Two agencies that evaluate municipal debt have raised ratings for the Town of Miami Lakes and its 2010, $7.33 million Special Obligation Bonds issued for construction of Town Hall that are paid for with utility tax revenues.      Fitch Ratings upgraded Miami Lakes’ issuer default rating to AAA from AA+. It rated the bonds as AA+ and said the outlook for the investment was stable.     ...

     Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. René Garcia and Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board Member Roberto Alonso, whose districts include Miami Lakes, visited Washington, DC on Sept. 18.      The purpose of the trip was to promote topics including the county’s business interests, advancing economic opportunities in the aerospace industry and progress in education, Garcia’s office...

     Michael Lemelin is the new vice president and chief lending officer at JetStream Federal Credit Union in Miami Lakes.      “We are excited to have Michael join the JetStream Federal team,” said Jeanne Kucey, the financial cooperative’s president and chief executive officer.       Lemelin has the expertise to improve lending programs to “meet the needs of our...

    The Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame has unveiled its Class of 2024.  The honorees will be inducted during a ceremony on Dec. 14, 2024. The Hall provided the backgrounds of the new members:  --Alex Fernandez is a former pitcher for Monsignor Edward Pace High School, Miami Dade College, the University of Miami, the Chicago White Sox and the Florida Marlins. The Sox selected him fourth during the first round...

     Miami Lakes Educational Center’s Engineering Cambridge Program and Robotics Club presented their electric Go-kart at the Miami International Car Show on Aug. 31.       MLEC participated in the event with Miami Coral Park Senior High School, South Dade Senior High School and Terra Environmental Research Institute.       The Go-kart program is part of a STEM (science,...