As the country marks its 250th year, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. René García had a patriotic message for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce: Buy American.      “Small businesses are the cornerstone of our economy,” García said. “It’s incumbent on all of us whenever possible to go and shop at a local vendor, to go and support them. Because that’s the way money stays...

     The co-founders of CAO Bakery & Café have opened their 22nd location near the Hialeah-Miami Lakes southwest border.      “The community showed up,” said Marketing Director Yvette Cao of the April 18 debut at 7755 W. 4th Ave. in Hialeah, in the Amelia development.      She and her husband, Antonio Cao, are Miami Lakers. He and co-founder Carlos de Varona launched the...

  The National Credit Union Administration approved JetStream Federal Credit Union’s application to expand its community charter to include Broward County, the financial cooperative said in a media statement on April 27.      “This is a transformative moment for JetStream,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Jeanne Kucey.       “Expanding into Broward County allows...

JetStream Federal Credit Union announced in March that it added to its leadership team. Yudel Arbella, at left, was promoted to vice president of Information Technology and Samantha Sanchez-Cruz, shown at right, is the cooperative’s new director of Marketing. Arbella’s expertise includes cybersecurity and safeguarding digital assets, the credit union said. He succeeded Oscar Gomez, who retired after a 30-year career....

     Ciancy Bernal is continuing her quest to make sure that Miami Lakes residents have free books to read.       Ciancy, 16, a rising junior at Archbishop McCarthy High School, helped erect another Little Free Library, which was donated by The Graham Companies.       The boxes cost $800.          The bright blue metal weatherproof box is attached to the...