CarMax Foundation provides sensory kits to Helping People Succeed Agueda Mejia, Carolyn Moses, Jessica Alkire, Stacy Cook, Reshna Lee, Mercedes Perez and Janet Cooper. Some unexpected love came to Helping People Succeed, thanks to employees of the CarMax located in Jensen Beach. They recently assembled 25 sensory kits for the nonprofit, something [...]
Florida SBDC IRSC nominates professor for statewide award From left to right: IRSC School of Business Dean, Dr. Prashanth Pilly, FSBDC at IRSC Regional Director, Tom Kindred, FSBDC Network Volunteer of the Year Dr. Herb Ricardo, FSBDC at IRSC Business Consultant Mike Bernard and IRSC President Dr. Tim Moore The Florida Small [...]
Vero Beach Theatre Guild celebrates 65 years The Vero Beach Theatre Guild announced its lineup of Broadway hits for the 2022-23 theatre season. Celebrating 65 years, the Guild will kick off their Sapphire Anniversary with an all-time favorite musical, Footloose, directed and choreographed by Beth McKenzie-Shestak. With a talented cast of 30 local actors, [...]
Indian River County Awards Incentives to Local Firm Lemnature AquaFarms expanding its operations in Indian River County The Indian River County Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Office announced that the IRC Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a Local Jobs Grant incentive application for Lemnature AquaFarms. Lemnature AquaFarms is a business-to-business plant-based food ingredient [...]
Piper Aircraft selects local high school graduates to join manufacturing team On May 5, 2022 Piper Aircraft hosted students from both the Vero Beach and Sebastian River High Schools for a tour and exploratory visit of the Piper Aircraft worldwide headquarters in Vero Beach, FL. Following the visit, Piper Aircraft coordinated interviews of several [...]
Rodger Pridgeon receives 2022 South Florida district SBA Small Business Person of the Year Rodger Pridgeon accepts the award for 2022 South Florida District SBA Small Business Person of the Year from Lonnie Koyama of the U.S. Small Business Administration during a ceremony held on May 10.Photo credit: Scott Finney Rodger Pridgeon [...]
Mattamy Homes named Master Developer of Newfield in Martin County Traditional Neighborhood Development will include 4,000+ homes, town center, and more than 2,300 acres of open space with trails, parks and a working farm Mattamy Homes, the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, has announced it will serve as master developer of [...]
Florida SBDC Network urges preparation for hurricane season The Florida SBDC Network, the state's principal provider of small business assistance, urges small business owners to prepare for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins today and extends through November 30. According to a forecast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the 2022 season [...]
St. Lucie County releases 2022 estimated tax property values St. Lucie County Property Appraiser, Michelle Franklin, officially released the 2022 estimated taxable value of real estate and personal property to the 24 Taxing Authorities within St. Lucie County. The estimated taxable values are working numbers that are due to the taxing authorities by June [...]
Martin County Boys & Girls Clubs board member celebrated at national conference with Lifetime Achievement award Appearing in the attached photo: (L-R) James L. Newland, Val McNeely, Jim Clark President & CEO Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and Lorraine Orr Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Office BGCA. It's the [...]