BANKING J.C. de Ona has been promoted to Southeast Florida division president of Centennial Bank. He was Miami-Dade County market president. In his role, he will oversee the growing Miami-Dade,...
January 24, 2020
With every passing month, the hype around Universal Orlando's third theme park, Epic Universe, gets louder. But a detailed site plan may lend some clues. What has been confirmed to...
January 24, 2020
Two enormous market forces will be in focus for investors in the week ahead. One embodies the hope and optimism of investors. The second reflects ambiguity and caution about the...
January 24, 2020
Many South Florida investors pay close attention to the daily changes in stock market averages and what the bond market is doing. But there's another way to think about your...
January 24, 2020
Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday brushed off criticism and mockery from U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, saying that his comments have “of course no effect” on her and fellow...
January 24, 2020
The owner of Polish airline LOT is taking over German carrier Condor, a subsidiary of collapsed tour operator Thomas Cook, the two companies said Friday. The acquisition by LOT owner...
January 24, 2020
Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. Difficult negotiations setting out the...
January 24, 2020
Kentucky state colleges and universities will ask for their first funding increase since the 2007-08 budget, lawmakers were told. Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, said...
January 24, 2020
College students pursuing civil engineering and engineering technology degrees can apply for scholarships offered by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The cabinet will award up to 30 new scholarships for the...
January 24, 2020
Tennessee officials say unemployment rates continue to sear near record low levels. The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday that the unemployment rate for December 2019 remained...
January 24, 2020
Cairo airport authorities arrested a Dutch passenger of Egyptian decent on Friday, saying he was carrying illegal drugs in his luggage. The passenger, who landed from Amsterdam earlier in the...
January 24, 2020
Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford is leading an economic development trade trip to the United Arab Emirates and Israel. The trip is scheduled to begin Friday and run through Feb....
January 24, 2020
A Maryland man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he took more than $1.6 million from clients at his payroll processing business used them to pay his...
January 24, 2020
French unions are holding last-ditch strikes and protests around the country Friday as the government unveils a divisive bill redesigning the national retirement system. Travelers faced renewed disruptions on regional...
January 24, 2020
Cutting off access to entire cities with millions of residents to stop a new virus outbreak is a step few countries other than China would consider, but it is made...
January 24, 2020
The 75 years since Yevgeny Kovalev was a teenage prisoner in Auschwitz have been marked by tormented memories and a wonder that he's still alive. “Remembering all that is always...
January 24, 2020
Shares were mostly higher in quiet trading on Friday in Asia as China began a week-long Lunar New Year festival that is being overshadowed by the outbreak of a new...
January 24, 2020
Maine home sales surged at the end of 2019, which was a record-breaking year for real estate in the state. The Pine Tree State set records for sales volume and...
January 24, 2020
The company that controls the dot-org online universe is putting the registry of domain names up for sale, and the nonprofits that often use the suffix in their websites are...
January 24, 2020
Although kombucha has more than $1 billion in sales in the U.S. each year, most people have not heard of this fermented drink. Hannah Crum and Alex LaGory, of Kombucha...
January 24, 2020
In July 2002, a drought settled over Missouri that lasted 99 weeks and finally ended in May 2004. Eight years later during the week of Aug. 21, Missouri suffered the...
January 24, 2020
Jean Turney's third grade classroom is at the end of an annex, across the parking lot from the Biome School‘s main building on Olive Street. But for her pupils, it...
January 24, 2020
New Mexico legislators are considering a full ban on flavored tobacco and nicotine vaping products along with more robust oversight of retail sales to discourage use by minors and young...
January 24, 2020
The newest operator of three coal mines has fallen behind on federal and county mineral taxes, federal officials said. The Navajo Transitional Energy Company owes the federal government more than...
January 24, 2020
Rep. Greg Gianforte took some shots from his fellow Republican candidates for governor during the primary election's first debate featuring all three candidates on Thursday. Montana Attorney General Tim Fox...
January 24, 2020
The city of Wuhan is one of China's largest industrial hubs and a major crossroads. The capital of Hubei province has 11 million people and is under an unprecedented, open-ended...
January 24, 2020
Alaska's legal marijuana industry hit a milestone Thursday as regulators approved the first retail stores that will be allowed to have customers smoke or consume marijuana products on site. On...
January 24, 2020
Miami has a strategy to survive climate change, and a big part of it is finding a way to pay for it. The city's new comprehensive plan includes concrete ways...
January 24, 2020
Ultra Music Festival has a signed agreement — finally — from the city of Miami to return to Bayfront Park in March. Festival organizers and city administrators signed the revocable...
January 24, 2020
The bonhomie and trade bonanza between emerging powers Brazil and India is a clear message to superpowers like the US and China: We will play our game, not yours. When...
January 24, 2020
Best horse. Best trainer. Best owner. Best jockey. Best breeder. Bricks and Mortar had a perfect year, and the Eclipse Award voters gave his team a historic night. After going...
January 24, 2020
NCAA President Mark Emmert spoke for 20 minutes Thursday in a crowded ballroom at the Anaheim Convention Center, two huge video boards on either side of the stage showing his...
January 24, 2020
The operator of a Chicago convenience store who sold illegal synthetic marijuana laced with rat poisoning was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison by a federal judge. Fouad Masoud...
January 24, 2020
Wet wipes, those single-use wet tissues for babies and adults wanting something more than just toilet paper, are the scourge of sewer systems nationwide, according to several cities challenging claims...
January 24, 2020
The Boston Red Sox are still hoping to have a manager in place by spring training, but chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said Thursday it's possible they won't hire someone...
January 24, 2020
New Hampshire lawmakers are considering two opposing plans for bolstering state highway revenues. Lawmakers heard two bills on Tuesday that propose new systems for vehicle registration fees in the state...
January 24, 2020
President Donald Trump will hold a signing ceremony for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement on Wednesday, according to the White House. The deal to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement...
January 24, 2020
A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a southwest Missouri physician accused of receiving tens of thousands of dollars in kickbacks for prescribing fentanyl spray to hundreds of patients in...
January 24, 2020
Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: V.F. Corp., down $9.16 to $85.41 The maker of Vans and Timberland shoes cut its profit forecast for its fiscal year...
January 24, 2020
An internet privacy firm says it was able to access private personal information of more than 30,000 medical marijuana patients, recreational pot customers or dispensary employees in several states. The...
