With the unemployment rate gradually decreasing, initiatives such as the Workforce Alliance HOST program are contributing to boost the local economy.
The Workforce Alliance’s Hospitality Occupation Service Training gives 18- to 21-year-olds the opportunity to follow a nine-week classroom training...
Charles Mancuso strives to be more than just an attorney. Although he has been practicing law since 1987, fighting for the rights of the injured at his practice the Law Office of Charles A. Mancuso, the Acreage resident believes...
By Chris Felker
The first part of the full agenda at the packed Florida Green, Energy & Climate Conference/Expo served up a lot of fuel for dreams among those who get excited about renewable energy sources and smart grid technology...
“An Inaugural Celebration in Paradise,” the first installation gala of the newly merged Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce, was held Friday, April 27 at the Pavilion at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. The chamber’s 2012-13 Board...
The Palm Beach County Zoning Commission last week approved modifications necessary for an 11-acre expansion at Lion Country Safari’s walk-through area.
The modifications include a 70-foot height exception to allow construction of a zip-line tower and a special exception to...
All Paws Animal Clinic is a full-service veterinary hospital in Royal Palm Beach. Its mission is not only to give quality care to animals but also to give back to the local community.
One of the many charitable causes the...
At the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association meeting Thursday, April 26, Robin Saiz of Wind Capital Group gave a presentation on the Sugarland Wind project, a 200-megawatt wind farm planned just east of Belle Glade.
Wind Capital Group started out as...
School is difficult enough for many students and can be even more challenging when they don’t have the proper learning environment. The Learning Foundation of Florida was founded 10 years ago to provide students with the opportunities they need...
Loxahatchee Groves resident Larry Lefkowitz announced last week that he has set up a new town directory web service.
Speaking at the Thursday, April 26 meeting of the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association, Lefkowitz said that the site, at www.loxahatcheegroves.com, went...
A narrowly divided Palm Beach County Commission decided Tuesday to postpone moving forward on a sales tax surcharge to fund transportation projects. The idea was proposed to offset money cut from the county’s transportation budget.
Assistant County Administrator Brad Merriman...
By Chris Felker
The 2012 Florida Green, Energy & Climate Conference/Expo is rapidly approaching. The event is slated for May 16-17 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
This year, the conference is being staged under the umbrella of the new...
Keeping the lakes and environment clean since 1998, Palm Beach Aquatics offers full-service restoration and maintenance. Owners Jeff Mangel and John Natale — a former marine biologist and management and marketing professional, respectively — established the company after the...