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Robert Reffkin and Michael Karp (Compass, Linkedin, iStock) Compass is expanding again in Florida, completing its acquisition of the majority of BEX Realty’s agents and offices in the state, The Real Deal has learned. The deal includes about 200 agents and offices in Fort Lauderdale, Port St. Lucie and Palm Beach Gardens, according to a spokesperson from Compass. Michael Karp, CEO of Boca Raton-based BEX Realty, said BEX is keeping its Boca Raton headquarters and its lead generation business...

. Americans have treated their freezers a bit like security blankets over the past year, stuffing them full of staples and indulgences, a consumer behavior pattern that has had ripple effects beyond the walls of their kitchens. Developers that focus on cold-storage facilities say they are seeing growing interest from companies seeking to build, buy or invest in the sector, despite construction costs that are roughly triple that of an ordinary warehouse. Americold, a logistics company focused on...

Developers flock to cold storage as Americans stock their freezers Martha White Share Americans have treated their freezers a bit like security blankets over the past year, stuffing them full of staples and indulgences, a consumer behaviour pattern that has had ripple effects beyond the walls of their kitchens. Developers that focus on cold-storage facilities say they are seeing growing interest from companies seeking to build, buy or invest in the sector, despite construction costs that are ro...

A Florida federal judge on Monday denied a dietary supplement developer's bid for sanctions in a false advertising suit against the manufacturer of Bang energy drinks, saying she saw no bad faith in missed deposition appearances but cautioning the parties to work on maintaining professionalism.

The former computer repair shop owner who handled Hunter Biden's laptop is again suing Twitter for defamation.

The former Delaware computer repair shop owner who says he came into possession of Hunter Biden’s laptop sued Twitter for a second time over how the social media platform handled a New York Post story on President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, alleging the tech company defamed him by implying he was a hacker.

◆ A National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit of five Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) awards to the University of Kansas Center for Research (KUCR) questioned $1,550,054 in direct and indirect costs. The largest amount, $625,532, stemmed from what auditors called “inappropriately retained indirect costs.” KUCR’s charges to NSF “exceeded costs paid to its subrecipients,” auditors said in the Jan. 7 report. Subrecipients,...

Barbara Sax Consumers — particularly Gen Z and Millennials — have an insatiable appetite for new products in the snack aisle. The pandemic has been good to the salty snack category. Category growth in the segment outpaced all other snack categories during the COVID-19 outbreak as consumers stocked up on their favorite comfort snacks during lockdown. In fact, retail sales data from IRI and the Frito-Lay Snack Index indicate that salty snacks have been the No. 1 growth food segment si...

Reply Dr. Yvelice Villaman Bencosme of Miami falsified clinical trial data for a children’s asthma medication, the DOJ said. (Shutterstock) MIAMI, FL — A Miami doctor pleaded guilty to falsifying clinical trial data for a childrens asthma medication and committing wire fraud Friday, the Department of Justice said in a news release. Dr. Yvelice Villaman Bencosme, 64, served as the primary investigator for clinical trials purportedly conducted at a medical clinic called Unlimited Medical Rese...

The Delaware computer repairman who stepped forward earlier this year with information about nefarious information on a laptop that both the DOJ and the FBI confirmed belonged to Hunter Biden,