Month: January 2016
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The troubled road to redeveloping Miami’s Liberty Square
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Since a Miami-Dade County selection committee ranked its $287-million proposal first among six firms last October, Atlantic Pacific Communities appeared to have the inside track at redeveloping Liberty Square – Miami-Dade’s oldest public-housing project. Now allegations of malfeasance surrounding Atlantic Pacific in an unrelated matter could derail the company’s chances. -
South Florida’s 10 worst nursing homes for seniors based on U.S. data
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Out of 145 nursing homes in South Florida 10 had incidents of negligent care so common that they received abysmal reviews from federal healthcare regulators. Read our report on the area’s worst nursing homes. -
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Doubts raised about chemical stew in fragrances used in commercial products
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org -
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Broward airport boss sought secret deal to drop county’s $34 million claim for delays
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Two weeks before Broward County fired off a New Year’s Eve letter to contractor Tutor Perini demanding $34 million in damages for costly airport construction delays, county aviation boss Kent George tried to secretly negotiate a nearly opposite deal with the company. -
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Broward County seeks $34 million in damages for airport construction delays
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The ongoing construction saga at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport hit an unpleasant, unannounced milestone with a New Year’s Eve notice to a major contractor that it owes Broward County more than $34 million in damages for costly delays. -
Donald Trump and the art of the campaign expense
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Donald Trump knows how to make money, even when he’s running for president. Federal records show that Trump’s campaign paid the Republican frontrunner and 10 companies he owns more than $1.64 million for various campaign expenses since the billionaire businessman began his run last spring.
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