The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County (BDB) held its quarterly luncheon yesterday where Kelly Smallridge, President & CEO of the BDB, announced several new projects that will create hundreds of new jobs. In addition, representatives from several of the companies attended and were introduced during the event.
Month: April 2018
FLORIDA CRYSTALS MAKES LEARNING COME ALIVE FOR ROSARIAN 4th GRADERS
South Florida External Affairs Manager for Florida Crystals Corporation and Rosarian parent, Caroline Villanueva, helped organize and provide the entire experience for the students. The day began in the conference room with a brief overview of Florida Crystals and the process of harvesting sugarcane.
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AGRIBUSINESS IN FLORIDA: TELL US MORE ABOUT TELLUS, A BELLE GLADE COMPANY CREATES INNOVATIVE DISPOSABLES
With the upsurge in interest of sustainable technology, finding easily compostable products is becoming essential for modern-day living. Locally produced, biodegradable, and energy-efficient are significant qualities consumers prefer, and companies are providing. The sugarcane industry has afforded Florida a rich economy, but the sweetness doesn’t stop there. The Sunshine State is leading the way with eco-friendly replacements to plastic tableware products. Tellus Products LLC is a Belle Glade-based manufacturing company that uses leftover sugarcane fiber to make compostable, sustainable, and chlorine-free plates, bowls, and takeout containers.
LOCAL KIDS CREATE CUTENESS, MUSIC AT KRAVIS DISNEY SHOW
There are few things more adorable than a bunch of cute kids singing, even off-key, in unison. Unless it’s those same kids, dressed as zebras and lions of fancy Parisian cats, singing Disney songs. It’s almost too much.
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LORE ALLIANCE SPEARHEADING TOURISM PUSH ‘ON THE TOWN’ EPISODE PREMIERE PARTY WELL-ATTENDED
BELLE GLADE — A large crowd of regional luminaries and ordinary people whose local livelihoods are the stars of a new South Florida PBS “On the Town” episode gathered at the Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center on Wednesday evening, March 28, to preview the latest installment of the show, which highlights many of the Glades’ attractions.
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COMCAST INTRODUCES NEW GIGABIT INTERNET SERVICE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY
Comcast announced today it is introducing a new internet service in Palm Beach County and across the Treasure Coast that will deliver speeds up to 1 Gigabit-per-second to residential and business customers. These speeds will be among the fastest and most widely available in the area.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS, ADULTS AT WEST TECH
High school students who are currently enrolled in grades nine through 11 can now apply for the Construction or Mechatronics academies offered at West Technical Education Center (West Tech). The construction academy provides training in carpentry, electrical, plumbing and air conditioning. The mechatronics academy allows students to gain technical skills in automation technology and apply those skills to manufacturing, engineering, and robotics.
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