Thursday, April 3, 2025

Business

Gas Leak Forces Businesses To Evacuate

Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue personnel responded to the Wellington Marketplace last Sunday morning regarding a gas leak. According to a PBCFR report, someone called to report a gas leak from the rear of a commercial structure located at the intersection...

County OFMB Wins Budget Award

The Palm Beach County Office of Financial Management and Budget (OFMB) has once again received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada. This marks the 26th consecutive year OFMB...

Palms West Hospital Recognizes Time Out Day

Physicians and operating room staff at Palms West Hospital recognized National Time Out Day on Thursday, June 13. National Time Out Day is a powerful tool that supports surgical nurses’ ability to speak up for safe practices in the...

Burger Lovers Compete In Smokey Bones Battle

Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill held a “Burger Battle” burger-eating contest on Wednesday, June 27 at its Wellington location. The Burger Battle is a national event taking place in all 67 locations in which the top national winner...

Attorney Gonzalez Honored By Chamber

Attorney Francisco J. Gonzalez of the Wellington law firm Gonzalez & Shenkman, P.L., was honored as the winner of the prestigious Chairman’s Choice Award of the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce for 2012. Gonzalez was selected in recognition...

Business Tax Receipt Season Begins

Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne Gannon has announced that local business tax receipt (BTR) season began July 1 and continues through Sept. 30. Gannon’s office mailed 107,407 BTR notices on Friday, June 29. The number represents an increase over...

Sheriff Candidates At Wellington Chamber Lunch

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will host a “meet the candidates” luncheon Wednesday, July 18 at the Wanderers Club. This luncheon will offer chamber members and guests the opportunity to meet the candidates running for Palm Beach County Sheriff:...

PBSC To Launch Addiction Studies Programs

More than 22 million people in the U.S. are in need of substance abuse treatment, causing a shortage of trained addiction professionals. Palm Beach State College is answering this need by offering an 18-month college credit certificate program and...

Agri-Marketing Meeting July 11

The Florida Chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) will hold its next chapter meeting Wednesday, July 11 at the Ritz-Carlton in Palm Beach. It will feature a presentation by Dr. Tracy Irani of the UF/IFAS Public Issues Education...

Girls Night Out July 12 At Players Club

Girls Night Out will be held Thursday, July 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Players Club in Wellington, and the Kids Cancer Foundation has been selected as this month’s charity beneficiary. Girls Night Out, held on a monthly...

Summer Programs At Zolet Academy

Zolet Arts Academy held one of its summer art programs for kids June 18-22. Another session is scheduled for Aug. 6-17. The program provides professional individualized instruction in a variety of media and subjects, including drawing, painting, crafts and...

South Florida Fair Golf Classic

The 32nd annual South Florida Fair Scholarship Golf Classic was held Saturday, June 30 at the Breakers West Country Club. The event included continental breakfast, an awards luncheon and raffles.  

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