 EDT A while back (Feb. 17), Action Line printed a letter from a reader who was regularly discovering small holes in the front of her shirts; it appeared that no one had an explanation. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/AP/story/528036.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/AP/story/528036.html Fri, 09 May 2008 23:29 EDT The ads were titled "Help Yourself, Help Atlantic City, Help New Jersey," and they made a series of promises, if only voters would pull the "yes" lever to legalize casino gambling. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/AP/story/527590.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/AP/story/527590.html Fri, 09 May 2008 23:25 EDT FedEx Corp. cut its fourth-quarter earnings expectations Friday, blaming continuing increases in fuel costs.