Sunshine Pickle Company sprouts on Treasure Coast Not even halfway into the year, 2023 has already been deemed "The Year of the Pickle!" From dill potato chips, dill peanuts, popcorn and even beer, people are in love with all things pickled. The timing couldn't be better for Vero Beach entrepreneurs, Josh and Kiaran Kabat's new [...]
Survey says 76% of small businesses feel well-equipped to survive a recession The majority of U.S. small business owners (72 percent) are concerned about the impact of a potential recession; however, 76 percent are confident their business could withstand the downturn, according to the Bank of America 2023 Small Business Owner Report (PDF). The survey of [...]
Electrical wholesale distributor opens in Palm City Electrical wholesale distributor City Electric Supply (CES) recently opened in Palm City, Florida, the company's 116th location in the state. The vision to open a Palm City branch came about 14 years ago. Regional Manager Mike Bertone, who was a district manager at the time, was set to open [...]
Port St. Lucie welcomes innovative human milk processing company LactaLogics co-founder Glenn Snow (at right) during one of the company's three human milk processing pilot runs at the TetraPak Pilot Plant in Denton, Texas. The TetraPak technology will be installed in LactaLogics new processing facility in Port St. Lucie. LactaLogics, a mission-driven company [...]
IRSC hosts discussion on transportation and logistics The Indian River State College (IRSC) Eastman Advanced Workforce Training Complex will serve as the backdrop on Wednesday, April 5, for a critical discussion about improving the supply chain through new opportunities in transportation and logistics. The event features remarks from Dr. Timothy Moore, President of Indian River [...]
Fort Pierce Gold Hammer Awards nominations now open Mayor Linda Hudson is now accepting nominations for Gold Hammer Awards. The award recognizes the efforts of residents and business owners in the Fort Pierce community that have significantly improved their homes or businesses through new construction or rehabilitation efforts. The Gold Hammer Awards will be announced [...]
City of Fort Pierce introduces 'Freebee' There is a new and eco-friendly way to get around Fort Pierce, FL. The City of Fort Pierce and the Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency collaborated to launch 'Freebee', the city's FREE, on-demand, 100% electric transportation service. The goal of the program is to provide connectivity within the CRA and [...]
Dyer Difference Award honors compassion and service CEO Joe Rathnam, COO Jenna Radtke, Dyer sales manager Shannon Kinnett, and sales manager Dallas Steiger. "Providing for our protectors" is the mission of K9 Strong, a Port St. Lucie nonprofit organization which helps to supply safety and training equipment to law enforcement K9 teams, locally [...]
St. Lucie Chamber announces 2023 Legislative Conference March 14 to 16, 2023
Paws and PALs honored with Dyer Difference Award Diana Ciemko, Mary Wood, Snow (dog), John Dyer, Tatiana Dyer, Cookie Pankiewicz. Ted Pankiewicz, Sr.,Ted Pankiewicz, Jr., Handsome (dog), Helena Voss, Cheryl Diedolf, Cheryl and Jim Wilson Jessica Pankiewicz was just 32 when she succumbed to complications of Devic's, an autoimmune disease. An animal lover [...]