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May 21, 2024 | 
globalmiamimagazine.com | Yousra Benkirane
Adjacent to Miami International Airport, the city of Doral has attained global significance as Greater Miami’s logistics hub. As a cultural center, however, Doral is just beginning to emerge. A key indicator of that renaissance is the emergence of The Doral Contemporary Art Museum (DORCAM). In the wake of the COVID-19 shutdown in 2020, a group of artists decided to transform Doral’s public parks into open-air galleries, since traditional galleries and museums were closed to the public.
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May 20, 2024 | 
globalmiamimagazine.com | Yousra Benkirane
“Trade, like water, flows through the path of least resistance. 2023 marked a year of resistance, challenges, and transformations in global trade patterns,” says Alice Ancona, COO of the World Trade Center Miami. Indeed, worldwide trade saw a 5 percent decrease due to economic slowdowns, high-interest rates, geopolitical tensions, and supply chain disruptions. The Miami Customs District, however, did not experience a similar downtrend.
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May 13, 2024 | 
globalmiamimagazine.com | Yousra Benkirane
Sonda was among the first Chilean companies to provide IT services across Latin America, where today it has a presence in 10 countries. With more than 23,000 employees, including 14,000 engineers and tech professionals, it provides consulting for corporate IT infrastructure, applications to support clients with its own or third-party software, and platforms through a network of regional alliances with firms like Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle.
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May 13, 2024 | 
globalmiamimagazine.com | Yousra Benkirane
The case in question was that of a 12-year-old boy who had gone his whole life suffering from severe , a birth defect where the skull does not form correctly. In this case, nearly half of his cranial structure remained undeveloped. Until last year, that is, when Arcomedlab manufactured the world’s largest cranial implant, which it used to cover almost the entirety of the skull of the young patient.
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May 13, 2024 | 
globalmiamimagazine.com | Yousra Benkirane
In 2015, a Chilean bank became the owner of the second largest bank in South Florida – City National Bank – further solidifying its presence in the Florida market. Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (BCI) invested close to $1 billion to acquire the domestic bank with the belief that the decision aligned with the bank’s long-term goals.
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May 13, 2024 | 
globalmiamimagazine.com | Yousra Benkirane
In December of last year, Chilean and American industry leaders, startup founders, and governmental officials met at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Miami for “Partners for a Better Future.” Organized by Chile’s Export Promotion agency ProChile, the event marked 200 years of diplomatic relations between Chile and the U.S., and two decades since the U.S./Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed. It was a fitting location given Miami’s significance as the site of the FTA signing.
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May 11, 2024 | 
globalmiamimagazine.com | Yousra Benkirane
It might be safe to say that the gap between popular past images of Miami and the political and economic realities of the city today is closing. “We’re more than our [traditional] image in the media. Miami now, being the amazing global city that it is, has transformed,” says Dr. Athena Passera, President and CEO of Global Ties Miami.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
globalmiamimagazine.com | Yousra Benkirane
By Yousra BenkiraneIn 2015, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) named Miami International Airport (MIA) its first Designated Pharma Hub Airport in the U.S. and only second in the world after Brussels’ Airport. The recognition came after MIA participated in the IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma Certification Program, which require logistics companies to properly handle sensitive pharma products shipped by air.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
globalmiamimagazine.com | Yousra Benkirane
When Ramon Mareno launched his fish importing company west of Miami International Airport 25 years ago, the area was a sparsely settled swath of unincorporated Miami-Dade County. Like other businesses in the area, he was attracted by low land cost and proximity to the airport. He started with a small warehouse and truck, then opened a fish market, and then expanded to a larger warehouse. Fast forward to today. Mareno’s Heads or Tails Inc.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
globalmiamimagazine.com | Yousra Benkirane
Driven by a high demand for healthy protein and the lack of national aquaculture production, the United States has historically taken the lead as the world’s largest importer of fish fillets – with South Florida having long led the nation in the flow of fish into the country. In past decades, the leading origin of fish fillet imports into the U.S. has shifted from Canada (1994-1999) to Chile (2000-2004) to China (2005-2015) and back to Chile (2016-present).
