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Perhaps the pivotal event in the history of Brevard occurred in 1885, when Henry Flagler’s railroad extended its tracks to Titusville. Residents of the city contributed $30,000, plus the right-of-way. The railroad had an immediate impact on the economy…
Bill Moore is the chief operating officer of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, but when it comes to the Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit, his role is also akin to that of an expectant father.
New Brand Points to Florida as a ‘Superstate’ While this may be a new concept to some, it describes Florida’s preeminence in so many ways. Whether looking at the 19 million citizens who live here, the over 9 million who…
Data Shows Significant Gains…in Spite of Losses In late February, the BEA (Bureau of Economic Analysis) released the 2011 Metropolitan GDP (Gross Domestic Product) estimates and revised the 2000-2010 GDP figures. GDP is a measure of final goods and services…
William H. Gleason first came to Florida as an agent of the War Department in 1865. A shrewd businessman and politician, in exchange for digging drainage canals east of Lake Okeechobee, commissioned by the Florida Internal Improvement Board,…
In the July 2012 issue of SpaceCoast Business, Travis Proctor, CEO of Artemis, likened the idea of his company’s, then under-development, data center to offering business owners the opportunity to affordably lease a new IT Ferrari, versus purchase an IT Honda Accord. Essentially, the soon-to-be-launched data center would allow business owners who could not otherwise meet the expense of a sophisticated IT infrastructure the ability to lease top-of-the-line equipment and technologies needed to efficiently and securely run their businesses.
When Charles Berry founded TotalCareIT in 2001, his plan was to bring the business practices and services offered at his former South Miami employer, Western Digitech, to the Brevard County market. Once TotalCareIT was off and running, he soon realized…
Steve Johnson and his Health First Team are Shaping the Future of Health Care on the Space Coast by Michelle Salyer For the last several years, health care has been a political hot button. Americans continue to hear that…
Learn to Overcome FEAR and Dis-Belief There are two powerful forces that will always try to get in the way of your goals. But, before I unveil these “goal stoppers,” we need to understand this about the goals you…
Why You Need a Plan B A“Plan B” is your next career after you get fired, laid off, down-sized, dislocated, or out-sourced. You may just quit because you are burned out and exhausted. This is happening all over. People…
