Business

Fla. Dems Bring House Business To A Crawl

Florida House Democrats are employing a little used procedural rule to bring legislative business to a crawl as they try to get Republicans in the lower chamber to expand health care coverage.

2013/04/30

Congress Considering Tax On All Internet Purchases

Shopping online in an effort to dodge sales tax may soon come to an end.

CBS4–2013/04/25

A pick-up truck was used to break into a Broward business early Friday morning. (Source: CBS4)

Burglars Ram Truck Into Shop, Steal Owner’s Motorcycle

Burglars rammed a pick-up truck into a repair shop early Friday morning, stole the owner’s motorcyle, Miami Police said.

CBS4–2013/04/05

Two parking grarages (left) are located on the north side of the new Marlins stadium. November, 2011. (Source: CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF)

City To Marlins: Pay Us For Storing Your Stuff

While the Marlins struggled to fill up seats last season, they have no problem filling up a parking garage with their stuff – without permission from the city.

CBS4–2013/03/09

South-Florida-Based Office Depot Buys Office Max

Office Depot Inc. (ODP) said Wednesday it agreed to buy OfficeMax (OMX) in an all-stock deal that would transform the $21 billion office supply retail sector.

CBS4–2013/02/20

A US Airways tail rest on the tarmac near an American Airlines plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on April 23, 2012. American Airlines heads to federal court on April 23, 2012 to convince a bankruptcy judge that to survive, it must break labor agreements that workers fought decades to win. The airline lost more than $10 billion USD in the decade leading up to its declaration of bankruptcy last November. During that same period most of its major rivals used the bankruptcy process to cut wages and benefits, which American says has left it saddled with higher labor costs. US Airways has won the support of unions at the bankrupt American Airlines for a proposal to fold the two companies into one giant carrier, US Airways CEO Doug Parker said on April 20, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Jim Watson (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

American Airlines & US Airways Announce Merger

In a move that will create the world’s biggest airline, American Airlines and US Airways announced late Wednesday that they will merge.

CBS4–2013/02/13

An American Airlines Inc. plane taxis past two others at LaGuardia airport in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. U.S. travel during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend will rise 4 percent from last year as Americans take trips they had put off because of the weak economy, AAA said. (Source: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

American Airlines-US Airways Merger May Be Announced Soon

This week could finally bring a merger between American Airlines and US Airways, sources familiar with the negotiations say.

2013/02/09

Florida Debuts New Economic Development Brand

Can a catchy new slogan attract more businesses to Florida? We’ll soon find out.

CBS4–2013/02/01

157,000 Jobs Created Nationally, Unemployment Rate Ticks Up

While the job market in South Florida continues to struggle, nationally, the numbers remain positive, but not enough to bring the unemployment rate down.

CBS Miami–2013/02/01