Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban L. Bovo Jr. is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, where he will discuss events and programs for District 13 residents and business owners and the state of the county, as Miami-Dade is preparing to balance a difficult budget for the next fiscal year. The event is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 7, at Don Shula’s Hotel. County Mayor Carlos...

  Anthony Alfonso, president and CEO of Nutri-Force Nutrition, has received the 2014 Top Minority Business Award in the Executive of the Year category from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. The Miami Lakes-based business is a cGMP leader in the contract manufacturing, private labeling and branding of nutraceuticals, vitamins, and nutritional supplements. “It is an honor to be named Executive of the Year and be recognized...

  The Early Development of Global Education Charitable Foundation (EDGE) presented an award to JetStream Federal Credit Union in honor of the credit union/s charitable contributions and active partnership throughout the year. On hand to accept the award was JetStream’s vice president of Human Resources Miozoti Serrano. JetStream as recognized on behalf of its continued participation and support for the Edge’s charitable...

  “We want to be rich! We want to be rich! We want to be rich!” Imagine listening to that for over 24 hours straight! Let me tell you what happened to me a few months ago, after watching Richie Rich with Macaulay Culkin (oldie but goodie). My 4 and 6 year-olds  decided they wanted to live like Richie Rich. All the regular clichés came to mind: “Money doesn't grow on trees,” and “Money is the...

  As Miami-Dade County is preparing to offset a tremendous budget shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year, the private sector could be the backbone of the local economy.      County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Miami-Dade was able to complete a pipeline of infrastructure projects this year through new partnerships with private companies that helped save taxpayers a lot of money.    Since he took office in 2011,...