February Employment Report Presented by CareerSource South Florida The numbers analyzed In February 2019, Miami MSA area was the second largest metro area in year-over-the-year job gains in Florida, following Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area. The County created 26,300...
Job Growth Continues To Be One of The Strongest in The State at 3.9%
January Employment Report Presented by CareerSource South Florida The numbers analyzed In January 2019, Miami MSA area was the second largest metro area in year-over-the-year job gains in Florida, following Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area. The County created 30,000 new...
Positively Disruptive: 2019 World Happiness Summit
By Dyan Brasington, Executive Vice President, Economic Development, Miami-Dade Beacon Council I embarked on a new adventure just a day or so ago and had the opportunity to attend the World Happiness Summit, held on the gorgeous campus of the University of...
Miami to Draw Thousands of Fashion Reps, Investors as Apparel Textile Sourcing Miami Show Gets Underway May 28-30
Miami’s fashion industry is getting a major revival, thanks to new global investment with the return of the Apparel Textile Sourcing Miami (ATSM) to the Mana Wynwood Conference Center May 28-30. The second annual event — the largest apparel and textile sourcing trade...
Miami’s Innovators – Get to Know the Disruptors of Trade & Logistics
How will technology and innovation continue to change our business lives? Can industry disruption transform long held business norms and traditions? These gnawing questions motivated the Miami-Dade Beacon Council’s Trade and Logistics Committee to create its...
The Progressive Miami International Boat Show is back for its 78th Year, Continues its Impact in Miami
The Progressive Miami International Boat Show returns to Virginia Key from February 14-18, 2019, marking the annual event’s 78th year here in Miami. The Show is a must-see for recreational boaters, but there’s a lot more to it than just the latest and greatest in...
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