Miami-Dade Chamber"s Bill Diggs thoughtful quote

"He who is reluctant to recognize me opposes me.''

 quotation of Frantz Fanon

Per Bill Diggs:

"This is a powerful quote issued by one of my favorite political writers. He said this thinking about if there is to be true change in this world that it must be built upon a system of fairness and all of us must have a real chance to contribute."

South Florida - Your Global Business Connection

University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine - UM Innovation

University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine - UM Innovation

Dean Barbara Kahn in Miami Herald

Earlier this year, Barbara Kahn, dean of the University of Miami's school of Business Administration, found herself in the midst of some of the largest names in business -- heavyweights like Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric; Jim Skinner, CEO of McDonald's, and Muhtar Kent president of Coca-Cola.

It was a gathering nearly a year in the making, as Kahn spearheaded UM's effort to host its inaugural Global Business Forum in January.

As more than 700 business executives and professionals gathered at the tree-canopied Coral Gables campus, Kahn couldn't help but feel energized by the interchange of ideas.

Read Article - Dean Kahn in Miami Herald

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The new wave of office lease deals are likely to raise a few eyebrows.

Flash back two years.  Landlord's market.  Up.  Up.  Up....  Then the sense that it was starting to level off a bit.  At some point, the landlrod market stopped and the tenant market began.

When did it happen in Miami.  Downtonw Miami.  Let's start with renewals of existing tenants.  The Carlton Fields renewal at (the soon to be renamed) Miami Tower was an initial turning point.  Danet Linares helped Wealth Capital land Carlton Fields with a mere tenant improvement allowance and a not too steep rent increase.  $38.00 psf renewal looks like a genius move by Linares.

New Scientist

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