The BioMotion Institute for Mobility and Longevity, an orthopedics research group based in West Palm Beach, is partnering with Scripps Florida to find answers to why aging muscles and bones fall apart.
The University of Miami's first Innovation Technology Showcase will feature more than 100 inventions and discoveries of UM faculty Dec. 2 and 3 at the Four Seasons in Miami. The technologies in medicine, science and engineering range include medical devices, cell therapies, aerospace and wireless technologies. For information, go to uminnovationshowcase.com.
Auditors looking at political fundraising by the U.S. timeshare industry found that contributions were improperly solicited, wrongly reported and accepted from prohibited sources.
State inspectors will conduct a sweep of pet stores during the next five weeks to ensure the establishments are complying with laws that protect consumers who buy pets.
The owner of Magnolia Insurance, which can take policies from Citizens Property Insurance, has had trouble paying his personal bills.
Port Canaveral handed out a multimillion-dollar contract to expand Disney Cruise Line's terminal before the first of the company's new mega-liners arrives.
Teen entrepreneur from Ferguson High wins national award with her cupcakes on a cookie stick.
A former employee of a NASA contractor was charged with using personal information belonging to a Fort Lauderdale businessman to damage his credit rating.
Two Learn.com executives are accused of financial shenanigans by basketball great Scottie Pippen.
Despite economic woes, new restaurants continue to open in South Florida. But with diners saving cash by eating out less, can they survive?
A security firm put on a display of products that it said can halt shoplifting, always a problem during holiday season.
Believe it or not, gas prices are falling more quickly than the stock market. Experts expect prices to continue falling before heading back up in the spring.
Plans for a $500 million overhaul of Riviera Beach's marina and surrounding properties are being delayed by slumps in the economy and the real estate market.
Perry Ellis' third-quarter income declined, but the company is making cuts and taking steps to get in position for growth.
Media General (MEG), the newspaper publisher and broadcaster, reported October publishing sales fell 17 percent, and a top investor disclosed stock sales. Total revenue fell 5.8 percent to $85.9 million last month from a year ago as tumbling sales at its 24 daily newspapers offset political ad gains from 19 television stations. In Florida, the company owns The Tampa Tribune and TV stations in Jacksonville and Tampa.
Marriott plans a new SpringHill Suites hotel in the medical district that includes Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. The 198-room hotel is slated to open next fall at 1311 NW 10th Ave., and it is being developed by the Robert Finvarb Companies, which also owns Courtyard by Marriott hotels in Fort Lauderdale and South Beach.
The makers of the Burn Notice television show are looking for other locations amid a lease dispute with Miami over the Coconut Grove Convention Center.
Eroding consumer confidence and rising commodity costs hurt Benihana's (BNHN) second-quarter earnings. The Miami Asian restaurant chain reported net income of $2 million or 11 cents per diluted share, compared with $2.5 million or 15 cents during the same period last year.
Boca Raton Community Hospital lost $120 million for the year ended June 30. But the nonprofit hospital lost only $2 million in the July-through-September period, including a $9 million loss from operations.
A surprise new bidder for U.S. Sugar could complicate the state's plans to buy farms for Everglades restoration.
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