Recognized for its philanthropic contributions supporting Miami’s economic development, The Beacon Council Economic Development Foundation was awarded a 2018 Lighting the Way Award and $75,000 grant by the SunTrust Foundation for the launch of their Miami Community...
A Year in Review as Chair of the Miami-Dade Beacon Council Technology and Innovation Committee
By: Ivan Rapin-Smith Today marks the official leadership transition of the Miami-Dade Beacon Council Technology Committee where I step down as chair. I wanted to capture the highlights of the work we did with my partner in crime Christine Johnson. Highlights Core...
The Heat Behind Cold Chain
On Tuesday, September 18, the Trade & Logistics community gathered for the final committee meeting of our fiscal year at PortMiami with a focus on marketing strategy as it relates to cold chain (a term that refers to the supply chain infrastructure with...
New Miami Businesses presented with Governor’s Business Ambassador Honors
The Governor’s Office and Enterprise Florida (EFI) honored four new business ventures headquartered in Miami-Dade at their Board of Directors meeting last week. The Board and Lt. Gov. Carlos López-Cantera presented The Governor’s Business Ambassador Award to these...
Miami-Dade Unemployment Rates Continue a Downward Trend in August 2018 Report
Miami-Dade County continues to be a good news story. The non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Miami-Dade County was down to 4.1% in August 2018, 0.2% lower than last month. Year-over-year there was a 1.0% decrease, as the unemployment rate for August 2017...
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