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Business continues to be a family affair at A & E Auto and Pleasure Craft Upholstery in Melbourne, founded by the late Lou Hays, father of current owner Don Hays, now 66. While comfortable in the shop they built and…
A mid-life career change for Dale Dettmer, 67, has made for one of the longest running law firms on the Space Coast, now called The Krasny Dettmer Law Firm, located in Melbourne. “I was an engineer who went to law school….
While technically not in continuous operation in Brevard for 50 years, Charles R. “Bud” Stack was raised in Melbourne and moved the firm from Miami to offices built on the actual downtown lot on Strawbridge Avenue where he lived growing…
The People Who Walk the Talk In 1953, reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station to meet the previous year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner. When the train came to a stop, a giant of a man, with…
Established in 1962 by pharmacist George Browning, Browning’s Pharmacy and Health Care Inc. is now owned by his CPA daughter, Colleen Hunter. “I was always into math in high school so I became a CPA. I never even thought about…
The National Veterans Homeless Support, Inc. (NVHS) was founded by veteran George Taylor, himself once homeless, to locate and assist the more than 4,500 homeless veterans living in the parks, forests, and streets of Central Florida. There are 485 homeless…
“John’s great sense of humor and ability to put others at ease, coupled with his experience as a mayor (of Cape Canaveral), an entrepreneur (owner, Porter World Trade) and one who spends a lot of time campaigning for our area,…
Here are 5 Ways to Increase It In a recent survey titled “The 2011 Retirement Confidence Survey,” retirement confidence levels among working Americans are at a record low, with many questioning their ability to afford a comfortable retirement. This low…
It is almost a cliché that “everyone’s busy,” yet there are those rare individuals that make the time to serve their community. One stellar example is Wesley (Wes) Covell, Vice President of Strategy and Chief Growth Officer for Harris Corporation. Somehow he…
Adapting to an Evolving Workforce The world has changed and it is not going to change back. Older workers are feeling pressure because pension plans are failing and they have to remain in their jobs longer. And that means they…
