Guy Laliberté, the Canadian businessman who founded Cirque du Soleil in 1984 and sold it 30 years later for $1.5 billion, has become a creative and capital partner in the Magic City Innovation District.
When Laura González-Estéfani moved from Silicon Valley to Miami in 2015, the former Facebook executive said she was taken aback by the welcoming tech and entrepreneurship community.
This Thanksgiving, travel times were slated to be the worst since 2005. For a lot of people, this involves making a choice between making the long drive home or taking a plane to get there.
As Miami-Dade waits to hear if it made the short list of contenders for Amazon’s second headquarters, the county’s senior lawmaker gave a blunt thumbs down to the prospects Tuesday over transit woes.
Miami-Dade County’s October unemployment rate decreased to 4.5%, a full 1% lower than the previous year due in large part to the County’s 27,900 new nonagricultural payroll jobs from October 2016 to October 2017. This is the third largest increase of new jobs among counties in Florida. Additionally, the County saw wages increase from $50,596 in the first quarter of 2016 to $54,732 one year later.
Italy’s renowned Istituto Marangoni will open its 10th location, its first in the United States, in the Design District, at 3700 NE Second Ave., in January.
We convene the business community to connect, innovate, and shape the future of Greater Miami
The Beacon Council Economic Development Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of the Talent Bridge Miami Portal. This regional platform will strengthen employer engagement, improve resident access to high-quality training opportunities, and align educational and community partners around measurable workforce outcomes. Qualified firms with expertise in data-intensive, AI-enabled platforms are encouraged to apply.
This initiative is a central component of Miami-Dade County’s talent and competitiveness strategy and represents an important investment in the region’s long-term workforce infrastructure.
Interested firms should review the RFP and submit proposals by the published deadline.
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