"South Florida" Archives

  1. Inside The Industry: Florida Business Faces Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

    by dnicoletti

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    Workers from a Naples, Fla. vegetable and fruit packing plant were headed back to court to face charges related to alleged workers’ compensation fraud. The case stems from the raid of a packing plant where more than 100 workers were detained, most of them presumed to be in the country illegally. The workers were expected […]

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  2. Wacky Wednesday: 15 Random Facts You Probably Didn’t Know

    by dnicoletti

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    This week BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 facts you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining information and we would be crazy not to shed some light on this subject. There’s just two more days until the weekend, so enjoy this […]

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  3. Technology Tuesday: Starbucks has Fastest Public WiFi in the U.S.

    by dnicoletti

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    It turns out those hipsters who spend hours at Starbucks gulping more WiFi than coffee have a pretty good reason to be doing so. According to the folks at OpenSignal, which measures WiFi and cellular signal strength across the country, Starbucks offers the fastest free public WiFi among locations tested within the United States. In […]

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  4. Sports Update Monday: Heat Legend Mourning makes it to Basketball Hall of Fame

    by dnicoletti

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    After a career where he averaged 17.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots, the 6-foot-10 Mourning will be part of the class enshrined in Springfield, Massachusetts on Friday night, when the surest bet in sports will be that his speech will exceed the 10-minute recommendation he was given for his remarks. “I think I […]

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  5. BBIMI Events: Mulligan’s Beach House 12 Weeks of Summer with Impact Broward

    by dnicoletti

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    Yesterday, BB Insurance Marketing participated in a Give Event at Mulligan’s Beach House Bar & Grill in Lauderdale by the Sea. The event, hosted by Impact Broward, was a part of Mulligan’s “12 Weeks of Summer” promotion in which every week a portion of the proceeds benefit a different local charity. Impact Broward has been […]

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  6. Inside The Industry: FSU Foots Bill for Star Player’s Insurance Policy

    by dnicoletti

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    Florida State University is reportedly planning to pay the premium for an insurance policy that could pay star quarterback Jameis Winston up to $10 million in the event an injury affects his future professional career. Winston was instrumental last year in leading the FSU Seminoles to a national championship and was awarded the Heisman Trophy […]

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  7. Wacky Wednesday: 15 Random Facts You Probably Didn’t Know

    by dnicoletti

    Category: Blog

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    This week BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 facts you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining information and we would be crazy not to shed some light on this subject. There’s just two more days until the weekend, so enjoy this […]

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  8. Sports Update Monday: Tannehill & Dolphins O-Line Shine During Saturday’s Scrimmage

    by dnicoletti

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    For the first time this summer, Ryan Tannehill consistently looked like a winning quarterback Saturday. Not coincidentally, the offensive line in front of him had its best day of camp. Tannehill completed 15 of 27 passes for 139 yards, two touchdowns and no turnovers in the team’s annual intrasquad scrimmage. And in doing so, he […]

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  9. Local South Florida Aquarium Receives OSHA Fine

    by dnicoletti

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    The Miami Seaquarium has been issued a $7,000 fine for allowing trainers to work with a killer whale without sufficient protections. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the citation to the Florida aquarium earlier this month. The citation is considered “serious” by the federal agency. OSHA says trainers worked with a killer whale in […]

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  10. Inside The Industry: Man Destroys Vacuum Machine at South Florida Gas Station

    by dnicoletti

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    After he was unable to use a vacuum cleaner from a South Florida gas station because it was broken, a man decided to take out his frustration on the machine by ripping it out of the ground using his pickup truck. “Strapped it around the back of his pick-up truck and basically just jammed the […]

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