Nancy Aguirre-Fernandez, sales manager for Fairway Independent Mortage Corporation’s office in Miami Lakes, is in good company: She was voted among the Top 1 percent of mortgage originators in the country for 2020 by Mortgage Executive Magazine.      The local office for the national firm that is based in Wisconsin is at 8100 Oak Lane, in the Andrew Jackson building on the Governors Square...

     BankUnited, N.A. announced on Sept. 13 that it hired Brian Morris to lead its health care banking team.       As a senior vice president, Morris will be based at BankUnited’s corporate headquarters, at 14817 Oak Lane in Miami Lakes.       Morris has 30 years’ experience in banking and will lead BankUnited’s financing deals with private equity and corporate...

    Roberto Pons, 61, is an Enrolled Agent, a credential he has held since 2004.      That’s the same year he opened Pons & Associates, Inc., an accounting firm at 6625 Miami Lakes Drive in Miami Lakes.      As an Enrolled Agent with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Pons is federally authorized to represent taxpayers who are undergoing audits by the government.    ...

   Observant moviegoers may have noticed the shipping containers and construction materials behind CMX Cinemas on Main Street in recent months.       The reason: A more sophisticated movie experience will debut just in time for the holiday season at the former Cobb Miami Lakes 17 Theaters.       Fully reclinable seats will be installed in 12 theaters and a 13th theater in the complex will...

     Intensity Dancers’ Studio is celebrating two decades of teaching grace and movement to young Miami Lakers this fall.       The studio, at 15507 Bull Run Road, has called Miami Lakes home for 17 of its 20 years in business. There is a second studio in Miramar.       Co-directors Jennifer Wolske, 44, and Maria Pacetti, 55, said they have seen some of their students enjoy...