Turn your Side Hustle into your Main Gig with the Martin County BDB Side Hustle to Main Gig's Inaugural Class Spring 2021 Ever feel like you're doing what you have to do but all-the-while dreaming of doing what you really want to do? Fortunately, Side Hustle to Main Gig can provide the [...]
Wednesday is National Small Business Development Center Day On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, the Florida SBDC Network will celebrate the sixth annual, national SBDC Day, and you're invited to join in the celebration. What is SBDC Day? SBDC Day is a national, collective proclamation of the success and impact that America's Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) foster each year. [...]
House of Hope Welcomes Mike Meier as Growing Hope Farm Manager Mike Meier, an active proponent of sustainable urban farming and an advocate for community service, joins House of Hope this month as Farm Manager at Growing Hope Farm. Growing Hope Farm in Palm City is House of Hope's innovative answer to providing [...]
St. Lucie County Expands the Foreign Trade Zone to Encompass Entire Treasure Coast The International Trade Association recently announced that St. Lucie County's Foreign Trade Zone #218 has been approved by the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board for reorganization under its Alternative Site Framework, allowing for the expedited designation of sites for companies ready to [...]
Start of Construction Underway at Newfield Five years after Knight Kiplinger presented his vision for Newfield to the citizens of Martin County, and more than a year after the county commissioners approved the Master Site Plan for Phase 1, construction work began last fall and is moving forward. But don't go looking for [...]
Bank of America is First Financial Institution Certified by J.D. Power for Customer Satisfaction Bank recognized for comprehensive client experience centered around financial wellness Bank of America is the first financial institution to be certified by J.D. Power for financial health support, according to the J.D. Power Financial Health Support Certification Program. Bank of [...]
Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County announces Keynote for Youth of the Year Celebration Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County announced a keynote speaker for the Youth of the Year award dinner and celebration, Caleb Wesco. The annual event will be held live on Thursday, March 10, 6-8 p.m. at St. Mary's [...]
Volunteers Needed for St. Lucie County Advisory Boards, Committees Volunteers are needed to serve on several St. Lucie County advisory boards and committees. St. Lucie County is offering residents a chance to provide input and help shape local government by serving on an advisory board and committee. St. Lucie County Commissioners will be [...]
Interstate Commerce Center Receives Site Plan Approval The Interstate Commerce Center will have more than 1,300 feet of frontage on Interstate 95. The Fort Pierce City Commission on Feb. 7 unanimously approved the site plan for Interstate Commerce Center (ICC), a 207,458-gross-square-foot Class-A warehouse building that will front Interstate 95 south [...]
FSBDC at IRSC Highlights Client Success: Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Michael Bernard (SBDC) discusses plans for expansion with Matt Black, CEO of Ben Franklin Plumbing. (Michael Spooneybarger/ Florida SBDC Network Headquarters) Understanding the importance of working on your business as often as you work in your business is a topic CEO/President of Benjamin [...]