St. Lucie County Commissioner Cathy Townsend achieves advanced County Commissioner level II designation St. Lucie County Commissioner Cathy Townsend was recently presented with the Advanced County Commissioner Level II (ACC II) designation from the Institute for County Government (ICG) at an award ceremony held at the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) Annual Conference and [...]
Okeechobee County Economic Development Corporation completes Junior Leader Skills Camp Students toured the Okeechobee Livestock Market The Okeechobee Junior Leader Skills (summer) Camp was originally identified as a special project by the Corporation, as this aligns directly with several key directives within the policom study: to support our local school district in [...]
Airshow announces new executive director The Stuart Air Show announced the appointment of Inez van Ravenzwaaij to the position of executive director. The news comes immediately after the organization scored a massive success with its Top Gun-themed Salute to Stuart pre-air show event, which took place on June 25. Van Ravenzwaaij is a longtime [...]
Salvation Army welcomes new officers Captains Deanne and Nathan Jones The Salvation Army of Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee Counties welcomed new leaders this month, Captains Nathan and Deanne Jones. The couple, who have served in the Army for 13 years, relocated with their three children to Jensen Beach from their previous [...]
Marine Bank opens full-service banking center in Fort Pierce Bill Penney - President & CEO, Marine Bank Marine Bank has announced that it has opened a full-service banking center in the Seaway Plaza at 604 N. US Highway 1, Suite 604, in Fort Pierce. Known as the former home of the [...]
FSBDC Admin and IRSC graduate wins statewide award Katie Muldoon serves the community and Indian River State College as the Marketing Specialist for the Florida SBDC at IRSC. Katie Muldoon, who serves as the Administrative & Outreach Specialist for the Florida SBDC at Indian River State College (SBDC), has been named the [...]
Know Your Numbers: 5 Keys to Small Business Success The phrase "Know Your Numbers" typically refers to measuring your personal health by knowing your blood pressure, weight, cholesterol levels, etc. You and your doctor can use these numbers to make sure you're healthy and identify early indicators of potential issues. The same concept [...]
Old Evinrude Site in Stuart revived with incoming Atlantic Point Marina The marine industry is one of Martin County's "Hubs of Excellence" and vital to its history and economic strength. A new marina was proposed for downtown Stuart to replace the inactive site that was once a bustling hub of somewhat mysterious marine [...]
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 [...]