Business Press Releases

In Booming Markets, Homebuyers Paying Above Long-term Pricing Trends
Homes selling for more than they should is a worsening problem in Austin, Texas, as the metropolitan area posted the biggest premium increase among the nation’s 100 largest housing markets, according to new rankings by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University.

FAU MBA Sport Management Climbs in World Rankings
Florida Atlantic University’s MBA Sport Management program improved by 11 spots in a ranking of the world’s Top 40 postgraduate sport management degrees. FAU moved to No. 19 for 2021 from No. 30 last year and was one of only three Florida universities included in the rankings by Sport Business, a London-based global intelligence service.

Who Needs a Boss? Study Shows Benefit of Employees Managing Themselves
More U.S. companies could benefit from encouraging and developing self-leadership in employees, a concept that allows workers to manage themselves instead of relying on supervisors.

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.