Miami Lakes resident Eduardo Crespo, a student at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, was among more than 1,000 Pratt students who made the President’s List for the Fall 2014 semester. Miami Lakes resident Ted Guio received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Goizueta Business School of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, in December.

  U.S. Century Bank, headquartered in Miami Lakes, announced it has closed on a $65 million recapitalization transaction with investments by Patriot Financial Partners, Priam Capital, current shareholders of U.S. Century Bank and other qualified investors. As a result of the transaction, the bank is in compliance with the capital requirements of a regulatory consent order. “We firmly believe that this is the best outcome for our...

  Hialeah Postmaster Orlando De La Osa is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce monthly membership luncheon, scheduled for Wednesday, April 8, at Don Shula’s Hotel.  De La Osa was promoted to the postmaster position in 2011. He started his career in the postal serve as a letter carrier for the city of Hialeah.  He was promoted to superintendent of Station Operations in 1991 and subsequently promoted...

  Xmartek, LLC is a multimedia contact solutions company that recently opened up a new location in Miami Lakes. The company’s new location is 8100 Oak Lane housed in the Andrew Jackson Building. It provides VoIP, IP conferencing and multimedia contact center solutions in Europe and Latin America. It offers IP PBX solutions, gateways, soft switches, SIP phones, and peer to peer telephony solutions; and integrated solutions that...

  "You are not alone" is the motto of The Miami-Dade County Foster and Adoptive Parent Association (MDCFAPA). This is a nonprofit organization sanctioned by The Department of Children and Families and the State of Florida that serves more than nine agencies representing foster and adoptive youth. The motto is proven in the MDCFAPA’s planned activities such as attending The Main Street Player's preview performances at the...