Development

Contractors are becoming more aggressive with their pricing and reducing their profit to continue to win work.

Developer Lissette Calderon at least once was asked to get coffee during a professional meeting and still recalls demeaning comments the likes of "When you were reading the first chapter, I was finishing writing the book" by a male colleague. Now no one would dare anything of the like as Calderon more than succeeded, earning the nickname the Miami River Queen.

The two cities are a similar size, but benefit differently from the proximity to Los Angeles.

Patients prefer convenience, which could bode well for healthcare in retail spaces.

The developer that leases Jungle Island from the city wants to build a 281-key hotel in a 110-foot tall building, although it can go up to 130 feet and 300 keys.

As hospitality continues to suffer and the housing crunch intensifies, many people wonder if housing might be a permanent answer for hospitality's struggles.