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WATSON DELAY: The Watson Island development selection committee's recommendation may be postponed, said Commissioner Tomās Regalado. The committee was to meet Aug. 30 to recommend which of three companies should develop the northwestern part of the island to City Manager Carlos Gimenez. Mr. Regalado said consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers didn't get materials relating to the proposals in time. He said he hopes the recommendation would be ready Sept. 6. Competing developers are Flagstone Properties of Miami and Orlando, Swerdlow Marine Properties of Hollywood, and Watson Island Partners, a venture between BAP Development of Miami and Millennium Partners of New York. CARGO ROUTE: Fort Lauderdale-based Amerijet International, an all-cargo line, has added a route from Miami to Barcelona, Venezuela. The company, which flies to the Caribbean, Latin America and Mexico as well as Europe and Asia from its Miami hub, already flies to two Venezuelan destinations, Maracaibo and Margarita Island. Barcelona, on the nation's northeastern coast, is a center for oil drilling. Amerijet, founded in 1974, maintains a fleet of 12 Boeing 727-200s, each with capacity for 60,000 pounds of cargo. PROJECT MANAGER: Miami-Dade's housing agency selected H.J. Russell & Co. in Atlanta to manage the HOPE VI Carver Homes revitalization program and continue to manage the James E. Scott Homes development, both in Liberty City. H.J. Russell has managed the Scott project since 1994. HOPE VI is a $3.6 billion US Housing & Urban Development program to replace dilapidated public housing with single-family homes. In 1999, Miami got $35 million in HOPE VI funds for the two housing projects, where plans call for 215 new public housing units and 247 homes for sale. KEYNOTER: Mel Martinez, US Secretary of the Department of Housing & Urban Development, is keynote speaker at the Beacon Council's annual meeting at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 11 in the Knight Center, Hyatt Regency Miami, 400 SE Second Ave. Formal invitations should be mailed to Beacon Council members in the first week of September. AWARDS BUSINESS: The Florida Council on Economic Education gave South Florida Business Hall of Fame awards to Shalley Jones with Fannie Mae, William Morrison with Northern Trust Bank, Jorge Perez of The Related Group of Florida, and Garth Reeves, publisher of the Miami Times. The awards, now in their second year, are to be given at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4 in the JW Marriott Hotel, 1111 Brickell Ave. A council spokesperson said they are for "individuals who have contributed significantly to the greater South Florida area through business leadership and community involvement." Details: (813) 289-8489. GLOBAL BUSINESS: The Doral & Airport West Chamber of Commerce is holding a "Meet the Global Business Leaders" reception from 5:30=8:30 p.m. Sept. 20 in the Inter-Continental Miami Airport Hotel, 2505 NW 87th Ave. Details: (305) 592-5141. WOMAN BUSINESS: The Women's Chamber of Commerce of Miami-Dade County is holding a breakfast panel, "Why It Pays To Invest In Women," from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Sept. 7 in the Sheraton Biscayne Bay Hotel, 495 Brickell Ave. Cost is $30; $25 for members; $25 & $20 in advance. Details: (305) 446-6660. AMERICAS LEASE: Henry Schein Inc., a New York company that sells and distributes medical supplies and equipment, has leased a 26,500-square-foot building in America's Gateway, 1951 NW 89th Terrace, says Ron Berger, vice president for the Miami-Dade industrial division for Trammell Crow Co. He said Tad McDonough Jr. of US1 Real Estate represented the tenant in the transaction. He valued the three-year lease with landlord ADA Properties No. 4 Ltd. at $620,000. Mr. Berger said Schein distributes dental, medical and veterinary equipment, to customers in 125 countries. PRICE INDEX RISE: Miami's consumer price index rose 3.3% in the 12 months ending June 30, a shade above the national increase of 3.2%. The local increase, however, was less than the national rise from April 30 to June 30. The index - which covers Miami and Fort Lauderdale - rose 0.4% in that period, the nation's 0.6%. And the South Florida index stands well below the national total - 173.5 here versus 178 nationally, numbers based on a 1982 baseline of 100. USING HIS ENERGY: Carlos Saladrigas is due to have a busy September. The new Miami bank that he chairs, Premier American Bank, is to open next month. Now he has been elected a director of Progress Energy effective Sept. 1. Progress, based in Raleigh, NC, is a Fortune 250 diversified holding company with $7 billion annual revenues. Mr. Saladrigas, 52, hit pay dirt when he founded Vincam Group, an employee outsourcing company, in 1984. Vincam was sold in 1999 to Automated Data Processing Inc. PIONEER LUNCH: The "7th Pioneer Reunion Award Luncheon" to honor "trailblazers who transformed Miami and Florida into a bustling trading and shipping center" is scheduled from noon-1 p.m. Sept. 6 in 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant, 1395 NW 57th Ave. Co-sponsors are the Florida Foreign Trade Association, the Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association, Enterprise Florida, World Trade Center Miami and the Miami Air Cargo Association. Cost is $30; $25 for members of co-sponsoring groups. Details: (305) 4711111-0737 or ffta.com. PANEL & FORUM: The Women's Chamber of Commerce of Miami-Dade County has scheduled a breakfast panel, "Why it pays to invest in woman," from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Sept. 7 in the Sheraton Biscayne Bay Hotel, 495 Brickell Ave. Cost is $30; $25 for members. Also, the group plans a power lunch spotlighting candidates for mayor of the City of Miami at noon Sept. 12 in the Sheraton Biscayne Bay Hotel, 495 Brickell Ave. Reservations requested. Cost is $50; $25 for members. Details: (305) 446-6660. DOWNTOWN ANGLE: The Women's Chamber of Commerce of Miami-Dade County has decided to hold monthly luncheons at the Sheraton Biscayne Bay Hotel. Annette Taddeo, president, said the switch from the Coral Gables Biltmore was made to accommodate a large number of members who work in the Brickell and downtown area. AUGUST LUNCH: The Latin Builders Association's August luncheon featuring Jorge Mas Santos, chairman of the Cuban-American National Foundation, as a guest speaker has been moved to noon Aug. 31 in the Hotel Sofitel, 5800 Blue Lagoon Drive. Reservations required. Cost is $40. Details: (305) 446-5989. BRIDGE CLOSING: Under order last week from the US Coast Guard, the Florida Department of Transportation closed the Northwest Fifth Street Bridge over the Miami River indefinitely. David Rosemond, state transportation department spokesman for district 6, said the bridge, built in the 1920s, doesn't meet standards for width of alignment supports. He said state officials are still looking into the problem and no time line has been set to fix things. Drivers meanwhile can use Flagler Street or the 12th Avenue bridges. |
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