Ken Griffin is a prominent financier. His estimated net worth is some $29 billion, according to Bloomberg. He is also a notable South Florida resident. In addition to a Palm Beach estate, he has...
Florida Commerce
If it were a stand-alone nation, the Sunshine State would rank in the top-20 worldwide by economic output. Yet it is still smaller than New York, Texas, or California. The economic complexion here differs markedly from the rest of the nation. Miami serves as a Caribbean entrepot, while North Florida is part-and-parcel of the Deep South. One little known fact: Brazil is traditionally the state’s largest international trading partner, in part because of the outsized tourism sector.
The American mall is not the only part of discretionary consumer economy on the wane. There is a quiet rumbling among owners and operators of sports...