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Blockbuster
Coverage of Blockbuster in the Nexus archive.
- Ken Griffin has Miami. Stephen Ross has West Palm Beach. Fort Lauderdale had Wayne Huizenga — and it’s been winning ever since
Fort Lauderdale's economic growth is driven by long-term investment and a legacy of business leaders like H. Wayne Huizenga, who founded multiple Fortune 500 companies and sports franchises. The city emphasizes quiet luxury, waterfront infrastructure, and a $43 billion annual economic impact in its urban core, with projects like Hines' T3 office building attracting talent and scale.
- Fuddruckers became the ‘Blockbuster’ of burgers, and now it’s nearly gone
Fuddruckers, likened to Blockbuster in the burger industry, is nearly gone. Six months into the pandemic, 100,000 restaurants had closed permanently or long-term.