Student housing graduates to higher investment class

Student housing has come a long way since my days at the University of Florida – a bygone era that began shortly after the invention of fire. The places where we lived didn’t exactly attract a whole lot of investor interest, but all that’s been changing. Student housing is the hot, new and evolving sector […]

Knight Foundation boosts entrepreneurship in Miami

I just had an inspiring interview with a guy named Matt Haggman, who represents an organization that’s really doing things right by giving back to the community in major ways. Haggman is Miami Program Director at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Most people only know this name from the James L. Knight […]

Magnum Energy Solutions considers conservation key

Cory Vanderpool has a question: Before property owners spend a lot more time looking at alternative energy sources like solar and other renewables, why not consider better conservation measures first? That’s a good question. And on a recent show, the director of business development for Magnum Energy Solutions gave me the answer. She said there’s […]

Sylvester Cancer Center puts Dolphins Cycling Challenge funds to good use

Down here in South Florida, we just celebrated the fourth Dolphins Cycling Challenge, an annual event to raise money for cancer research at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Health System (UHealth). More than 2,700 riders helped to raise nearly $2 million this year, and the event has provided $3.8 […]

Lauren Book makes sure kids know “It’s OK To Tell”

Lauren Book is a busy lady. The founder of LaurensKids.org has been traveling in Canada and Barbados recently to teach and promote her organization’s Safer, Smarter Kids sexual abuse prevention curriculum. This program, approved by the state of Florida for use in public kindergarten classrooms and guidance offices statewide, is also in a pilot phase […]

Sylvester Breast Cancer Survivorship Program tackles post-treatment challenges

Cancer is a far-reaching disease. It drains the life out of not only the patient but his or her family as well. And surviving it has its own set of challenges that require a multifaceted approach if recovery is to be successful. Fortunately, we have one of the best post-cancer survivorship programs in the nation […]

Commercial Real Estate Auctions Bring Speed, Transparency To Sales

If you’ve never tried it or even thought about it, there’s a lot to be said for the auction process as a method of selling or buying distressed assets. And we recently had three experts on the air to give us the scoop. Joe Cuomo, SVP and co-head of business development at Auction.com, said the […]

Never stop building your brand

I’ve been listening to branding expert Bruce Turkel. I don’t mean hearing him. I mean listening – and doing the things he’s recommended to build the “Fried On Business” brand. And it’s been working, but now I have to build on it. So will you, if you take his advice to heart. How do we […]

Magnum Energy making major energy conservation impact

We’re all looking for ways to save money on energy. That’s true whether you’re a renter, a homeowner, or a commercial property owner with multiple locations and thousands of units. So it was really exciting to talk with two key executives from Magnum Energy Solutions, an up-and-coming supplier of wireless energy management solutions. “We are […]

CBRE hosts mega-summit on Florida multi-housing

The second CB Richard Ellis Multi-Housing Summit Florida starts tomorrow, and I had a chance to get a preview from one of the key principals for the event. Gerard Yetming, a senior vice president for CBRE in Fort Lauderdale, said the event will attract more than 550 owners, operators and other sector experts for the […]