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While much of the spotlight has been on Miami, it takes the entire tri-county region to build a strong, sustainable technology hub — that’s the belief of several Broward and Palm Beach organizations focused on selling South Florida as a major emerging tech center.

When competing for relocating companies, "having property available to show clients in shovel-ready state is critical in order to give your county a second look," said Kelly Smallridge, president of the Business Development Board, Palm Beach County's economic development organization.

I read with great interest your recent article, “Miami ranks low for share of STEM jobs.” While the numbers paint a less than rosy picture of the availability of STEM jobs in South Florida, we at Florida International University, one of the

Robert A. Pearlman of Boca Raton will join the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University as its first chief development and strategy officer.
Pearlman comes to FAU from the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, where he served as president and chief executive officer since 1993. He will be stepping down from that position at the end of June. During his tenure, the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation has raised approximately $300 million. He presided over three consecutive five-year campaigns, which increased fundraising more than 15 percent per year, growing into the largest cure-related research program in the world.

The Brazilian Court Hotel – an icon of Palm Beach society with its Mediterranean style and 80 exquisitely redesigned studios and suites – is thrilled to offer Business Development Board members a getaway special starting at $149 plus tax, now 

CityPlace residents and visitors will soon have even more to love about the mixed-use center’s shopping options with the addition of global fashion retailer H&M. Stockholm-based H&M, Hennes & Mauritz, will open an 18,000-square-foot location on the main plaza at CityPlace and is expected to open late 2013.

The O’Donnell Agency, one of Florida’s leading public relationsand digital media companies, has added four new people to the firm’s West Palm Beach and Miami offices.  Tony Theissen has joined the agency as Senior Brand

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