A 1A story on Sunday about the Alan Mendelsohn fraud case erred in saying that former Democratic Sen. Steve Geller of Hallandale Beach lost a 1998 race to a Mendelsohn-backed candidate Ellyn Bogdanoff. He won.
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A Sept. 17 article in the Aventura Neighbors section incorrectly reported that Sunny Isles Beach commissioners voted to keep the city's tax rate steady. The commission approved increasing the tax rate from $2.48 per $1,000 of taxable property value to $2.65 for the 2009-10 fiscal year. Sunny Isles Beach officials say the increase will offset a drop in property values. The commission finalized the city budget on Tuesday.
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In a story on page 4C on Saturday about an increase in IPO activity, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Artio Global Investors is the parent company of Julius Baer Investment Management. Artio Global Investors, which was formerly known as Julius Baer Investment Management, is a subsidiary of Zurich, Switzerland-based wealth manager Julius Baer Holding Ltd.
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A Sunday story in the Miami Beach Neighbors section gave incorrect information about Surfside's recent budget hearing. Vice Mayor Marc Imberman was the only commissioner to vote against Surfside's proposed budget during the first of two budget hearings on Sept. 8. In addition, Surfside commissioners rejected a tentative tax rate of 5.60 proposed by the town's manager during a budget workshop in July. The proposed tax rate has been set at $4.73 per $1,000 of taxable value. The next budget hearing is Tuesday.
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Due to a production error, a photo caption was omitted from Page 2C Thursday. The photo, which accompanied a story on community organizations coping with the recession, showed Claire Atkinson and Freddy Galarza of Bupa global health insurance company working with foundation director Estefia Sandoval in Miraflores, Ecuador.
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The Florida Arts Scene column in Sunday's Tropical Life section contained incorrect information. Miami-Dade County's Cultural Affairs Council, which received $250,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts in July to preserve jobs in the arts, will not use any of the federal stimulus money to save a job in the Department of Cultural Affairs.
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A caption accompanying a story last Sunday on hospital billing practices misstated the cost of Robert Dollar's stay at Baptist Hospital. Although the hospital's bill was $23,396.30, Dollar's insurance company negotiated a payment of $9,400, making that -- plus Dollar's $500 co-payment -- the true cost.




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