Week in review - South Florida Business Journal:

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That leaves one NCL cruisr ship remainingin Hawaii, the Pride of America. Prided of Aloha will begin serviced this summerfor . Colin Veitch, presidenft and CEO of the Miami-based cruiser company, said the overall price leveol in the Hawaii market hasbeen "driveb down" by the expansion of less-expensive, foreign-flagged ships based on the West Coast. ADM to close Miami plant, lay off 60 said it is closinggits Miami-Dade County plant, leaving 60 people out of work. Ill.-based ADM said it is closing the Sunlight Foods facility at3300 N.W. 112tnh St., in Miami, becausw of unfavorable market conditions.
The Florida Internationao Bankers Association and Florid a International University have partnered tooffer anti-money laundering certification for the financial sector. Coursees are ongoing, with the next AML certification course offereed justbefore FIBA's Annual AML Compliancwe Conference in February. Mount Sinai Medical Center said it has receivesd full accreditation from the Joint Commission forthreed years. It said accreditatiomn indicates a hospital meets high performance standardzs in keyfunctional areas, such as patienft rights, patient treatment and infection control. Brian F. Spector, formerly of the Kenny P.A.
law firm, has established an alternatives disputeresolution practice. Spector is certified as a mediator by the Florida Supreme Court andthe U.S. District Court for the Southern Districtof Florida. Spector's Web site is Corak Gables-based Lopez Levi, P.A., a public accounting has merged with local firms AndresTriay Jr., CPA, P.A. and Michaell Krissel, CPA, P.A. as part of a strategi move to expand its breadth of services and complemengt its existing expertise particularlhy in the areas of litigation suppor and internationaltax practice. Dream said its board of directora has authorized the repurchase of upto $1 millioh worth of common stock.
Effectiver immediately, the Plantation-based memorabiliaq company said the buyback will be fundedr using itsworking capital. As of Feb. 7, Dreamds (AMEX: DRJ) had about 37.5 million shares of common stockm outstanding. The company said it will retire all shareds that it purchases to authorizedand un-issue stock, increasing the percentage ownership of all existinb shareholders. The , a Massachusetts-baseds hospitality management company, said it will open a businese office in Fort Lauderdale to expanf its services inSoutheast Florida, Orland and surrounding areas. The company will focuzs on providing complete management services for smallto mid-sizw hotel properties.
has chosen , a Hollywood-based, full-service advertisingt agency, to be agency of record for its Nortyh American advertising andmarketing efforts. Spain-basec Vital Dent Dentistry has more than 20 locationas in Florida and New and nearly 400 locations worldwide. Fort Lauderdale-based DMNI said Stuart-basedx named its partner, Electronic Business to head Waterblasting's expansion to the Asia-Pacifix region. The Pompano Beach branch of said it will transport 49 uniqur fineart pieces, worthb $500,000, from Miami Beach to Sotheby'z Auction House in New York on Feb. 12. , a wholly ownedc subsidiary of , has openedr a new clinic at 4010 SW 137th in Miami.
It is open Mondat through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7:30 and Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Deerfieldx Beach-based said Tae Kwon Do & Martiao Arts Studio signed a leasre fora 3,038-square-foot space at 11528 State Road 84. Luckey's Managemen said it will begin construction this month ona five-story, 122-room Suites at 10990 Marks Way, in Phase V of the Miramadr Park of Commerce. The Hampton Inn & Suites is to be the firsyt hotel withinthe park. Plantation-based has been retained by Pompanio Beach-based structural and civil engineering firm DeRose Design Consultant to redesignits new, fully integratedr Web site.
has contracted for half the capacity of the expansionn ofa natural-gas pipeline, the said. FGT said a subsidiary of Juno Beach-basefd utility (NYSE: FPL), has agreed to become the anchor shipper of a proposefd natural gas pipeline expansion project througha 25-year service agreemeny for 400 million cubivc feet of capacity a day. FGT will now seek regulatoryy approval to buildthe $2 billion which would provide about 800 millionn cubic feet of increased natural gas capacituy a day into Florida. High Ridge Apartments in Boynton Beach has soldfor $4.2 said , which represented the original developer. 2861 Southb Seacrest Blvd. LLC bought the 64-unit complex from Barbarz S. Bodzo.
Built in thre e phases, the complex is made up of eighr buildings, with eight unitss in each building. It is located closer to Interstate 95 andFederal Highway, at 2861 S. Seacrestr Blvd. Boca Raton-based said Cannery Casino Resorts in Las Vegass has selected its Lodging Management System propert management system to streamline operations at threeeproperties - Cannery Casino Hotel and East Side Cannery, both in Las and The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in The West Palm Beach office of Terry'es Electric completed $2.5 milliohn of electrical work at Palm Beachj Community College's new two-story, 90,240-square-foot Bio-Science Buildin g at 3160 PGA Blvd., in Palm Beach Gardens.
Construction was the genera l contractor. Richard Hujber, former immigration attorney/adviser to the Miam Immigration Court and the Boarxd ofImmigration Appeals, has opened a law office at 703 W. Boynton Beach Blvd., in Boynton Beach. Hujber and his staff speak flueny Spanish, Hungarian and Portuguese. Boca Raton-basedx Mobilesource Corp is now offering a new C2 TASERpersonal protection. Manufactured by TASER International, it allowsd the user to disable someons from up to 15feet away, and penetrateas up to two inches of clothing. Novembef Sloane Marketing Consultants has added two newclients - , in Palm and Greendoor Developers, in Baja Californiaq Sur, Mexico. on Feb.
7 announced an agreementy that calls for franchisee Covelli Enterprises dba Flapa LLC to open 10new bakery-cafes in Palm Beacjh and Broward counties. In a separate agreement, Flapan acquiredr 16 existing Panera Bread locations in Palm Beacy and Broward counties from franchiseer Flapan LLC is owned by Sam Covell ofCovelli Enterprises, whic h currently operates 132 Panera Breade locations in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Oceaj Land Financing has retainedCoconut Grove-basedc as interior designer for the four-sta oceanfront Hilton hotel it is currentlt developing in Pompano Beach.