VERO BEACH – At nearly 31,500 square feet, Restoration Hardware Outlet at Vero Beach Outlets is now the luxury home furnishings brand’s largest location south of Atlanta. It opened for business on Wednesday, Feb. 17. The store celebrated with customers offering a limited-time discount of 30 percent off already discounted outlet center prices. “Not only [...]
Attention innovative startup companies and entrepreneurs, two regional winners from Florida will receive $10,000 and a chance to win an additional $20,000 for their businesses. Go ahead, start drafting an essay explaining how you could expand on or modify technology to help enhance your business. This contest ends on June 6, 2016. See Official Rules [...]
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY –The Indian River County Chamber of Commerce has hired Toni L. Abraham as their Membership Director. Abraham was previously account executive for a local magazine where she was responsible for maintaining and cultivating long-term advertising client relationships. “We are excited to have Toni on our staff. Her attention to our members and [...]
FORT PIERCE – Mayor Linda Hudson is now accepting nominations for Gold Hammer Awards. The award recognizes the efforts of residents and business owners in the Fort Pierce community that have significantly improved their homes or businesses through new construction or rehabilitation efforts. The Gold Hammer Award is presented at Coffee with the Mayor in [...]
MARTIN COUNTY – In an effort to ensure the delivery of high quality health care to the citizens of Martin County, the Sailfish Point Foundation awarded seven Martin Health associates $1,000 scholarships. The scholarships were available to residents of Martin County enrolled in an accredited MSN, BSN, or ASN nursing program. Recipients were Shelby Bowen; [...]
Hosting "Wellness for Women" at J. McLaughlin are (from left) Pat Sheehan of Beautycounter and Shelley Trevisol, manager of J. McLaughlin. Photo by Lynda Hartley-Urban. SEWALL'S POINT – J. McLaughlin at Harbour Bay Plaza in Sewall's Point hosted “Wellness for Women” on February 4th to benefit Martin County Healthy Start Coalition. More than 35 [...]
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY – “Women on Wall Street,” an Explore & Explain© program, addresses the needs of women searching for an educational and informative program ‘on all things Wall Street.’ The program will be eight one-hour sessions and will introduce attendees to stocks, bonds, government securities, mutual funds, retirement, and estate planning. This empowering educational [...]
FLORIDA – The Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program, a new statewide initiative that offers qualified veterans the opportunity to receive an accelerated entrepreneurship education at no cost, is now accepting applications. The pilot program will begin its first phase in March. The program is available to veterans who meet the following requirements. -Have been honorably discharged, [...]
Fresh fruits and vegetables are available for shoppers at Nelson Family Farms on Midway Road in White City. ED DRONDOSKI PHOTO BY CHRISTINA TASCON When Alfred and Hilda Nelson opened their first citrus grove in 1938, selling the fruit out of their front yard, they could not have imagined the success future generations would [...]
From a plane, it is easy to see where Taylor Creek flows out past Taylor Creek Marina to the Indian River Lagoon and Fort Pierce Inlet. To its right, Harbour Pointe Park, owned by St. Lucie County, fronts on the lagoon. On the far right is South Bridge to South Hutchinson Island and the north [...]