‘Chewing Gum Tycoon’ of Lotte Group, Shin Kyuk-ho, Dies at 98
Mr. Shin transformed a small business in postwar Tokyo into a corporate giant spanning South Korea and Japan.
View ArticleYellow or Blue? In Hong Kong, Businesses Choose Political Sides
Shops and restaurants are now being labeled either yellow, to note support for the city’s protest movement, or blue, in support of the police. The move is having a big economic impact.
View ArticleSpaceX’s Explosive Test May Launch Year of Renewed Human Spaceflight
A NASA program could be ready to launch astronauts to orbit once again, and the number of people traveling to space could surge.
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Great Attitude: It’s About Gratitude
Thanksgiving. The holidays. The New Year. Times of reflection, celebration, family and friendship. Overeating, overindulging, seeing the family we love–the one that perhaps drives us crazy. These are...
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Harbor Beach gem
Located in Fort Lauderdale’s exclusive Harbor Beach community, the one-acre 1235 E. Lake Drive has 359 feet of deep-water frontage and direct Intracoastal Waterway in a guarded, gated community. The...
View Article‘Chewing Gum Tycoon’ of Lotte Group, Shin Kyuk-ho, Dies at 98
Mr. Shin transformed a small business in postwar Tokyo into a corporate giant spanning South Korea and Japan.
View ArticleIn a Sharp Downturn, College Can Be a Shock Absorber
The lessons of the last recession were harsh but clear. Public colleges need plenty of money during economic declines.
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CATCHING UP: ART FALCONE: Falcone’s mega projects make progress
As SFBW celebrates its fifth anniversary, this occasional series will look at past story subjects. Developer Art Falcone, Falcone Group and Encore Capital Management had myriad major projects when...
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Alexander Star: The entertainer, entrepreneur
Positive-energy vibes and endless optimism exude from Alexander Star as he sips from his cup of herbal tea at a peaceful, tree-lined Wilton Manors coffee shop. Star, 33, born in Pennsylvania to an...
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Bear Lakes Country Club
Peacock & Lewis Architects and Planners tied for first place in the Golf Inc. Design Awards for Clubhouse of the Year, in the clubhouse renovation category, for its $6.6 million transformation at...
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South Beach sanctuary
Miami-based Shoma Group held the groundbreaking for Ten30 South Beach, 43 studio, one- and two-bedroom condominiums at 1030 15th St., Miami Beach. The design by Saladino Design Studio features a 6,000...
View ArticleA New Player at Sundance, Backed by Laurene Powell Jobs
One-fourth of the documentaries in the Sundance Film Festival’s competition for American nonfiction films come from the same upstart company, Concordia Studio.
View ArticleThe Story of China’s Economic Rise Unfolds in Switzerland
Ever since a politically connected Chinese economist survived prison beatings and went to the 1979 World Economic Forum, the Davos event has had outsize influence in China.
View ArticleClimate Change Takes Center Stage in Davos
With businesses under pressure to act, solutions are emerging, but not fast enough, some participants fear.
View ArticleCaneel Bay: Why a Caribbean Paradise Remains in Ruins
Two years after back-to-back hurricanes struck St. John, the famed Caneel Bay Resort has not reopened. The storms’ lingering aftermath laid bare the eco-resort’s long-festering problems.
View ArticleChina Says It Will Ban Plastics That Pollute Its Land and Water
Though likely to be welcomed by many Chinese who worry about pollution, the measures could be a hard sell for a society used to convenience.
View ArticleDavos Warms to Trump’s Results (if Not Him Personally)
Many of the elite who gather at the World Economic Forum were horrified by his election. But most seem to have come to accept the U.S. president.
View ArticleDetroit’s Revival Is Anchored in Its Train Station
Ford Motor is transforming the long-vacant Michigan Central Station, part of the city’s overall resurgence.
View ArticleRecent Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Recent commercial real estate transactions in New York.
View ArticleChinese City Uses Facial Recognition to Shame Pajama Wearers
Local officials apologized, but the crackdown on a common — and comfortable — practice has raised a rare outcry over privacy in a country accustomed to surveillance.
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