Who's Who
Featuring the companies, executives, professionals, entrepreneurs, civic and education leaders who are building a stronger and more diverse economy in Broward County/South Florida.
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Banesco USA
Financial Services
Elevated banking since 2006, where innovation and refined personalized service empower your financial journey and meet your banking needs.
Bank of America
Financial Services
Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company serves approximately: 48 million consumer and small business relationships with 4,800 retail banking offices, 15,800 ATMs and award-winning online banking with 31 million active users and 17 million mobile users. Bank of America is among the world's leading wealth management companies and is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business owners through innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and more than 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
BankUnited
Financial Institution
BankUnited, Inc.(NYSE: BKU), with total assets of $33.6 billion at March 31, 2020, is the bank holding company of BankUnited, N.A., a national bank headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida with banking centers in Florida and New York metropolitan area. For additional information, call (877) 779-2265 or visit www.BankUnited.com. BankUnited can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/BankUnited.Official and on Twitter @BankUnited.

Baptist Health
Hospital / Medical Center
Baptist Health has internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences. In addition, it includes Baptist Health Medical Group; Baptist Health Quality Network; and Baptist Health Care On Demand, a virtual health platform. A not-for-profit organization supported by philanthropy and committed to its faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence, Baptist Health has been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America and by Ethisphere as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. For more information, visit BaptistHealth.net/Newsroom and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
BDO USA, LLP
Accounting, Auditing, Tax, Litigation Support, Forensic Accounting, Risk Advisory
BDO USA, LLP is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. BDO is the largest independent CPA Firm in the State of Florida. For more than 100 years, BDO has provided quality service through the active involvement of experienced and committed professionals. The firm serves clients through more than 70 offices and over 750 independent alliance firm locations nationwide. As an independent Member Firm of BDO International Limited, BDO serves multi-national clients through a global network of more than 97,000 people working out of more than 1,700 offices across 167 countries and territories.
Becker
Real Estate, Construction, International Trade, Technology, Banking, Government
Becker is a Broward based law firm with 170 + lawyers and lobbyists providing legal counsel, lobbying, and business strategy to individual, corporate, and government clients in a wide range of practice areas from offices throughout FL, NY, NJ, and DC. The firm is actively engaged in the civic, political, charitable and business community in Broward County and in the other regions in which our team members live and work. Primary areas of practice include real estate, construction, government law & lobbying, corporate, international trade & customs, litigation, intellectual property & emerging technologies and condominium and homeowner association law. Gary Rosen is the firm's Managing Partner and is a member of the Broward Workshop.
Berkowitz Pollack Brant (Baker Tilly to Acquire Berkowitz Pollack)
Construction, real estate, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, international business and tax consulting
Berkowitz Pollack Brant is a South Florida regional CPA firm with offices in Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Boca Raton. The advisors and accountants at Berkowitz Pollack Brant provide audit, comprehensive domestic and international tax planning and compliance, valuation, forensic and litigation support, estate and succession planning and business consulting services to entrepreneurs, companies and individuals in the US and across the globe. Our strength is establishing inter-disciplinary teams comprised of CPAs, finance and valuation professionals, senior tax professionals, technical audit specialists, information technology resources, and financial and estate planning experts. The firm has earned a reputation for integrity, collaboration and technical skill for over thirty-five years
Big Dog Construction Services
Government, Institutional, Residential, Subcontracting
Big Dog Construction Services offers a full range of Commercial, Residential, Restoration, Forensics, Subcontracting and Consulting Services.
Blanca Commercial Real Estate
Real Estate
Blanca Commercial Real Estate is a different kind of brokerage firm--a team of well-established industry professionals that provide clients personalized, senior-level service at every step of the transaction and advisory process. Building on a foundation of relationships, trust and expertise, we share a passion for our clients' businesses. For us it's about more than the transaction. It's about building relationships and delivering positive experiences and results.
BMO Bank
Financial Institution
BMO Harris Bank is the 8th largest bank in North America by assets, we provide personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and investment services to more than 12 million customers. We’re proud to be fueling progress for individuals, families, and businesses across North America.
Brightline
Transportation - Passenger
Brightline will redefine what it means to travel by train in America with express intercity passenger rail service arriving 2017, providing an important transportation alternative to connect Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando. The service will ease the stress of traffic, provide a simple and intuitive experience from door to destination, and foster new opportunities to explore more of Southeast Florida. Brightline is the only privately owned, operated and maintained passenger rail system in the United States.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Arts & Culture
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is the premier performing arts venue in Broward County featuring the beautiful 2,700-seat Au-Rene Theater, the intimate 590-seat Amaturo Theater, and the flexible 250 seat Abdo New River Room. With more than 700 performances each year, the Broward Center ranks in the top 10 worldwide among its peers. Following a recent $58 million expansion project, the Center opened the Huizenga Pavilion featuring the Porter Riverview Ballroom and Marti’s River Bistro as well the Rose Miniaci Arts Education Center offering classes in the performing arts. The Broward Center also manages the historic Parker Playhouse, the Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center at Nova Southeastern University, the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, and has partnered with SMG to manage the new Pembroke Pines Civic & Cultural Center opening in 2017.
Broward County
Government Agency
The County Administrator is the chief executive officer of Broward County government and directs the day-to-day functions of the County under the auspices of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners.
Broward County Board of County Commissioners
Government Agency
The Board of County Commissioners is the legislative branch of Broward County government and is comprised of nine members elected to single member districts in partisan elections. The Broward County Charter provides for a separation between the legislative and administrative functions of government.
Board of Rules and Appeals

Broward County Cultural Division
Arts Funding, Public Art, Community Engagement programs and Marketing
The Broward Cultural Division is the County's largest investor in arts and culture. We believe that arts and culture will help create a strong, vibrant and healthy community for all Broward residents and visitors.

Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development
Economic and Business Development
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD) is primarily responsible for enhancing the economy of Broward County by recruiting new industry, supporting existing industries, and creating new value-added employment opportunities for residents. The office promotes job growth, diversifies the County's industrial mix, and expands the local tax base. OESBD works closely with key partners to accomplish its mission. OESBD is differentiated from other similarly situated governmental units by its unique focus on the role of small business development in the economic success and long-term stability of the county. This focus has sustained the county’s small business community, which is considered both in the overall number of small businesses and the proportion of small businesses to medium and large businesses.
Broward County Port Everglades
Transportation - Goods
Exotic cruise vacations and international trade are what make Port Everglades an economic powerhouse for Broward County and one of the most diverse seaports in the United States. Located In the heart of Greater Fort Lauderdale and the City of Hollywood, FL, Port Everglades is one of the busiest cruise ports in the world. It is a leading container port in Florida and among the most active cargo ports in the United States. And, Port Everglades is South Florida’s main seaport for receiving petroleum products including, gasoline and jet fuel. A foreign-trade zone and available office space inside the Port's secure area make Port Everglades a highly desirable business center for world trade.
The Port Everglades Department is a self-supporting Enterprise Fund of Broward County government. It does not rely on local tax dollars for operations or capital improvements. The total value of economic activity at Port Everglades is nearly $34 billion. And, 231,579 Florida jobs are impacted by the Port, including 13,127 people who work for companies that provide direct services to Port Everglade

Broward County Public Schools
Education
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth largest public school system in the United States, the second largest in the state of Florida and the largest fully accredited K-12 and adult school district in the nation. BCPS has over 260,000 students and approximately 175,000 adult students in 232 schools and education centers and 83 charter schools.
Broward County Small Business Advisory Board
Business Advisory Board
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners established the Small Business Development Advisory Board in August 2001. Their purpose is as follows:
• Identify and evaluate issues distinctive to Broward County Businesses. • Provide recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners and other government officials concerning enhancements to the County’s procurement activities and practices. • Enhance communication with, increase opportunities for, improve the economic viability of, and enrich the overall business climate for Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises within Broward County. • Promote to the greatest extent possible, the participation and use of Broward County Businesses in the procurement activities of Broward County government with respect to the purchase of a variety of government services including construction, architectural/engineering services, commodities, professional services and business services.




