5 QUESTIONS WITH RICK QUALMAN

Big Blue's still big in Boca

Years ago, IBM's labs in Boca Raton developed the first personal computer. Now the company's 1,600 South Fl...

JOB FILE

Patient navigator hurdles barriers to care

Hospital employee helps cancer patients process information, keep on top of treatment.

Letters to the editor

Treat staff fairly, solo physician urges Re: Cindy Krischer Goodman's article on Oct. 29, ''Many working ha...

OPINION

My view | Acupuncture reduces stress

Acupuncture is a proven method recognized by the World Health Organization to treat a number of stress-rela...

BUSINESS BOOKS

'Relevance' doesn't live up to title

Author Tim Manners' consumerist vignettes all sound too much alike. This is a book that can be summed up in...

WORKPLACE

Giving the boss a bad review

Even a bad manager has some strengths, so talk about those first. Couch negative comments in terms of busin...

Brazilians curtail spending

Sales are down for everything from cars to condos as Brazil's three-year economic boom ends.

COVER STORY

Long-disputed ceiling panels fixed at MIA

One of the top items on the punch list -- metal panels that extend high above the heads of travelers at Mia...

COVER STORY

Dade Aviation Consultants' job nears an end

After collecting more than a quarter billion dollars over 16 years, a consulting firm's controversial contr...

COVER STORY

MIA's South Terminal still under repair

COVER STORY

Fontainebleau banks on renovation

A glass-walled spa juts out of the Chateau building like a shimmery block of granite. Condominium spires to...

Landlords working hard to keep tenants

Landlords are negotiating terms, dangling concessions and offering improvements to retain rent-paying busin...

Labor shortage cresting on the high seas

On a still and sultry September morning, Kristin Bell struggled to maneuver the 44-foot Celtic Warrior into...

How taxpayers help power companies

Trivia question: Among the $30 billion taxpayers spent in the past five years backing various methods of pr...

BUSINESS TRAVEL

Hotels add fancy bars to the mix

The latest amenity isn't luxury linens but luxury liquors -- and fresh fruit and herbs.

On the Road Again

Five reasons not to hate MIA

J.D. Power and Associates recently delivered some news that caught On The Road Again by surprise -- passeng...

On the Road Again

High-flier insists on top-flight rooms

Robert Zarco has a ritual for flying: he needs to call or text his family before he goes airborne and immed...

On the Road Again

Ad Man Extols Virtures of Packing Light

The secret to dry underwear: vigorous hopping. Bruce Turkel offers this hint during the most energetic inte...

On the Road Again

Dad of 4 took family along for a few weeks

Jeffrey Herman flies across the country pursuing alleged sex-abuse cases. The lawyer only represents allege...

On the Road Again

Just Imagine: A 16-hour flight and 30 babies...

For the chief executive of a company selling ultra-luxury coat hangers, Devon Rifkin looks pretty rumpled.

On the Road Again

Her keys to weekly travel: a list and a pink bag

Carol Bell wheels her scuffed pink suitcase into La Carreta for an 8 a.m. interview with On the Road Again....

JOB FILE

Patient navigator hurdles barriers to care

Hospital employee helps cancer patients process information, keep on top of treatment.

JOB FILE

Makeup artist still says `less is more'

She got her lucky break at a photo shoot almost 20 years ago and has worked in film and TV since then.

JOB FILE

Former CNN worker now helps homeless

Marketing director of Community Partnership for Homeless tries to create awareness of the problem.

JOB FILE

Gemstone jewelerly designer Francisca Bastos has shiny career

At 15, while many girls her age got diamonds for their coming of age parties, Francisca Bastos was designin...

JOB FILE

Teacher taps worldwide martial arts experience

The owner of Hammer Gym Kickboxing in Fort Lauderdale teaches a world of martial arts.

JOB FILE

Mondrian hotel manager must define `luxury'

It's different for each guest at a high-end hotel, she says -- and the Mondrian will also have owner-reside...

JOB FILE

First a tutor, now a future teacher

After a UM history major took a part-time job helping students with homework, she decided to become an educ...

BUSINESS BOOKS

'Relevance' doesn't live up to title

Author Tim Manners' consumerist vignettes all sound too much alike. This is a book that can be summed up in...

Join the Business Monday Book Club

Here's your chance to read the latest business books and review them in The Miami Herald. How it works Busi...

BUSINESS BOOKS

Guy Kawasaki's `Reality Check'

Author gathers experts and engages them in witty, written repartee on business topics in `Reality Check.'

Readers share reviews

content was easy to read, almost like a juicy novel. Two very informative chapters were titled ''Sucking Up...

BUSINESS BOOKS

Strong selling strategies are the key

Selling is a required skill in business. But how to do it is the question. Four current books provide insig...

BUSINESS BOOKS

Anyone can help fill our society's leadership void

Lead or get out of the way. Everyone can and should be a leader, according to Seth Godin.

BUSINESS BOOKS

Conquering our oil addiction

Edwin Black's book is enlightening without being at all depressing. No hyperbole or hysterics, but some sus...