In the open farmland rolling west of the town of Fellsmere, Parabel USA, Inc. is waging a food revolution. There, on an aqua farm, the company grows a potential solution to a zero-footprint food source. Water lentils are sprouting and growing in acres of fertile, large-scale hydroponic ponds.
Tree from India may breathe new life into Florida’s “ghost groves”
Agriculture has been a prime driver for the Treasure Coast economy for most of its modern history. More than a century ago, pineapples were the top crop. Pineapples were eventually replaced by other crops, particularly citrus, which along with cattle ranching continued to dominate the economic landscape until air conditioning and interstate highways helped boost tourism and industries tied to exponential population growth, including home construction.
Happy New Year and welcome to a new year of Treasure Coast Business, the publication dedicated to all things business across the Treasure Coast. As the Florida Small Business Development Center at Indian River State College begins a new year of operations and Treasure Coast Business prints its January 2020 issue, it is time to reflect on and review 2019 performance.
The Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation (HBOIF) Board of Directors today announced the retirement of HBOIF president and chief executive officer Katha Kissman.
If you are interested in graduating in as little as 6 months and having a career in Massage Therapy or Skin Care, Please join us for our Open House on Wednesday, February 19th from 6-8 pm. at Space Coast Education Center at 1070 South Wickham Rd. in West Melbourne.
Robert “Bob” Stork, founder and CEO of Communications International (Ci), has been named Entrepreneur of the Year for 2020 by the Indian River State College Foundation. Stork will be honored on Wednesday, Feb.26, at a gala dinner at the Richardson Center, located at IRSC Mueller Campus in Vero Beach.
The Vero Beach Museum of Art is pleased to announce the appointment of Anke Van Wagenberg as VBMA Senior Curator effective January 24, 2020.
CenterState Bank Corporation, the parent company of CenterState Bank, and South State Corporation, the parent company of South State Bank, jointly announced Monday that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals with a total market value of approximately $6 billion to create a leading Southeastern-based regional bank. CenterState has locations in all three Treasure Coast counties, Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie.
St. Lucie County school students in grades K-12 are invited to create a poster depicting a water conservation idea in the “Drop Savers” Poster Contest.