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March
30-April 5, 2015 NEWSLETTER
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Event: The Beacon Council Access Breakfast: The
Underline
The Beacon
Council in partnership with Friends of the Underline, invite you to
an Access Breakfast regarding Miami's Next Big Idea.
When:
April 22, 2015, 8 a.m.
Where:
The Beacon Council
80 SW 8th
Street, Suite 2400
Miami, Fl
33130
Cost:
Members: $20 Non-Members: $30
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The Beacon Council in the News
The
13th Annual Beacon Awards salutes business achievers - Camacol blog
Miami
Lakes Based HeartWare Wins Prestigious Beacon Council Award - Plus Media
Solutions
US
Century Bank Closes Recapitalization Transaction - Menafm.com
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Event: Small Business Workshop for tracking financial
results April 1
This one-half day training course covers financial
statements and how they can be used to make better business
decisions, and is offered at no charge. Sponsored by Citi
Community Foundation. Presented by National Development
Council. Hosted at Miami Dade College.
To learn more
or register -
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Event: 2015 Community Leaders Summit April 7
FIU is
hosting their 2015 Community Leaders Summit on Tuesday, Apr. 7 at the
Coral Gables Country Club.
Please join
President Mark B. Rosenberg and Provost Kenneth G. Furton for a
discussion on the future of FIU and their new Strategic Plan: Beyond
Possible 2020.
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Event: Stand up for transportation day April 9
Miami-Dade transit and local transportation
stakeholders on Thursday, Apr. 9 invite you to call attention to the
State of our transportation infrastructure.
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Event: The Beacon Council partners with World
Strategic Forum April 13-14
The Beacon
Council is a proud sponsor of The World Strategic Forum presented by
the International Economic Forum of the Americas. Its mission is to
address the major governance challenges of the new world economic
order, focusing on the central role of the Americas and in the global
market.
For more
information about this event, please visit:
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Event: Grow your business at the 30th Annual SFMSDC
Business Expo
April 14-15
The Southern Florida Minority Supplier Development
Council (SFMSDC) will have its
30th
annual business expo on Apr. 14 - 15.
The featured
Luncheon keynote speaker is Miguel "Mike" Fernandez.
This event offers the one-time-in-a year opportunity to meet
purchasing decision makers from top corporations from throughout the
country, all in one location, all looking to do business with
minority suppliers.
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Event: World Trade Month with top import-export
leaders May 1
Join
WorldCity and connect with top import-export leaders in South
Florida's trade community as we launch World Trade Month with an
exclusive release of the 15th Annual Miami TradeNumbers publication
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Event: 2015 Housing Summit May 6
The 2015
Housing Summit will bring together leaders from government,
philanthropy and the business community- including housing
developers, and the nonprofit sector - to take a critical look at
housing affordability in our community.
For more
information regarding the summit click here
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The Beacon Council works with AARP on pitching
opportunity for Health-IT startups
The Beacon Council is working with AARP on the
upcoming Health Innovation@50+ LivePitch,
which will be held at the Miami Beach convention center on Thursday, May 14.
It will feature startup companies in the "50 and over"
health technology and innovation sector. The powerful dual-pitch
event will offer both the venture capital and angel investor
communities and AARP consumers the opportunity to connect with
outstanding start-ups in the health-IT field.
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MDX
Advantage Program open enrollment deadline extended to April 30
The MDX
Advantage Program is our way of showing appreciation to drivers who
frequently use MDX expressways to commute in Miami-Dade County.
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Miami-Dade
County launches Ready to Work Program
Connecting
People with Jobs in Miami-Dade County moves forward with this
exciting launch of the CareerSource South Florida (CSSF) Ready To
Work Employment Program. This program will assist young people
in gaining an understanding about various careers, the workplace, and
appropriate employment skills by linking them to employers for work
experience and career advice.
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The Beacon Council participates in historical
signing
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Teresa Foxx, Chairperson Elect-FIBA;
Patricia Hernadez, General Council- FIBA; David R. Munoz; Al
Avila-Partner ARHMF LLC; Teresa Munoz; Fernando
Capablanca, Former Chairman-FIBA; Liane Ventura, SVP-GMCC;
Marcos Kerbel, Former Chairman-FIBA; Manny Mencia, SVP-Enterprise
Florida;
Larry
Williams, President and CEO-The Beacon Council; David Schwartz,
President and CEO-FIBA; Roberto R. Munoz, Chairman-FIBA; Barry
Johnson, President and CEO-GMCC.
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The Beacon Council participated in a historical
signing of an agreement between the Florida International Bankers
Association (FIBA) and a Hong Kong Institute of Bankers on March 18.
FIBA is interested to sign similar agreements with banking
organizations in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, Sidney and
Singapore over the coming years. FIBA is going West,
hand-in-hand with Enterprise Florida, The Greater Miami Chamber of
Commerce, and The Beacon Council.
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Miami-Dade's unemployment rate drops to pre-recession
level
At 5.4 percent, Miami-Dade's unemployment rate dropped to
pre-recession levels in February, according to statistics released
Friday.
"The
last time Miami-Dade's unemployment rate was this low was before the
recession when it was 5.3 percent," The Beacon Council President
& CEO Larry K. Williams said. "Today's numbers show growth
across the board and confidence in the job market." For
more click here
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The Beacon Council 13th Annual Beacon Awards presented
by Florida Power & Light
More than 500 business and community leaders are scheduled to
attend the sold-out 13th Annual
Beacon Awards presented
by Florida Power & Light. The awards ceremony to be held at 5:30 p.m. April
2 at the University of Miami Student Activities Center honors
Miami-Dade County's corporate citizens and the organizations that
strengthen the business community.
"This
is our signature event and our yearly opportunity to honor the
accomplishments of our business community's standouts," The Beacon Council Chair
Donna Abood said. "This year's honorees
represent people and organizations making an impact in our local
economy."
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The Beacon Council
President addresses
County Tech
Retreat
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Larry
K. Williams, President & CEO of The Beacon Council addresses
Miami-Dade County's Information Technology Department.
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On March 26,
The Beacon Council's President & CEO Larry K. Williams made a
presentation at Miami-Dade County's 3rd Annual Strategic
Technology Retreat in which he addressed more than 100 managers working
in the Information Technology Department at Miami-Dade County.
Williams spoke of the future of Miami-Dade County, the growth of the
local tech sector, and how innovation is impacting companies across
all industries. The retreat was an all-day event held at
PortMiami and included speakers such as Frank DiGiammarino, Director
of Global Public Sector, Amazon Web Services; Edward Martinez, CIO of
Miami Children's Hospital; Angel Petisco, CIO, Miami-Dade County;
John Bruno, CIO, Broward County; and Mary Spio, President, Next
Galaxy Corp. The event highlighted the fact that as Miami continues
to attract companies to the area and as more and more entrepreneurs
decide to start companies here, it is important that The Beacon
Council and Miami-Dade County work side-by-side to make sure that our
County has the world-class infrastructure and ecosystem to support
the future.
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The Beacon Council
welcomes Turkish Consul General Ozgur Kivanc Altan
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Mario
Sacasa, Senior Vice President of International Economic
Development, The Beacon Council F.Ipek Waheed, Specialist /Turkey
Commercial office in New York, Hon. Ozgur Kivanc Altan, Consul
General of Turkey in Miami, Larry K. Williams, President & CEO,
The Beacon Council and Pamela Fuertes, Vice President,
International Economic Development Programs, The Beacon Council
pose for photo.
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On March 26,
Ozgur Kivanc Altan, Consul General of Turkey in Miami accompanied by
F.Ipek Waheed, Specialist of Turkey's Commercial office in New York
visited The Beacon Council for a meeting with The Beacon Council
President & CEO Larry K. Williams and International Department
Executives Mario Sacasa and Pamela Fuertes.
Consul General Altan recently served as the Deputy
Chief of Mission for the Turkish Embassy in Athens, Greece. Given
that Turkey's economy has largely become a free-market one driven by
its industry and service sectors, Consul General Altan is interested
in developing stronger flows of trade and investment between Turkey
and Miami Dade. Williams welcomed the recent opening of the Turkish
Consulate in Miami and offered Consul General Altan the full cooperation
of The Beacon Council.
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The Beacon Council hosts CoreNet South East Florida
Chapter
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David Preve, Cresa South Florida; Stephen Owens, Swire
Development; Robert Richter, Flagler Development; Terry Stiles,
Stiles Corporation.
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The Beacon
Council hosted the CoreNet South East Florida Chapter Annual Meeting
on March 26. The program included a discussion of the past, present,
and future of South Florida Commercial real estate.
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Register for eMerge Americas using The Beacon
Council promo code
eMerge
Americas 2014 was great but in 2015 it is going to be bigger and
better! Exhilarating days packed with seminars, summits, an expo
floor, a startup showcase, networking events, compelling
presentations, and much more. It's eMerge Americas, and its back this
May. Register for a conference pass using discount code (CBALBEA) and
receive 15% off the purchase price.
Interested in
exhibiting? Sign up using the Beacon Council discount code (CAEXPOS)
and receive a $250 discount.
To register
and learn more, click here.
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Featured listing of the week:
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116 Street
- City: Unincorporated
Miami-Dade
- County:
Miami-Dade County
- Zip Code:33167
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- Type:Light Mfg,
- Min Size: 10,000
sqft
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sqft
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Council.
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 Our
Mission:
As Miami-Dade County's official economic development partnership, The
Beacon Council is charged with bringing new, job-generating investments
to the community, while assisting existing businesses in their efforts
to expand. By doing this, The Beacon Council facilitates the creation
of quality jobs for each and every resident of Miami-Dade County. The
Beacon Council is an accredited economic development
organization.
Will you join us? Call Member-Investors at
(305) 579-1326
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