Give Miami Day is Thursday, Nov. 21.  The annual event enables people in South Florida to donate online to their favorite non-profits, more than 1,000 organizations that serve the region and receive 100% of donations.      Last year, 46,000 donors gave more than $34 million to groups with causes including education, the environment, children and the arts, according to The Miami Foundation, which...

     Entrepreneurs from northwest Miami-Dade County gathered at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main for the 24th Annual Business Expo, presented by the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce.       “We feel great, we are about to have if not the biggest, one of the biggest attendances for any of the expo’s we have done,” Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce President Fred Senra said.    ...

      The Corvo & Calas law firm’s 20th Annual Pajamas and Books Drive for abused children is underway.      “In the spirit of the holidays, this drive provides new pajamas and new books to children in need, to provide comfort and warmth,” Attorney Perla Calas said in a media release.      The firm is accepting donated sleepwear and reading materials before Dec....

  The Graham Companies is accepting new, unwrapped toys to benefit children in the Miami Lakes area, to be distributed by the Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Giving Gators organizations.      Toys may be dropped off at company headquarters, 6843 Main St. in Miami Lakes, Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.      Merchants on Main Street may also be participating - look for collection...

     JetStream Federal Credit Union won three awards at the annual Access Softek Client Conference held Sept. 16 in Chicago.      The prizes were from digital banking industry partners who recognized the Miami Lakes firm for its innovative digital banking; member engagement and financial flexibility, the company said. Also celebrated were the 76-year-old financial cooperative’s creative marketing...