Agricultural leader honored by national FFA organization Mark Kistler, a Florida native and seasoned leader in stakeholder relations and agricultural education, was recently hono red with an Honorary American FFA Degree during the 97th National FFA Convention & Expo held in Indianapolis, Indiana. In a letter presented to Kistler by Billy Hughes, state advisor for [...]
Georgetown University survey finds 65% of young adults highlight paid time off as the top benefit for choosing an employer A survey conducted by Georgetown University, in partnership with Bank of America, found that young adults looking to change job/fields cite paid time off (65%) and a flexible work schedule (58%) among the top benefits [...]
Exciting spring for Environmental Studies Council Knight Kiplinger, Courtney Stein, Jesse Stein, Ellice Condon and Bobby Condon It's been a spectacular two months at the Environmental Studies Center, thanks to the hard work of the 501(c)(3) that supports it, the Environmental Studies Council. On March 29, the Council learned that it was awarded [...]
FAU Harbor Branch receives $2.8 million gift Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute has received $2.8 million from Builders Initiative to establish a queen conch hatchery in Grand Bahama. This support expands FAU Harbor Branch's extensive aquaculture and food security program focused on replenishing queen conch populations throughout the Caribbean. It also enables development [...]
A $1.5 million albatross around the city’s neck is gone, cut loose by the Cleveland Clinic’s recent decision to lease the former Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute of Florida’s 107,000-square-foot lab building in Tradition.
Research facilities on the Treasure Coast are quietly boosting the local economy by millions of dollars while putting the area on the map with each significant discovery published by research scientists. And the better known the Treasure Coast is, the more likely it is to attract new companies and institutions.