As he walks past storefronts along Main Street in downtown Miami Lakes, Danny Martinez takes inventory: Which beauty business is about to open, restaurants that may be coming to town, whether a retailer could be a good fit with neighboring tenants.      Martinez, 34, is the newest leasing agent in the commercial division of The Graham Companies, which built and owns Main Street and five shopping centers in Miami...

     Continuing our exploration of the Upper East Side in Miami Lakes, there is an office park with seven buildings located between Northwest 59th Avenue and Red Road/Northwest 57 Avenue.        The three buildings in the northwest corner of the neighborhood are bordered by Northwest 159 Street and Northwest 158 Street.       The Graham Companies own the complex known as the...

     Are you a woman who owns a business and wants to grow it?  BankUnited may be able to help.      The lender is headquartered in Miami Lakes and is underwriting its second annual “Small Business, Big Dreams Challenge” with prizes of $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500 awarded to first, second and third place finishers.      “At BankUnited, we know that small businesses...

     Chances are if you have seen Bringas & Sons’ advertisement for their plumbing business in the pages of The Miami Laker, you’ve noticed one of their service vans pass by in town, too.       A giant red pipe wrench in Bringas & Sons’ logo stands out on the side of their white vans, along with their slogan, “Plumbing runs in the family.”     ...

    Students attending high schools in the Miami Lakes area may benefit from new scholarships to Miami Dade College that are funded by the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce. During the Chamber’s Aug. 10 luncheon, leaders presented a $2,000 check to the school, which represents four, $500 scholarships, Chamber President Fred Senra said. The Chamber board wanted to give back to the community, and the business boosters created the...