Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge opens for entries

Entrepreneurs, please don’t let the name of our contest scare you.As we launch our 15th annual Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge today, we are putting out our annual call for entries. But we aren’t looking for long, laboriously detailed business plans. Quite the contrary.More and more, today’s investors in very early stage companies want to see a succinct presentation...

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Rubio, Senate ‘Gang of Eight’ unveil bipartisan immigration deal

A group of eight Democratic and Republicans senators, including Florida’s Marco Rubio, will officially release a wide-ranging immigration plan Monday that could give a pathway to citizenship, tighten border security and increase guest-worker permits. The five-page plan from the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” contains most of the key concepts Rubio has presented to conservative...

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Amy Poehler: I Don't Diet For Awards Season

It is assumed that the fashionably fabulous ladies stepping out during awards season have endured weeks of vigorous diet and exercise before their big day, but Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler wants you to know that she's not one of them.Pics: Hit or Miss? The Screen Actors Guild Awards! When asked about her red carpet regimen for Sunday's SAG Awards, a gorgeous-looking Poehler (in sparkling...

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MTA sergeant's 'dirty work' paved the way for Grand Central's renaissance

Douglas HealeyBryan Henry is credited with cleaning up Grand Central, paving the way for the terminal's restoration.Jackie Onassis may get the credit for saving Grand Central — but this MTA sergeant did all the dirty work.Bryan Henry single-handedly relocated hundreds of homeless from the terminal in its grittier days in the 80’s and 90s — paving the way...

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Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge opens for entries

Entrepreneurs, please don’t let the name of our contest scare you.As we launch our 15th annual Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge today, we are putting out our annual call for entries. But we aren’t looking for long, laboriously detailed business plans. Quite the contrary.More and more, today’s investors in very early stage companies want to see a succinct presentation...

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Woman’s Club member earns another well-deserved honor

Warm congratulations to my friend and Miami Woman’s Club sister Dolly MacIntyre, who will be honored as the club’s Historian of the Year for 2013 on Tuesday at the monthly luncheon meeting. Dolly has been a resident of Miami for 56 years. She began her involvement with local history and historic preservation in 1966. She is a kind and unassuming woman who goes about doing...

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Exxon passes Apple as most valuable company

NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon has once again surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable company after the iPhone and iPad maker saw its stock price falter.Apple Inc.’s stock has been on the decline since the company’s quarterly earnings report Wednesday suggested that its fast growth phase, rare for a company of its size, may be coming to an end.Apple‘s stock fell 2.4 percent to close Friday at $ 439.88...

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Exclusive: JJ Abrams Confirms Bradley Cooper in Talks For Lance Armstrong Biopic

Shortly after Bradley Cooper expressed interest (publicly) in portraying disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong in J.J. Abrams'upcoming biopic about the athlete, the producer/director confirmed to ET exclusively that he is indeed in talks with Cooper for the role. Pics: Stars Take On Real-Life Roles When asked about Cooper's interest in tackling the part backstage at the Producers Guild Awards in Los Angeles,...

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At least 200 killed in Brazil nightclub fire

A nightclub fire in Brazil killed at least 90 people and injured 200 more, according to a newspaper report.Estado de S. Paulo reports that the fire started during a concert at the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, a 250,000 population municipality located in southern Brazil.The fire was sparked by a band's pyrotechnics show, Reuters reports.The building's...

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Miami Lakes company growing its brand of skin care products

For decades, Vivant Skin Care has formulated creams, serums, cleansers and tonics to treat such dermatological conditions as acne, aging and hyperpigmentation.Family owned and linked to Dr. James E. Fulton, who co-developed the anti-aging formula Retin-A, the company built its reputation with medically tested therapies aimed at improving skin.Now, like a complexion that has...

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