Smith & Knibbs

Managing Partner Tom Crocker said the Company, which now has a portfolio of more than 3.5 million square feet, is actively pursuing additional Class A office properties, targeting growth markets in the Southeast and Southwest.

The Performing Arts Center Authority which governs the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, selected the joint venture Stiles/Miller, LLC for the construction project in a competitive selection process that also drew national contracting firms.

Broker Bill Reichel said sale of the property, vacant for 4 years, is a good sign for the economy.

Just steps away from its largest furniture showroom, City Furniture opened a fully equipped Health & Wellness Center, offering free preventive and urgent medical care to the South Florida furniture retailer’s 925 employees and their families.

“We analyzed trends; studied how people interact with their surroundings and found home was more than just product and price, it was the universal center of family life,” said Mike Lennon, Senior Vice President of Marketing at City Furniture.

Meeting tough national standards for durable, "green" construction, Miller Construction Co. is building a 25,000-square-foot Ashley Furniture HomeStore on the Fort Lauderdale area's Furniture Row.

Thieves cutting copper tubing from a two-story office building’s rooftop air conditioner on a July morning quickly found themselves in jail – after a Sonitrol audio detection alarm system detected their footsteps and alerted Sunrise Police.

“When police reach an active crime scene, the more they know about the suspects, the safer and more effective officers can be,” said Doug Smith, president of Sonitrol Northwest Florida.

“Taking the guesswork out of intrusion alarm incidents with verified alarm systems means faster response times for businesses, plus greater safety and efficiency for law enforcement,” said John Ray, III, pres. of Sonitrol of Fort Lauderdale.

Showing signs of a strengthening industrial market, Reichel Realty president Bill Reichel reported the sale of two parcels in the Haverhill Business Park in Riviera Beach, Florida, totaling $1,005,000.