The Broken Promise of a Panda: How Prague’s Relations With Beijing Soured
When a new mayor of the Czech capital refused to toe the line on Taiwan, Beijing severed its sister-city relationship. Broader repercussions followed.
View ArticleRoger Federer, Sneakerhead?
The 20-time Grand Slam tennis champion is taking a big step toward life after tennis with On, a small Swiss running shoe brand with a cult following and global ambitions.
View ArticleHow to Rebrand a Country
Colombia, Rwanda and Croatia were seen as dangerous and conflict-ridden. Now they top travel bucket lists. How other countries can follow their lead, in seven steps.
View ArticleJuul Says Its Focus Was Smokers, but It Targeted Young Nonsmokers
The company planted the seeds of a public health crisis by marketing to a generation with low smoking rates, and it ignored evidence that teenagers were using its products.
View ArticleAMC to Fire Workers Who Confronted Black Woman at ‘Harriet’ Screening, Letter...
Fifteen black women accused an AMC movie theater in Louisiana of racial profiling. Theater workers repeatedly asked one of the women to show them her ticket, she said.
View ArticleThe Broken Promise of a Panda: How Prague’s Relations With Beijing Soured
When a new mayor of the Czech capital refused to toe the line on Taiwan, Beijing severed its sister-city relationship. Broader repercussions followed.
View ArticleHow Juul Hooked a Generation on Nicotine
The company planted the seeds of a public health crisis by marketing to millennials, who had low smoking rates, and it ignored evidence that teenagers were using its products.
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The big business of football bowls
South Florida is getting a trio of football bowl games this season, as the Super Bowl observes the 100th anniversary of the NFL at Hard Rock Stadium, the Orange Bowl celebrates 86 years and the Boca...
View ArticleThe Newest Tech on Cruise Ships
From champagne delivery to 10-minute embarking, these cruises are using apps and other technology to make you to feel at home at sea.
View ArticleThe Week in Business: WeWork Will Lay Off 1 in 5 Workers
Here’s hoping you can avoid awkward political disagreements around the Thanksgiving table this week. (If that’s impossible, check out this guide to diffusing the tension.) Or you could pivot the...
View ArticleNewscaster’s Errant Email Calling in Sick Gets National Attention
Colleagues at many of Nexstar Media Group’s nearly 200 television stations jokingly offered prayers and created a shrine for Nick Vasos, who started trending on Twitter.
View Article5-Year-Old Boy Thrown From Mall of America Balcony Is Walking Again
The boy was thrown from an upper floor in April by a stranger who was angry about being rejected by women, officials said.
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Connected cities turn into ‘smart cities’
PRESENTED BY The September SFBW “Digital South Florida” series looked at “smart cities,” which use information and communication technologies to enhance the quality and performance of urban...
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Tenant representatives delivervalue, expertise to clients
SPONSORED BY Businesses looking for new spaces could be making a mistake if they don’t enlist the services of a tenant representation broker, who are tied to the needs of a tenant rather than a...
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New home for Kelley Kronenberg
Cabrera Ramon Architects of Doral and interior designers G. Alvarez Studio of Miami came up with a contemporary design for the new 35,000-square-foot headquarters of the law firm Kelley Kronenberg....
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Muze at Met
Global design and engineering firm Stantec has completed the interior design of the new 43-story residential tower, Muze at Met, in downtown Miami. Developed by ZOM Living and managed by ZRS...
View ArticleHow Taylor Swift Dragged Private Equity Into Her Fight Over Music Rights
The Carlyle Group, an investor in her catalog, has stepped in to encourage talks between Ms. Swift and Scooter Braun, who now controls her old label.
View ArticleNovartis to Buy the Medicines Company for $9.7 Billion
The Medicines Company focuses on researching treatments for cardiovascular disease, specifically looking at ways to lower so-called bad cholesterol.
View ArticleCargo Ship With Almost 15,000 Sheep Overturns Near Romania
A rescue operation was underway to save the animals in the Black Sea.
View ArticleCompany Behind ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue Goes to Court Over Replicas
A statue of a defiant girl was supposed to empower women. But when copies of the artwork appeared around the world, the company that originally purchased it fought back.
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