Business + Miami Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 21, 2009

Miami’s most popular NASCAR driver not who you think – Spanish market growing thanks to Montoya’s success

November 2, 2009

The rise of Ascendant Commercial Insurance, an insurer funded by the Cejas family – Pablo Cejas, chairman and CEO of PLC Investments

October 9, 2009

Miami’s Hispanic demographics changing, survey suggests, but experts warn it may not reflect true trends

October 2, 2009

Casa de Madrid Celebrates a Piece of Spain in Miami as it Inaugurates its Organization in the U.S.

September 28, 2009

The Miami Herald’s Thirteenth Annual Americas Conference. Once again this year, leading business, government and academic leaders will come together on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 29 and 30, to discuss key issues and trends affecting political and economic relationships between Latin America, the United States and the Caribbean.

September 24, 2009

Myriam Marquez Makes History as the Miami Herald’s First Hispanic Editorial Page Editor

The journalist, writer Miguel Guerrero to receive kudos in Miami

Maria Elena Ibañez builds her third entrepreneurial venture giving El Latino brand regional reach, eyes going national – Intermark Foods

September 14, 2009

Listen to podcast interview with Jose Carrera, owner, Ocho Placas about tattoos and his Little Havana business

Cuban Exile’s Plan for a Ferry From Miami to Havana Is Awaiting U.S. Approval

September 10, 2009

PRSA Miami Brings Hispanic Social Media Gurus Together for Hispanic Media 3.0: Social, Bilingual and Ready to Mingle, a Professional Development Workshop

September 8, 2009

Miami Herald columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Andrés Oppenheimer won the VII ALGABA prize in biography, autobiography, memoirs, and historical research for a collection of columns that ran in the newspaper and will be published in the book, The Non-United States of the Americas.

September 3, 2009

Beatriz Planas – Director of Miami Office for Posterscope USA

August 21, 2009

Latino Man Charged with Largest Case of Identity Theft In U.S. History – Miami’s Alberto Gonzales

August 10, 2009

WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, has fired anchor Charles Perez.

July 31, 2009

Celebrity Tees You Can Bet On – One-of-a-kind t-shirts raise funds for Miami’s Latino community – Palomita Education Fund

July 17, 2009

Pollo asado para la nostalgia – Kokoriko proyecta expandir su sabor colombiano a Broward y Palm Beach

June 23, 2009

Gloria and Emilio Estefan buy stake in Miami Dolphins

June 22, 2009

Univision Refuses to Encode Signals in New PPM Areas – Miami, San Diego, and Phoenix

May 31, 2009

Lifting Cuban embargo a trade-off for South Florida business – Miami businesses could benefit — and be hurt — if the trade embargo against Cuba is lifted, a new report says.

March 24, 2009

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum on Monday sued a Miami company, alleging the company targets Hispanics facing foreclosure and charges them upfront fees to modify their mortgages. – Lincoln Lending Services LLC

March 21, 2009

Una Entrevista Exclusiva con José Luís Napoles de Univision 23 – Miami

March 19, 2009

Ante una redacción sumida en la nostalgia, el director de El Nuevo Herald, Humberto Castelló, anunció el miércoles su renuncia tras siete años de liderazgo por “diferencias de criterio” con la compañía respecto al destino del periódico.

Humberto Castelló, the executive editor of El Nuevo Herald in Miami, has resigned and managing editor Tony Espetia (pictured on the right), is retiring

March 18, 2009

Richard Pérez-Feria, a former People en Español managing editor, has been named Sr VP, editorial and entertainment at Miami-based agency República.

March 16, 2009

Latino layoffs at the Miami Herald

Alexis Rivera is leaving joins WPBF in West Palm Beach as a news reporter.

March 11, 2009

Budweiser Supports Latino Higher Education Through $20,000 Donation to Kiwanis of Little Havana Foundation

March 10, 2009

Two prominent Miami-Dade brothers are scheduled to surrender to federal authorities Monday afternoon to begin their nine-year prison sentences for orchestrating a kickback scheme involving millions of dollars in contracts with a Kendall hospital. – Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes

January 28, 2009

Miami-based doll has Hispanic look and immigrant story – Maru and Friends Dolls

Carlos Otero Celebrates his First Year Anniversary with America TeVe’s Hit Show: ‘Pellizcame que estoy sonando’

December 3, 2008

30-yr TV veteran Roberto Vizcón is no longer the general manager at WGEN-TV Channel 8, the Miami affiliate of Colombia’s Caracol network

November 21, 2008

Hispanic Hotel Group To Open Its Seventh Marriott in Seven Years – Miami

November 19, 2008

DIRECTV Más unveils ‘Look Up’ Miami Campaign

LATINA Style in Honoring Victoria E. Villalba as the ‘Latina Entrepreneur of the Year’ of Miami, Florida!

November 18, 2008

DIRECTV Mas Unveils Expanded Channel Offering and New Comparative Look Up Miami Campaign

November 17, 2008

Café Bustelo opens cafe in South Beach – Florida

November 12, 2008

Come & Join LATINA Style Business Series in Miami to Celebrate 10 Years of Empowering Entrepreneurs Nationwide!

November 11, 2008

Helga Silva, VP of News for Univision’s Miami stations WLTV-23 and Telefutura’s WAMI-69, will be stepping down from the job at the end of the year.

November 6, 2008

Spain-United States Chamber of Commerce Announces XXIX Annual Gala at Four Seasons, Miami – November 14, 2008

October 2, 2008

Colgate Total Advanced and its spokesperson, Myrka Dellanos, were present at the American Diabetes Association’s 2nd annual Feria de Salud Por Tu Familia on Saturday, September 27th at Miami’s Tropical Park. Myrka spoke about the importance of maintaining oral health as it affects your overall health and participated in a meet and greet with event guests. Myrka posing with her Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste ad after delivering her welcome speech, in which she emphasized the importance of maintaing good oral hygiene in managing diabetes. Julia Burgos, director of the ADA Latino initiatives, and Dr. Sofia Vasquez Salomon, from the ADA board of directors, pose with Myrka after an educational seminar hosted in the Colgate tent. For more information on diabetes and its affects on oral health, please visit http://www.colgatetotal.com/espanol About Colgate-Palmolive: Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Mennen, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, Elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet pet foods. For more information about Colgate’s global business, visit the Company’s web site at http://www.colgate.com .

October 1, 2008

Imagina US Wednesday announced the launch of Television Dominicana, its 24-hour, Spanish-language channel, on Comcast’s Selecto and Cable Latino packages in Boston and Miami.

Venezuela Al Dia (25,000, Spanish-language), a weekly newspaper published in Miami targeting Venezuelan expatriates, is expanding into other U.S cities.

September 27, 2008

PinPinHao Makes First Acquisition of POTENCIA Energy Drink And Says Hola Miami!

September 26, 2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a civil injunctive action in Miami federal court against Ricardo H. Goldman, for operating an unregistered securities day trading firm that primarily targeted investors in the Hispanic community.

September 15, 2008

An East Coast Latino Lifeline, on the Road for 30 Years – Omnibus La Cubana shuttles passengers between Miami and New York with 10 runs in each direction every week.

September 8, 2008

CaribeVision and WPLG Local 10 Join Forces as a Service to the Community During Hurricane Season

August 17, 2008

A Mexican health-care company opened clinics this week in three Miami-area pharmacies whose customers are mostly Latino. Count that as a national-trend twofer — targeting the Latino market and putting clinics in retail stores. – MediGo

August 12, 2008

Hispanic Hotel Owners Association To Hold First Hotel, Development and Investment Conference October 8-10 – MarketWatch

July 23, 2008

Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes, founders of Pharmed, once one of the largest Hispanic owned businesses in the country, were charged Tuesday in federal court with healthcare-related wire fraud and income tax evasion.

June 23, 2008

Miami Immigration Law Firm Cordero & Associates Increases Presence in Latin America

Annual Hispanic Retail Summit to be Held in Miami

June 10, 2008

Pacer Health Corporation Moves Up the Ranks of the Top 500 Hispanic Businesses

Media Moves: John Morales adds radio duties – Miami

June 5, 2008

Ad-Tech Day 2: Top Media Companies Discuss Multi-platform Content and Advertising

June 4, 2008

Hispanics are online, but advertisers miss out – Targeting Hispanics online means more than just translating ads to Spanish. A conference in Miami Beach focused on how to get a piece of the rapidly growing Hispanic audience within digital media.

Miami Residents Learn Spanish To Improve Job Prospects

May 22, 2008

ad:tech Miami Connects Marketers with Hispanic Culture, Diversity and Growth Online

May 19, 2008

Dressed to the Havana Nines – Havana Shirt Store

May 13, 2008

Charity honors top CEO – Juan N. Cento – Miami

April 30, 2008

Group Heads’ Super Session Highlights Hispanic Radio Conference

April 24, 2008

State, county incentives seeking to draw new hispanic-owned airline – Miami

April 14, 2008

Bank of America Launches Latin America Shared Service Center in Miami

April 2, 2008

Cabinet Members, Global Business Leaders, and Celebrities Support Development in Latin America and the Caribbean through Annual Meeting of Inter-American Development Bank in Miami

March 9, 2008

Goya Foods to add 30 jobs in Miami-Dade – Florida

February 7, 2008

Vostu.com Launches in Miami

December 10, 2007

Brothers create a new Cuban classic – Casavana Cuban Cuisine, in Homestead – Florida

November 6, 2007

Cordero & Associates in Miami has hired Mily Delgado as Senior Paralegal of their Immigration Practice

October 24, 2007

The Pharmed Group, one of the largest Hispanic businesses in America, announced it was downsizing and may file for bankruptcy.

October 18, 2007

The arrival of high-profile polling firm Zogby International in Miami highlights the region’s potential to become a Latin American and Hispanic opinion research hub.

September 24, 2007

Rooms To Go Welcomes Myrka Dellanos to their Miami International Showroom

August 23, 2007

Miami’s Movida calls up $40 million

August 2, 2007

Miami’s “Big Wheels” Keep Latin America Rolling

July 24, 2007

NCLR to Present 2007 NCLR/Ford Motor Company Affiliate of the Year Award to CentroNí at NCLR Annual Conference in Miami, FL

Spain TV Expo sets dates – Miami event rolls Nov. 7-9

July 11, 2007

Spain’s Banco Popular to buy U.S. TotalBank for $300 mln

July 10, 2007

Investment Group Injects $283M into Brightstar – Miami

June 14, 2007

Hispanic Hotel Owners Association to Hold Hotel Investment Seminar for High Net-worth Latinos in Miami, June 26-27

May 10, 2007

Heery International acquires Sequeira & Gavarrete

April 29, 2007

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility Hosts Its 15th Annual Symposium, in Miami

April 25, 2007

Michael Dell to Announce Hispanic-Focused Initiative at Endeavors Summit in Miami

February 25, 2007

Miami a hot market for Hispanic business

February 13, 2007

COPA AMERICA VENEZUELA 2007 WILL GENERATE BUSINESS WORTH MORE THAN US$500 MILLION – Florida

January 31, 2007

Ivan Perez Named Vice President, Director of Sales for Miami – Azteca America

January 5, 2007

Navarro Discount Pharmacies gets funding for expansion

October 7, 2005

Real Estate Magazine Launches in Miami