A-1 Industries of Florida, Inc. Wins 2022 Manufacturer-of-the-Year Award  

A-1 Industries of Florida, Inc. Wins 2022 Manufacturer-of-the-Year Award     A-1 Industries of Florida, Inc. ("A-1"), a leading manufacturer of pre-engineered wood trusses,  is excited to announce that it has received the prestigious 2022 Manufacturer-of-the-Year Award for manufacturing companies with over 150 employees. The criteria for the award are based on a juried assessment under [...]

2022-06-20T15:31:40-04:00Jun. 20, 2022|

Piper Aircraft selects local high school graduates to join manufacturing team

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 [...]

2022-06-11T18:56:34-04:00Jun. 11, 2022|

Florida SBDC Network, FloridaMakes Announce Partnership to Aid State’s Small Manufacturers

Florida SBDC Network, FloridaMakes announce partnership to aid state's small manufacturers   L-R: Greg Britton, state director of the Florida SBDC Network, and Kevin Carr, CEO of FloridaMakes, with the MOU The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network and FloridaMakes have formalized a strategic partnership to support Florida's small manufacturers. The partnership [...]

2022-05-02T13:42:02-04:00May. 2, 2022|

Inter American University of Puerto Rico Places Order for Piper Seminole During Sun-n-Fun Aerospace Expo

Inter American University of Puerto Rico Places Order for Piper Seminole During Sun-n-Fun Aerospace Expo   Piper Aircraft has announced an order for a Piper Seminole twin-engine trainer from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico. This order marks the first new Piper Seminole to be sold into Puerto Rico in more than 20 years. The [...]

2022-04-11T11:46:38-04:00Apr. 11, 2022|

Start of Construction Underway at Newfield

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 [...]

2022-03-07T17:15:53-05:00Mar. 7, 2022|

MADE ON THE TREASURE COAST

At least three U.S. presidents have used them. Perhaps hundreds of thousands of visitors have ridden on them at Disney and other theme parks. They are safety devices used on thousands of fuel and chemical tankers across the country. Boaters all over the world use products designed and built in Stuart.

2019-10-07T18:35:41-04:00Oct. 7, 2019|

MANUFACTURING ON THE RISE IN THE REGION

For 38 years, Kay Robinson has assembled parts that become wings, doors and center sections for Boeing jets, and she cannot think of doing anything else. She knows she doesn’t want to retire anytime soon. Robinson says a woman her age doesn’t give out her age. Still, she acknowledges she’s past the time when most people retire. She found what it would be like to be retired when she had a bunch of earned hours to burn before the end of last year. So, she stayed at home in Fort Pierce. And got bored out of her gourd.

2019-06-27T14:24:44-04:00Jun. 18, 2019|
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