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Mitchell Weiss

Urban Land Institute and Pompano Beach CRA Host Symposium to Reveal Half Billion Investment Opportunity

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- The Pompano Beach CRA has partnered with the Urban Land Institute to host a unique symposium outlining the $500 million investment opportunity available for developers in the Pompano Beach Innovation District. Nationally recognized redevelopment experts and invested developers will provide comprehensive details about the last 24 acres of undeveloped parcels in Broward County with prime visibility from I-95.
ARMCO COO Phil McCall

ARMCO: TRID and Loan Package Documentation Defects Comprise Over 68 Percent of Reported Defects

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), the leading provider of financial quality control and compliance software, announced it has released the ARMCO Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report for the fourth quarter of 2016 and calendar year 2016.
C DIFF Science Event 2017

‘C. diff. Science’ Honors Microbiology Professionals Dedicated to Clostridium difficile Research

TAMPA, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- The C Diff Foundation hosts "C. diff. Science" on Sept. 14 to honor professionals dedicated to the scientific research and development in the Clostridium difficile (C. difficile, C. diff.) community worldwide, chaired by Professor Simon M. Cutting, PhD, of Molecular Microbiology at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Attny Bernard Walsht at APITLA 2017

Florida Attorney Bernard Walsh Speaks on Trucking Accident Representation at 2017 APITLA Interstate Trucking Summit

TAMPA, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- Attorney Bernard Walsh of the Bradenton office of Shapiro Goldman Babboni Fernandez & Walsh gave a presentation at the APITLA Interstate Trucking Super Summit. Entitled, "How an Attorney Works a Trucking Case: The A to Z Basics," the CLE accredited seminar instructed the audience of attorney and law students.
City Vista Pompano Beach

Pompano Beach CRA Announces Artist in Residence Program for City Vista Development

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- The Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has issued a call for artists of all disciplines to submit applications for the City Vista Artist in Residence (AiR) program. City Vista is a mixed-use apartment building located in the heart of the developing downtown district.
Attorney Bernard Walsh

Florida Attorney Bernard Walsh Recommends Increased Safety Regulations Needed for Energy Drinks After Teen Death

BRADENTON, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- The report that a teenager died as a result of drinking an energy drink in combination with other caffeinated drinks has prompted calls for improved safety regulations on energy supplements by Attorney Bernard F. Walsh.
Pompano Beach Cultural Center Open

Mayor Lamar Fisher Oversees Pompano Beach Cultural Center Opening with Dazzling Weekend of Events

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- The Pompano Beach Cultural Center opened Thursday, May 11 with a spectacular ribbon cutting ceremony featuring dancers whose costume unfurled to become the red ribbon cut by Mayor Lamar Fisher and an esteemed group of City, County and State leaders.
Technologies Management, Inc.

Technologies Management, Inc. names Patrick MacNeil Director for Its Burgeoning Telecom Regulatory Compliance Reporting Practice

MAITLAND, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- Technologies Management, Inc. ("TMI"), a leading provider of regulatory consulting services, network optimization, and project management to communications providers, has named Patrick MacNeil as Director of Compliance Reporting.
Governor Rick Scott

Fla. Gov. Scott Directs Statewide Public Health Emergency for Opioid Epidemic

TAMPA, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- This week, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declaring a national opioid epidemic, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed Executive Order 17-146 directing a Public Health Emergency across the state.
C. diff. Awareness bake sale

Sweet Treats Bake Sale Launched in Florida to Raise C. diff. Awareness Before Worldwide Volunteer Roll-out

TAMPA, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- The C Diff Foundation announces its "Bake Sale for C.diff. Awareness," a month-long campaign beginning May 2017 in Florida and continuing in N.J., N.C., and across the USA to India, and Italy featuring education and advocacy on health care topics pertaining to the most common pathogen identified as a leading healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in U.S. hospitals alone: Clostridium difficile.
Yellow Brick Road of Florida Car Show

Sarasota Injury Law Firm Sponsors Yellow Brick Road of Florida Car Show Charity Event

SARASOTA, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- The Sarasota civil trial and personal injury law firm Shapiro Goldman Babboni Fernandez & Walsh was one of the sponsors of The Yellow Brick Road of Florida Car Show. All funds raised at the event by the Yellow Brick Road of Florida will be used to support several youth groups.
Choli Aronson

Choli Aronson of Currie Sowards Aguila Architects Addresses Healthy Communities at AIA National Conference

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- Last week's American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Conference in Orlando united the country's leading decision makers from across the industry for innovative presentations on the best practices for building a better world. Choli Aronson, Senior Associate at Currie Sowards Aguila Architects in Delray Beach, addressed the hot button topic of social responsibility in architecture.
Current Builders 45th Anniversary 2017

South Florida’s Current Builders Celebrates its 45th Anniversary in 2017

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- Current Builders will celebrate their 45th anniversary in June 2017. Formed in 1972, the company has evolved into an award-winning general contracting firm. Throughout the years, Current Builders has worked with the area's leading developers to shape South Florida's landscape with construction volumes of approximately $150 million annually.
The Pine School Selects Hughes Umbanhower

The Pine School Selects Hughes Umbanhower as Architect for Campus Expansion

HOBE SOUND, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- The Pine School announced today, two years after consolidating all grades to its Hobe Sound Campus, that it has commissioned Hughes Umbanhowar Architects to design a campus expansion. The scope of the project includes the design and construction of a LEEDS-compliant, multi-purpose building, and will include new gymnasium and theatre spaces as well as band and choir rooms.
ARMCO and The Barrent Group

ARMCO’s ACES Audit Tech Brings New Efficiencies to The Barrent Group Mortgage Quality Assurance Offering

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), the leading provider of financial quality control and compliance software, announced that its ACES (Automated Compliance and Evaluation System) Audit Technology has streamlined quality control (QC) loan reviews for The Barrent Group, a rapidly growing provider of outsourced loan quality assurance reviews and services. ARMCO's solution significantly reduces The Barrent Group's auditing times, reduces risk, ensures compliance and streamlines its mortgage quality control process for clients.
2017 My Hometown Fest

In Support of The Sertoma Kids Clinic, Sarasota Law Firm Sponsors 2017 My Hometown Fest

SARASOTA, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- The Personal Injury Lawyer Firm Shapiro Goldman Babboni Fernandez & Walsh was a sponsor of the second annual "My Hometown Fest" in support of the Sertoma Club of Greater Sarasota and its Sertoma Kids Clinic charitable organizations.
The Pompano Beach Cultural Center

Pompano Beach Announces May 11 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for The Pompano Beach Cultural Center and Library

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- The City of Pompano Beach is delighted to announce that the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the Pompano Beach Cultural Center and Library will take place on Thursday, May 11 at 5:30 p.m. Following the ceremony, the venue will be open to the public to view the world premiere Cuban art exhibit, "Shipwrecked of Reason: Half a Century in Cuban Art."
David Shapiro

M. David Shapiro Named 2017 Florida 10 Best Attorney by AIOPIA

SARASOTA, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- Attorney David Shapiro of the civil trial law firm Shapiro Goldman Babboni Fernandez & Walsh has been inducted into the 2017 10 Best Attorney's by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (AIOPIA). Shapiro is an AV-rated civil trial lawyer, the highest rating awarded to litigation attorneys.
Mahle Cool Air

Mahle Cool Air Expands Its HVAC Service Center in Venice, Florida

VENICE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- Air conditioning and HVAC specialist Mahle Cool Air and Heating has expanded operations and relocated into a larger office location. Citing the need to expand operations to its growing client base, the Bryant Factory Authorized and NATE certified central air conditioning service provider Mahle Cool Air & Heating has relocated to a larger space.
Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center

Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center Expansion and Headquarters Hotel Project to Begin Construction in 2018, Slated to Debut in 2021

GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- Conceptual plans for the highly anticipated Broward County Convention Center Expansion and Headquarters Hotel Projects were unveiled today before the Broward County Commission, according to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.