Indian River Chamber honors local companies The Indian River County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the achievements of fifteen local companies at its annual Industry Appreciation Awards luncheon on October 26, at the Indian River State College Richardson Center. A list of the 2023 award recipients is posted on the Chamber’s economic development website. Florida Power [...]
PALM CITY – The Treasure Coast Builders Association, aided by dozens of mentors and sponsors, graduated 52 young men and women from the 2023 Ready-to-Work Skilled Trades, Marine & Manufacturing Boot Camp this summer at Project L.I.F.T.’s facilities in Palm City.
Roughly 10 years ago, Jessica Smith just wasn’t feeling as energetic as she thought she should. She would typically sleep well, eat well, exercise and do all of the things one is supposed to do to feel their best. Yet, there she was one afternoon at her weekly guitar lesson: well-rested yet yawning incessantly.
When Gwen McLeod awakes each morning, it’s with more than one purpose. For the first part of her day, this Fort Pierce native and mother of six gets dressed to head to her day job at Fort Pierce Preparatory Academy. She spends the hours between 6:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. as the school’s front desk clerk.
Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency launches Commercial Sign Grant Program As part of its commitment to increase local business awareness, economic productivity, and overall visual appeal, the Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency (FPRA) is launching a Commercial Sign Reimbursement Grant Program. This program encourages property owners to upgrade their signage and replace old, outdated, worn signs with [...]
Developer to renovate historic Fort Pierce Coast Guard Station The Indian River State College District Board of Trustees has unanimously accepted a proposal from Audubon Development Inc. to renovate and redevelop the historic IRSC Coast Guard House located at 1420 Seaway Trail in Fort Pierce. The project will have synergies with Audubon's King's Landing [...]
Export University 101 makes Treasure Coast debut in Martin County It takes a lot of business to succeed in business, as any entrepreneur will attest. Doing so often means tapping new markets-even ones around the world. But how to do so and effectively navigate the logistics, language barriers and labyrinthine of legalities? Those answers and [...]
4th annual Lincoln Park Business Expo scheduled The City of Fort Pierce will host the 4th Annual Lincoln Park Business Expo, Co-Sponsored by Florida SBDC at Indian River State College on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, from 11 AM - 6 PM at the Percy S. Peek Gymnasium and Indian River State College's Blackburn Education Center, [...]
2023 Business Awards nominations now open Each year the Martin County Business Development Board's annual awards luncheon is the most anticipated award event on the Treasure Coast as it celebrates the best of Martin County businesses, their innovations, entrepreneurism, leadership, impact, and economic contributions to the community. Presented by Bank of America and taking place [...]
New owners for Roof Repairs Only Jason, Josh and Jesse Boyd, new owners of Roof Repairs Only A big change has taken place from the top down at Roof Repairs Only. Jim Boyd had been looking to sell the business and or the buildings for about a year when his brother, Larry Parks, [...]