Week of June 16, 2011
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SPLIT PERSONALITIES: Five University of Miami candidates for a master's in business administration will split their summer internships between Bacardi U.S.A. and Royal Caribbean Cruises in a new competitively-selected Emerging Leaders Internship Program designed to shift from producer-supplier Bacardi to buyer Royal Caribbean. Two of the students will be in marketing with one each in sales, finance and strategy. ED FUNDS: The Miami Bayside Foundation is expanding its aid to area students through a $203,000 gift toward a scholarship fund at Florida International University. The fund is to aid students interested in business and entrepreneurship and first-generation college students from the City of Miami. MATER GROVE: Plans to build a Coconut Grove charter school at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade's Hank Kline Club, 2805 SW 32nd Ave., are moving forward. An appeal to the project from a neighbor was withdrawn at last week's Miami City Commission meeting. School manager Mater Academy plays to open the K-5 facility serving about 200 students for next school year. TEMPORARY USE: Miami commissioners gave Community Redevelopment Agency Executive Director Pieter Bockweg the go-ahead to rent out three properties for short-term use as license agreements last week. Those properties are the Ward Rooming House, the Miami Skill Center and soon-to-be-available Ebenezer Church. To ensure protection against "sweetheart deals," commissioners stipulated that the agency notify them before executing any agreement. Commissioners then have 10 days to place the issue on a meeting agenda for discussion. SUNNY MONEY: Sun Life Financial and the Miami Dolphins Foundation are seeking non-profit organizations to apply for a $50,000 grant linked to a $5,000 scholarship for a youth from an under-served community to help finance a college education. Grant applications are at www.sunlifestadium.com/risingstar. The application deadline is July 1. Applying groups must have 501(c)3 tax-exempt status and promote skills that aid educational success for high school students. Complete coverage, including The Insider and all information columns, is available in the e-edition. Sign up at www.miamitodaynews.com |
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