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Harris Corporation’s New CEO, Bill Brown Sir Isaac Newton wrote to Robert Hooke in 1675, “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” It was a humble acknowledgment from the man who was the…
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…
LEAD Brevard Hosts Annual YP Opportunity ACCESS – the ability or right to approach, enter, exit, communicate with, or make use of,” that is LEAD Brevard’s ACCESS 2012, an evening of shared access between existing community leaders and those who…
Though it is located in Cocoa Beach, the name Cape Canaveral Hospital (CCH) highlights the industry and the endeavor that would also name this stretch of Florida’s beach the Space Coast. Dr. Joseph Von Thron was the driving force behind the conception,…
“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,…
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…
“Matt Barringer has appeared on the business and social scene like a tornado, taking a leadership role in all he participates in. Matt cares about people, cares about North Brevard and cares about Titusville.” That is how Bobby Socks of…
How Helping Others Helps You As an aging (but in my mind, youthful) basketball player, one of my favorite plays is the “give & go.” During this play, you pass the ball to a teammate (“the give”), then you fake…
The Legacy of John Hopkins and Joseph Duda Junior Achievement celebrates its 26th Annual Business Hall of Fame Gala and two of our community’s finest leaders have been chosen as laureates this year. John Hopkins and Joseph Duda are two…
New Health First CEO Kicks Off New Era of Cooperation Among Local Healthcare Providers There has been more ink spilled over the subject of health care in the last twenty years than on national security and global warming combined. Like…
