Production begins at Contender Boats St. Lucie plant Contender staff with the company's first boat manufactured in St. Lucie County. The iconic Packers of Indian River facility off Midway Road in Fort Pierce is now home to Contender Boats, an equally iconic Florida boat manufacturer. Production of Contender's premium semi-custom boats [...]
Michael K. Horowitz named new president of Florida Workers Advocates Vero Beach attorney, Michael K. Horowitz, has been named President of Florida Workers Advocates, the only organization of claimants' attorneys representing injured workers in Florida. Florida Workers Advocates seeks to protect and defend the workforce of Florida and particularly the rights of Florida's injured [...]
A-1 announces appointment of Michael Fagan as director of marketing A-1 Industries of Florida, Inc. ("A-1"), a leading manufacturer of pre-engineered wood trusses, announced that Michael Fagan has joined A-1 as its new director of marketing. Bringing an abundance of marketing experience to A-1, Michael has held various roles, including Corporate Marketing Communications Manager, [...]
Inaugural Treasure Coast Women Who Rock awards To be held Oct. 11th & 13th in celebration of National Women's Small Business Month The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Indian River State College (IRSC) has partnered with weVENTURE Women's Business Center (WBC) at Florida Tech's Bisk College of Business and presenting sponsor PNC [...]
St. Lucie County awarded largest FBIP grant in Florida history St. Lucie County was recently awarded a $1.27 million grant from the Florida Boating Improvement Program to renovate and expand the North Causeway Island Park, representing the largest grant using state funds ever awarded by the agency. With help from GrayRobinson Government Affairs and [...]
FPUA suspending disconnections, waiving late fees Fort Pierce Utilities Authority (FPUA) is suspending all service disconnections for non-payment, effective August 1st, and will waive any late fees assessed after August 1st, 2022, to provide relief to our customers with high utility bills. Reconnections have begun for customers who were disconnected between August 1st and August [...]
New dental office coming soon to Port St Lucie Juan Morales, DMD and Oliver Bsirini, DMD will soon be offering dental services to the community of Port St Lucie at their brand-new office, Sea Haven Dental Care. The new full-service, state-of-the-art family dental practice is set to open on Friday, August 12. Sea Haven [...]
Thoracic surgeon Luis Marcelo Argote-Greene, MD, joins Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital About Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital is a 332-bed, not for profit hospital offering comprehensive medical services to the Treasure Coast community. The Welsh Heart Center, Scully-Welsh Cancer Center and Scully Endoscopy Center offer full-service programs [...]
Dr. Terri A. Graham to succeed Casey Lunceford as IRSC Mueller Campus president Indian River State College (IRSC) introduced Terri A. Graham, Ed.D., as the next Campus President for the IRSC Mueller Campus in Vero Beach, Florida. Dr. Graham assumes her duties on August 1, 2022. Her service will overlap with the retiring Casey [...]
IRSC's use of Blockchain Technology featured at Florida Technology & Innovation Solution Summit The upcoming Florida Technology & Innovation Solution Summit, presented by The Florida Chamber Foundation, features Indian River State College (IRSC) Vice President of Institutional Technology and CIO Tim Marshall. Marshall will present a session titled "Block Chain Examples in Education [...]