The Latest

• HR Connections

  • HR directors eyeing costs, benefits associated with ex-pats

  • Microsoft's Memecan details software giant's efforts on work-life balance

  • Burger King HR director Acosta has whopper of job keeping execs happy

  • Baxter puts 3-year effort into greater inclusion

  • HR directors work to create diverse global companies

  • Black & Decker relies on HR for change management

  • Finding and nurturing the truly talented among us

  • AA's Carlos Hernandez joins WorldCity advisory board

  • Engagement: 'Do you have a best friend at work?'

  • Western Union LatAm flex-time pilot a success

• TradeNumbers

  • U.S. trade continues to rebound, but slowly

  • Miami is one of two top Customs districts at record level

  • Miami off to fast 2010 start, with record trade

  • Turnaround in U.S. trade gains momentum

  • Miami 2009 trade falls below $80 billion

  • 2009 U.S. import-export trade tumbles across the board

  • Earthquake-struck Haiti a growing U.S. source of apparel

  • Miami trade shows 1st monthly gain since 2008

  • A first in a year: 4 countries, 4 Customs districts show trade gains

  • Miami import-export trade has best month since February, despite decline

• CEO Club

  • Discovery's Martinez, others see benefits of rising middle class in Latin America

  • Olympus' Corzo describes rapid technological changes

  • Manufacturer Caterpillar's China response: Add service play

  • Intelsat's Gonzalez sends CEO Club into orbit

  • Chevron's Nicholls expects demand to increase in 2010 and continue in coming years

  • Novartis succeeding in Latin America but market place changes, competition heat up

  • DHL's Samuel Israel, others compare costs in Costa Rica, Colombia, elsewhere

  • Sharp's Fuller: Tough times in Latin America, tomorrow nearly impossible to forecast

  • WorldCity's 4th annual CEO Survey: Optimism wanes for multinational execs

  • Sharp's Fuller to speak at CEO Club

• Global Connections

  • Optimism high for Colombia, post Uribe

  • Social media growing fast but hard to tame, AA, McCann, Quaxar experts say

  • Brazil's future bright but "Brazil cost" remains knotty

  • Western Union, Gap, AA, Seaboard other firms all joining Haiti effort

  • Look for recovery in 2010, but it's likely to be slow

  • Cuba's promise is tomorrow, and the path to success unclear

  • Leadership depends on great attitude, right approach

  • Latin America: Where universal health care is not a foreign notion

  • Discovery Networks Latin America is new sponsor

  • Citrix plans to profit from rather than be streamrolled by seismic tech changes

• Trade Connections

  • 2009 a 'golden' year in one sense only

  • Seaboard, Cargill, Levi Strauss optimistic heading into 2010

  • Gap, Hellmann detail operations at final Trade Connections event of 2009

  • Trade off today but better days lie ahead, say MIA, port, UPS

  • With trade in retreat, efforts to boost it matter more than ever

• Government Affairs Connections

  • Latin America 'at difficult stage' in internet regulation

  • Tale of two cities, for Discovery Networks finds receptive ears with Clorox, FedEx, Burger King, HBO

  • Keeping up with regulatory changes is challenge in 'cut and paste' world

  • Fighting H1N1 can mean fighting governments, too

  • In a transparent economy, foes at every corner

  • VISA's Perez-Galindo presenting at next event

  • WorldCity appoints Chevron's Williamson to advisory board

  • Cuba: Like 'Alice in Wonderland'

  • Chevron is new sponsor

  • HBO's Sariego: New media, piracy and protectionism are biggest challenges

• Marketing Connections

  • Nokia marketing chief Rothschild walks fine line between gobal and local control

  • Avaya working to build indirect sales channels, grow sales, Padilla says

  • Marketing executives want larger, more visionary role in companies

  • For marketers, and their companies, moving satisfaction to loyalty is the challenge

  • LAN's Roman leads discussion of 'brave new world' of social media

  • Nortel's Ricossa joins WorldCity's Marketing Connections Advisory Board

  • Making dollars while making friends

• South Florida Business News

  • 13 of Top 25 Miami trade partners running at record level

  • Stuck at an airport? MIA called one of five best

  • WorldCity considers resumption of printing magazine

  • Legendary Seaboard CEO John Lynch dies

  • Brazilian gunmaker to stay in Miami, despite Georgia's efforts

  • Logistics software firm Magaya expanding to Houston

  • Port of Miami wins national award

  • GM to close Latin America office

  • Chevron battle is now goliath vs. golaith, company says

  • Diaz Reus opens Shanghai office