As a business owner, it is critical to maintain a relationship with a bank that can help you navigate the treacherous waters of entrepreneurship. How do you select the bank that you want to build a relationship with? As banks continue to merge and grow, community banks become fewer and fewer. It is important to [...]
Megan Smith Okeechobee County Economic Development Corporation leaders have named their first president and chief executive officer. Megan Smith is set to take the lead of the newly formed public-private partnership in late March. “The board of directors has been very focused on finding the right professional to take the helm as the [...]
Major League Baseball took over management of Historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach, announcing in April it is renaming the facility the Jackie Robinson Training Complex after the Hall of Famer who broke the color barrier when he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. MLB began managing the property following a leasing agreement.
After years of dormancy, the Port of Fort Pierce leaped into its new life as a mega yacht maintenance, repair, overhaul facility and jobs creator on April 16. A standing ovation followed a lease agreement approval by the St. Lucie County Commission.
*|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 [...]
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 [...]
Dr. Chris Cromwell, MD Cromwell earned a medical degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and completed a general surgery residency at State University of New York at Buffalo. He did his plastic surgery residency at Nassau University Medical Center in Long Island, New York with Long Island Plastic Surgery Group and a [...]
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.
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 [...]
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.