MIDFLORIDA Credit Union launches naming rights at Civic Center
Venue renamed MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Event Center
Exciting improvements coming to PSL’s riverfront at Kick-Start Park Party
The City is excited to kick-start several projects near the St. Lucie River including the Riverwalk Boardwalk (Westmoreland segment), WOW playground design, historic homes renovations, riverfront restaurant development and overall site improvements.
Entrepreneurs learn the ABCs of problem-solving
For most people the world of entrepreneurship, new technologies and innovation exists only in Silicon Valley, world renowned research institutions or at least in the big city — right? At its core, entrepreneurship is about problem-solving. It is about creating and developing simple solutions for people’s everyday problems. One does not have to create the world’s next greatest idea to find or realize success as an inventor or entrepreneur. It is about simple solutions to everyday problems. Everyone, no matter the geographic location, would welcome these solutions to their problems. Entrepreneurial opportunities are swirling around each of us every day, but we must be listening for the problems.
Farm focuses on alternative-protein plant
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.
The Pongamia Prospect
Tree from India may breathe new life into Florida’s “ghost groves”
Once king, agriculture making comeback on Treasure Coast
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.
START OF YEAR BRINGS PROMISE FOR BUSINESS
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.
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation CEO Kissman to Retire
The Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation (HBOIF) Board of Directors today announced the retirement of HBOIF president and chief executive officer Katha Kissman.
Massage and skin care classes announced
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.
Communication International’s Stork named Entrepreneur of the Year
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.