PORT ST. LUCIE — Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies announced this week that technology developed at TPIMS has been licensed to Assuage Pharmaceuticals, a 2012 spinout of TPIMS. With over 5 years of research as its foundation, Assuage is moving forward to discover, develop, and commercialize new therapies to address smoking cessation and the [...]
Judith Cruz, president and CEO of Treasure Coast Food Bank, and Pete Tesch, board member of Treasure Coast Food Bank, display the Best Places to Work award. FORT PIERCE — For the second consecutive year, Treasure Coast Food Bank was honored to be named to the list of Best Places to Work in St. Lucie [...]
The restaurants will be located in the Galleria of Pierce Harbor in downtown Fort Pierce. BY GREGORY ENNS Two new restaurants are planned for Fort Pierce in a partnership that includes the Adams Ranch, a downtown Fort Pierce developer and a Vero Beach restaurateur. The restaurants will be in downtown Fort Pierce at the Galleria [...]
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VERO BEACH – “Cheers to Ten Years! “will be celebrated at the Tenth Annual Kickoff Brunch for IMPACT 100 at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Oak Harbor Clubhouse. Registration begins at 9:15 am and reservations are required as the event sells out every year. The price is $50 per person; reservations can [...]
PORT ST. LUCIE – The Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County and the Treasure Coast Manufacturers Association introduced 15 high school guidance counselors from St. Lucie Public Schools to some of the county’s most prominent manufacturers on Oct. 24. The inaugural School Counselor Tour showcased the wide variety of rewarding careers in manufacturing available [...]
PALM CITY – The newly constructed Palm City Farms Produce & Market is hosting the Palm City Pumpkin Patch to help raise funds for its partner project with House of Hope – a large scale production garden to grow healthy food for Martin County residents experiencing hunger and hardship. The upcoming farmers market situated at [...]
VERO BEACH – More than 1,000 volunteers came out to make a difference on Oct. 14 for United Way’s Day of Caring. Sixty projects were undertaken at sites all over Indian River County. Approximately 400 people enjoyed breakfast and a brief program at the Vero Beach Freshman Learning Center before the work began. United Way [...]
IRSC students studied abroad with the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague in summer 2017. Indian River State College will offer eight fascinating trips during the summer of 2018, with the opportunity to earn college credits related to each trip’s area of emphasis. IRSC Study Abroad will focus on Europe, Spain, Caribbean, Prague in the [...]
The Environmental Learning Center welcomes Maryam Ghadiri as its new Education and Research Director. Ghadiri holds a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science and a Master's Degree in Conservation Biology, both from the University of Tehran, and is finishing her PhD in Ecology and Informal Learning at Purdue University. Ghadiri has worked as an Environmental Educator [...]