Business Press Releases

FAU College of Business Honors Former Ambassador for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business awarded former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad with the Dean’s Distinguished Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership during a recent Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise forum.

FAU Jumps in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 List of Top Universities
Florida Atlantic University made considerable gains in the U.S. News & World Report list of “Top Public Schools,” moving up to No. 103 from No. 112 in this year’s ranking of the nation’s best universities. U.S. News & World Report also ranked FAU at No. 189 for “Top National Schools,” moving up 20 spots from No. 209 last year.

FAU Expert Analysis: Unrealized Losses Drop as Banks Offload Securities
United States banks are enjoying some relief as unrealized losses on their investment securities decreased in the second quarter of the year in light of dropping interest rates, according to a data analysis from a finance expert at Florida Atlantic University.

FAU Student Wins Statewide Governor’s Cup Entrepreneurship Competition
A Florida Atlantic University engineering student recently won first place for his artificial intelligence code at the Roundtable of Entrepreneurship Educators of Florida’s (REEF) 2025 Governor’s Cup Entrepreneurship Competition, Florida’s premier collegiate pitch competition.

FAU BEPI Poll: Hispanic Economic Outlook Sinks Ahead of Tariffs, Rising Prices
As households face increasing prices for goods and talk of new tariffs, Hispanic optimism in the economy waned in the first quarter of 2025, according to a poll from the Business Economic and Polling Initiative at Florida Atlantic University.