For women, getting ahead in the still male-dominated corporate world often seems like a series of difficult trade-offs. But that need not be. Take it from four who are making their way with humor and vision: Bonnie Crabtree, senior client partner at Korn/Ferry International; Teresa Foxx, director and general manager of Barclays’ Miami office; Grethel…

Every year, public relations firm Edelman surveys people around the globe on how much they trust business, media and other institutions. Trust usually rises in some groups and falls in others – but not in the latest survey. For the first time in 15 years, Edelman found trust fell globally in three of four institutions: non-governmental organizations, business and media. Trust…

  Here’s proof of greater Miami’s strength as the gateway to the Americas and as a world city: South Florida hosts 1,292 multinationals that have an office here and at least one outside the United States. Their South Florida offices oversee annual business topping $303 billion. Their offices also employ more than 147,200 people in…

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With electricity used for more and more purposes, even for the “Internet of Things,” it’s increasingly important to pursue energy efficiency to stem pollution and reduce the need for new power plants. But achieving energy efficiency is no easy task, panelists said Nov. 21 at WorldCity’s second annual Latin America Energy Forum. “The issues of energy are going to end…

Former China resident Erik Bethel was jogging near his home in the Miami area recently, when he overheard some tourists speaking Mandarin. He stopped to chat. “Foreigner, “ a Chinese visitor asked Bethel, “how much is that house?” “$2 million,” Bethel said, pictured in the foreground above. Answered the Chinese visitor, “Is that it?” Bethel, a…

  Forget about hiring a Millennial intern and spending $10,000 for them to post on Facebook and Twitter. As digital marketing becomes more sophisticated, companies need to integrate social media into their broader business goals and approach it more strategically. That means figuring out who to target as customers, which social-media best reaches them and…

To help low-income children in Latin America, Discovery Networks is partnering with cable and satellite operators to provide schools with pay-TV connections. In some cases, that effort means donating solar panel systems too, because the schools lack electricity to run the TVs all day. And in most cases, it also means training the teachers on…