Larry K. Williams, president and CEO of the Beacon Council, is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s general membership luncheon meeting, which is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9 at Don Shula’s Hotel. Williams is a recognized leader in economic development, bringing more than 20 years of experience in global branding, international trade and finance, public and industrial policy, and...

  South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union (SFEFCU) hosted 15 high school seniors from several Miami Dade County Public Schools as part of its Summer Internship Program. Students from Career and Technical Education Programs were selected to work in the Credit Union’s headquarters and branches. The Summer Internship Program provides interns a real-life working experience. Students work for five weeks in Accounting, Branch and...

  According to Adopt-A-Classroom.org, 75 percent of all classroom supplies are purchased out of pocket by teachers. South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union (SFEFCU), the largest Credit Union headquartered in Miami-Dade County and serves educators, students and the families of Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Miami Dade College, is hoping to lessen the load of 4 lucky South Florida teachers through a back-to-school social...

  Jason Murray, president and CEO of Murray Law P.A., located at 15500 New Barn Road in Miami Lakes, was recently installed as the Dade County Bar Association (DCBA) president for the 2015-2016 year. The installment is a marker of history as the oldest and largest voluntary bar association founded in the early 1900’s welcomes Murray as the association’s first African American president. Murray was previously president for...

  At any given time, a customer can walk into Bella Chic Boutique in the Cypress Village Shopping Center to a pleasant aroma of fresh flowers. Yanet Perez, owner of Bella Chic, replaces the many vases around her store weekly, a testament to her attention to detail as are her hand-picked selections of women’s apparel. Bella Chic first opened its doors in late 2014.Perez tries to stay within a sophisticated look for women of all...