When Thomas and Nancye Fisher bought South End Plumbing in 1970, the couple knew nothing about owning a business and even less about plumbing. “I could do small jobs, little things here and there, but I learned everything about plumbing here,” said Thomas, 81, who lives in Palmetto Bay. “Before I bought the business, I [...]
If you ask high school sweethearts Ted and Janice Tate if they ever expected to be running a flower shop together after 38 years of marriage, Janice answers for her husband. “He knew when he married me that he was marrying into the family business,” says Janice, 59, who lives in Pinecrest near the florist [...]
As vice president and branch manager for Capital Bank, Adam Hellman has a demanding job. But he isn’t one to shy away from challenges and when he was nominated to be president of the Pinecrest Business Association, he accepted without hesitation. “Business development, business growth and trying to help the business community succeed and thrive [...]
By Jose Cassola.... Jim Ketzle of Kendall has been banking with University Credit Union for nearly 30 years. “I’ve always received great service. I see no reason why I should go anywhere else,” said Ketzle, 70, a retired controller with Florida International University. “I’ve done just about every sort of business with them, from home [...]
By Jose Cassola.... When best friends and old high school buddies Barry Haimo and David Kahn decided to go into the app-developing business, they wanted to make sure their first application was something useful. In August 2010, the two friends and now business partners — who met in grade school in Plantation — came up [...]
By Jose Cassola.... Kari De Ruiter, at age 55, has spent almost her entire life at Westminster Christian School. Wearing many hats at the school — including health and physical education teacher, middle school athletic director, assistant to the athletic director and middle school girl’s basketball coach — De Ruiter of Cutler Bay says she [...]
By Jose Cassola.... West Kendall insurance agent Jorge Peña has devoted musch of the past six years of his life to helping grow the business community in West Kendall. In January, Peña will reassume the position he held for the first four years at the West Kendall Business Association (WKBA) — chair. The former president [...]
By Jose Cassola.... Drew Kern knew exactly what he was getting himself into when he agreed to become chair of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. He knew it would be at least a three-year commitment. (Kern was appointed to the chamber’s board in 2008, elected in 2009, named chairelect in 2010, and started his [...]
By Jose Cassola.... The 25-year-old franchise whose chicken wings were voted best in Miami by the New Times recently opened a fourth location in South Miami. Owner and founder Eric Haas says “We are a family-oriented and neighborhood type of business, one that draws a lot of foot traffic and serves the type of food [...]
By Jose Cassola.... Lynn Maupin has been a Maurice’s Jewelers customer for as long as she can remember and for 23 years the popular jewelry store has operated from a 2,500- square-foot space off South Dixie Highway and 136th Street. Imagine Maupin’s surprise when she decided to shop at the store recently and found that [...]
