May 3 The effort to transform Miami into a major tech hub stretches back at least a decade. Since then, many observers thought the city would inch toward that goal. But over the past several months, the city has skipped toward it, emerging as a refuge for tech entrepreneurs looking to escape Silicon Valley and COVID lockdowns. Combined with the online recruitment efforts of Miami Mayor Francis .
Live in Miami and want a tech job? This reverse career fair is for you Rob Wile, The Miami Herald
May 2 Looking for a job at one of the new tech firms coming to Miami? There s a job fair for you.
Teal, a platform empowering professionals to manage their job searches founded by Miami native David Fano, will host its signature event, the Career Growth Summit (CGS), May 4-6, in partnership with the City of Miami.
The virtual event will feature an inverted form of the traditional career fair that will see companies pitch to job seekers, instead of the usual way around. Featured employers include Miami-based Restaurant Brands International, New York-based JustWorks and Silicon Valley-based Health Gorilla.
May 2 Little Havana's loanDepot Park, which usually hosts Miami Marlins home baseball games, and more recently COVID-19 testing and vaccine shots, dressed up its red clay infield Saturday with a red carpet for Miami Dade College's commencement ceremonies. MDC, whose 120,000 students enrolled make it one of the nation's largest public colleges, graduated 14,000 this weekend, awarding them a .
Miami mayor quietly pushed bill regulating Bitcoin in Florida. It might be a long shot. Joey Flechas and Ana Ceballos, The Miami Herald
Apr. 28 Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a loud proponent for tech investments in South Florida, has quietly pushed legislation that could create the state s first meaningful financial regulations for cryptocurrency.
But the mayor whose pro-business agenda and campaign coffers have benefited handsomely from Miami s place in the tech spotlight might be striking out in Tallahassee.
The measure, which would pave the way for a wider use of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other such cryptocurrencies, and more clearly define how they fit into the existing financial system, passed the House last week in a unanimous vote.