This Week’s Treasure Coast Business News 6/27

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* June 27, 2019 Welcome to the new version of the Treasure Coast Business weekly e-newsletter. Thank you for your support over the last four years in making us the No. 1 e-newsletter and Web site for businesses on the Treasure Coast. With the publication this week of our new print-edition of Treasure Coast [...]

2019-07-09T16:08:12-04:00Jul. 9, 2019|

AVOID GENDER PREFERENCE IN JOB POSTINGS

BY DAVID MIKLAS A South Florida company had a sales team consisting of 22 men and five women. The owner of the company was inspired by the #MeToo movement and wanted to make sure he was doing his part to “level the playing field.” He decided to run an ad specifically intended to hire more [...]

2019-07-08T13:42:27-04:00Jul. 8, 2019|

INSTITUTIONS GENERATE JOBS TO SPREAD WEALTH THROUGHOUT COMMUNITY

Research facilities on the Treasure Coast are quietly boosting the local economy by millions of dollars while putting the area on the map with each significant discovery published by research scientists. And the better known the Treasure Coast is, the more likely it is to attract new companies and institutions.

2019-07-17T15:58:50-04:00Jul. 2, 2019|

BALANCED MARKET GOOD FOR BUYERS AND SELLERS

The real estate market on the Treasure Coast for the first quarter showed fewer sales but higher prices, and Realtors say the market is becoming more balanced. CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE Consumer confidence and low mortgage rates point to continued strength BY BERNIE WOODALL Home sales on the Treasure Coast fell in [...]

2019-07-02T19:51:55-04:00Jul. 2, 2019|

IS YOUR BUSINESS READY FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING?

Winning a government contract can be very rewarding, but getting there is an extremely complex process, especially if you’re not prepared beforehand. Scotty Wilson, a consultant with Procurement Technical Assistance Center Scotty Wilson, a consultant with Procurement Technical Assistance Center, helps businesses examine their readiness for a government contract. Strategy, performance, operations and capital are among the key areas. Scotty Wilson, a Procurement Technical Assistance Center consultant who specializes in government contracting, helps businesses assess whether they are ready for government contracting by looking at five key areas of a business.

2019-07-15T17:42:29-04:00Jul. 1, 2019|

PERSISTENCE, PATIENCE KEY IN CLOSING DEALS

In early 2016 an old friend and fishing buddy, Scott Deal, founder of Maverick Boat Company, invited me to a quiet lunch with a singular purpose in mind — my assistance in finding a building large enough and geographically close enough to expand his very crowded 77,764-square-foot marine manufacturing facility into a new satellite operation. Deal was mindful that the improving economy was leading to boat orders that his company-supplied dealers were clamoring to fulfill, placing additional delivery pressure on an already stressed manufacturing line.

2019-07-12T15:41:40-04:00Jul. 1, 2019|
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