South Florida Business & Wealth was thrilled to recognize women in South Florida for their inspirational philanthropy, entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership. During our Prestigious Women’s Awards Luncheon, SFBW honored over 70 influential women who have significantly impacted the regional business and philanthropic communities through their careers, mentorship, and generosity. We hope the recognition helps encourage more women to step forward and inspire others to achieve their goals and make South Florida a better community. Check out the amazing photos from the 2024 Prestigious Wo ..read more

For a fun-filled celebration of the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) will host a Derby Day filled with live entertainment, a BBQ buffet, an open bar (with mint juleps, of course), and live horses. Guests are encouraged to dress in their Derby best, with festivities beginning at 4 p.m. at Savor Cinema in Fort Lauderdale. The race will be projected on the theater’s 30-foot, high-definition screen, and prizes will be awarded for the most creative Derby hats, bonnets, and outfits. Additionally, guests can participate in a 50/50 raffle ..read more

The third edition of ‘American Express Presents Carbone Beach,’ organized by Major Food Group (MFG), makes its highly-anticipated return to Miami next month. Having witnessed the success of Carbone’s global expansion and the achievements of the previous two Amex Carbone Beach events, this year’s iteration promises to offer even more delights and a new twist on the culinary experience during Miami Race Week. The event will occur over four nights from 7:30 p.m. to midnight on May 2 to May 5.  “Featuring unforgettable culinary artistry and electrifying performances by undisputed icons, ‘Amer ..read more

The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. has awarded Ramola R. Motwani, the chairwoman of Merrimac Ventures, a South Florida-based real estate development and investment firm, membership in the prestigious organization. Motwani will join ten other outstanding business, civic, and cultural leaders across North America to receive the 2024 honors. The Horatio Alger Award has been bestowed annually for over 75 years upon esteemed individuals who have succeeded despite facing adversities and remained committed to higher education and communit ..read more

Group P6 recently completed the construction of Royal Palm Residences, a luxury residential property in downtown Boca Raton. After securing a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) for the West Tower, Group P6 hosted a grand opening celebration in March attended by future residents and city leaders. The TCOs for the remaining buildings are anticipated to be obtained shortly. Situated at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and East Royal Palm Road, Royal Palm Residences offers panoramic vistas of the Atlantic Ocean and downtown Boca Raton. The upscale residential co ..read more

The Hanley Foundation is responding to the ongoing opioid crisis by raising awareness and taking action to save lives in Palm Beach County. To commemorate National Fentanyl Awareness Day on May 7, the Hanley team is organizing an event where community members are invited to help prepare Narcan kits that will be distributed throughout the county. The event will occur from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hanley Resource Center at 933 45th St. in West Palm Beach. Fentanyl has become a significant cause of the opioid epidemic in the U.S., leading to over 70,000 overdose deaths in 2023. Narcan, a me ..read more

A real estate listing in Key Biscayne at 330 Harbor Drive boasts 120 feet of water frontage directly on Biscayne Bay and a rooftop pickleball court. The estate, listed for $37.5 million, was designed by the world-renowned architect Ramon Alonso from the Miami-based studio Radyca.   The luxurious home features six bedrooms and seven full and one-half bathrooms spread across 7,128 square feet of interiors. It is designed to cater to large-scale indoor and outdoor entertaining with resort-style features such as spacious bedrooms and bathrooms, expansive balconies, s ..read more

A moment of truth emerged pretty rapidly during my visit to the McCawley Center for Laser Periodontics and Implants. Dr. Tom McCawley had taken a sample of my breath with a pipette and put it in an OralChroma testing device that was hooked up to a laptop. After finishing a tour of the office, we came back to look at a bar chart that showed three different type of gases that cause bad breath. The machine measures parts per billion. There’s hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg smell), methyl mercaptan (feces) and dimethyl sulfide (rotten cabbage). Fortunately, mine weren’t too bad, probably because I ha ..read more

There’s an eternal problem with criminal enterprises trying to hide their ownership in corporations, often to launder money or support terrorism. That’s being addressed by the new federal Corporate Transparency Act, which requires disclosure of beneficial ownership at millions of businesses via a new form. An individual typically qualifies as a beneficial owner if they directly or indirectly own at least 25 percent of a company or have a major influence on the company’s decisions or operations. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce website (uschamber.com) has a helpful summary of the act: Businesses re ..read more

As the Florida Panthers battle in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, star Matthew Tkachuk is featured in an expansive marketing campaign to promote Amerant Bank’s new co-branded Florida Panthers debit card. The campaign involves television and online commercials throughout the NHL playoffs and billboards placed throughout Broward County in South Florida—most notably near the Amerant Bank Arena, where the Panthers play all home games. “I am proud to work with a company like Amerant Bank; they are a group that is truly committed to Sou ..read more