Michael Fechter

Nov 25, 2024 | floridatrend.com | Michael Fechter

Never miss a Feature: Subscribe to Florida Trend SPOTLIGHTA lot of musicians take up “residency” at a venue — think Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden or U2 at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Miami’s international recording sensation Pitbull has gone a step further, putting his name on a stadium. For at least the next five years, the Florida International University Golden Panthers will play at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium.

Nov 18, 2024 | floridatrend.com | Michael Fechter

Never miss a Feature: Subscribe to Florida Trend Growing up, Suneera Madhani’s father would wake her every morning and tell her “You have it. You can do anything.” Sometimes she found the repetition annoying, but as an adult she understands that “we all have that ‘it’ factor. We need people to pull it out of us.”Madhani’s parents, through their encouragement, and her brother Sal Rehmetullah, by becoming her business partner, pulled it out and then some.

Nov 13, 2024 | floridatrend.com | Michael Fechter

Never miss a Feature: Subscribe to Florida Trend KATHLEEN PASSIDOMO, 71BORN: Jersey City, N.J.EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in art history from Trinity College in Washington, D.C. (1975); law degree from Stetson Law School (1978). CAREER: Founding partner, Kelly, Passidomo & Alba, Naples; Served in the Florida House of Representatives (2010-2016); Currently serving in the Florida Senate (2017-2026).

Nov 10, 2024 | floridatrend.com | Michael Fechter

Never miss a Feature: Subscribe to Florida Trend The number of women serving on Florida’s top corporate boards increased modestly in the past year, new research from a University of Tampa economist finds. Women comprise 26.4% of board membership on Russell 3000 company boards of directors, up from 25.1% in 2023. That increase still lags the national average, which has reached 30%, says Daniel Diaz Vidal. “The trend is upward sloping,” he says.

Nov 4, 2024 | floridatrend.com | Michael Fechter

Never miss a Feature: Subscribe to Florida Trend SPOTLIGHTLast month’s opening of the University of Miami’s medical center in Doral marks the first of three major expansions within Miami-Dade County set for completion in the next year. The six-story Doral Medical Center is an ambulatory facility offering day surgeries and more than 60 exam rooms, radiology and endoscopy suites. It offers services including cardiology, radiological and surgical oncology, and orthopedics.