ST. LUCIE COUNTY– HCA East Florida, a division of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), announced that it is embarking on a major capital investment initiative that will invest approximately $650 million in healthcare facilities in Miami Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties. This initiative includes building new facilities and expanding and improving existing [...]
VERO BEACH – At its recent 2016 annual meeting, the Vero Beach Chamber of Commerce elected Robert McCabe as president and Chief Executive Officer. McCabe brings an extensive business background to the Vero Beach Chamber with CEO and CFO positions managing the operations of a variety of businesses in a number of industries domestically and [...]
MARTIN COUNTY – On July 11, 2016, the Martin Health System Board of Directors, physicians, associates and volunteers welcomed new president and CEO Robert L. Lord, Jr. of Palm City. Lord joined Martin Health 18 years ago as vice president and chief legal officer, becoming a senior vice president in 2012. He played a pivotal [...]
The Fisherman's Wharf project has received a grant to assist with technical planning. Photo of the Port of Fort Pierce courtesy the City of Fort Pierce. FORT PIERCE – St. Lucie County’s Fisherman’s Wharf project was recently awarded a $35,000 community planning grant by Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO). These grants are provided [...]
PORT ST. LUCIE – Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies' Dr. Lawrence Toll and Dr. Akihiko Ozawa have been awarded a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This grant will fund research to study "NPQ/Spexin the Endogenous Ligand for the Galanin Receptor 3." The prohormone preproNPQ [...]
Concerned citizens rallied together July 2 to take this photo and bring attention to the affects of algae blooms on local wildlife and industries. Photo courtesy C4CW (Citizens for Clean Water). MARTIN, ST. LUCIE, AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES – In response to the increased number of algae blooms caused by Lake Okeechobee discharges, the [...]
STUART – The Gauze Shop has changed its name to Gypsy Cotton and will be celebrating July 1 between 6 and 10 p.m. There will be refreshments, giveaways and special guests. "We are excited to announce our new name and you can expect to see the same great products and exceptional customer care," says owner [...]
VERO BEACH – Piper Aircraft’s newest flagship, the Piper M600, has now received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). On behalf of the FAA the type certificate was presented to Piper Aircraft President and CEO, Simon Caldecott by Piper’s FAA ODA Administrator Eric Wright in front of more than 700 guests, including community [...]
Photo by Greg Gardner. TREASURE COAST – The Treasure Coast is well represented this year on TopRetirements.com’s 2016 list of the 100 Most Popular Places to Retire. Stuart, Port St. Lucie, Vero Beach and Jupiter are among the 25 Florida cities in the top 100. The rankings were based on the number of online [...]
MARTIN COUNTY – At the annual Martin Health System associate celebration on May 17, Clint Rabant, field technician for information technology, was honored as the Associate of the Year. Clint was chosen for this recognition because he is consistently focused on finding ways to make the jobs of his fellow associates easier so they can [...]