Diamond Members
Diamond Members 20+ years of membership renewing in the month of October. Congratulations on your success and thank you for your longstanding support!
City of Melbourne, 23
The Haven for Children, 23
Children's Home Society
of Florida, 25
Climatic Refrigeration & A/C, 26
Melbourne Art Festival, Inc., 26
Buena Vida Estates, 27
Kasica, Thomas J., CPA, 27
Rialto Place Office Tower, 27
Marketing World Specialties, 28
Birthright of Melbourne, 29
Holeman Group, LLC, 30
Williams Roofing, 30
Address N' Mail, 31
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
(Beachside), 31
Brown & Brown Insurance, 32
Manpower Staffing Services, 33
Slug-A-Bug 35 PNC Bank, 36
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
(685 S. Babcock Street), 48
October Better Business of the Month
Congratulations to ITG Realty, named October's Better Business of the Month by the Chamber's BBC.
Become a Litter Quitter
Does your business strive for sustainability? You might be eligible for free marketing, product discounts, and more through Keep Brevard Beautiful's Litter Quitter Program. Check it out!
County Bid Proposal Opportunities
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Other Member Events
OCT 20-22 | 1st Annual Club 52 Grand Prix of Poker MORE
OCT 24 | Teepa Snow's Positive Approach(R) to Care - Skills Day, Training at Hibiscus Court MORE
OCT 24 | Peter Indorf's "The Legend & Lore of Gems" series MORE
OCT 25 | Hospice of St. Francis Legends MORE
OCT 28 | Melbourne Fire Department Trick or Treat MORE
OCT 28 | Melbourne Police Department Trunk or Treat MORE
NOV 1-4 | Florida Tech's Homecoming 2017 with Nov. 1 Kickoff Event at Crawford Green MORE
NOV 8 | Paychecks for Patriots Job Fair MORE
CLUB 52's 1st Weekend Grand Prix Extravaganza
CLUB 52 AT MELBOURNE GREYHOUND PARK: CLUB 52 hosts its first Weekend Grand Prix Extravaganza October 20th-22nd, including Friday October 20th from 5pm to 8:00 pm
Live band, music, food trucks, bounce houses and other fun activities for kids.
A $20,000 Guarantee Tournament on Friday at 7pm and a $50,000 Guarantee Tournament on Sunday Oct. 22nd at 11 a.m.
There’s also a Bounty Tournament on Saturday Oct 21st at 12 p.m. and the entire week-end series will be hosted by World Series of Poker Champion Greg Raymer.
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BAC Recognizes Business Community with New E2A Awards
Brevard Achievement Center (BAC) will present its inaugural E2A (Employ, Empower: Achieve) community awards on Wednesday, October 25 at 8:30 a.m. in the Hilton Rialto as part of the agency’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) activities. The E2A awards identify those individuals and organizations across Brevard that have created opportunities to help persons with disabilities achieve personal success. In addition to the breakfast award ceremony, the event will feature motivational funny man Brett Leake, a sit-down, stand-up comic and the first comedian with a disability to be featured on The Tonight Show.
The following will be recognized at the ceremony:
Brevard County Clerk of the Court: Employ, Empower Award - Recognizes organizations that create work opportunities in the community for people with disabilities.
Brevard Zoo: Moving Forward Award - Recognizes individuals and/or organizations that have made special efforts to assist people with disabilities in gaining new skills or improving access to employment opportunities.
Karen Kirkland – Carr, Riggs & Ingram: Believe and Achieve Award - Recognizes individuals with disabilities who have made significant personal strides in achieving success in work and/or life.
Tickets are $20 per person or $160 for a corporate table of eight. Go to bacbrevard.com to purchase tickets or contact Susan McGrath at smcgrath@bacbrevard.com or 321-632-8610, ext. 204 for more information.
HOOT IN THE PARK to benefit Florida Wildlife Hospital & Sanctuary
Saturday, November 18 from 10am-2pm at Wickham Park
Bring your kids (the 2- and the 4-legged kind) and join us for a day of fun in the park. Admission is free. Festivities include a dog lure course, live ambassador animals from Florida Wildlife Hospital, pet photos with Santa, activities and vendors with great holiday gift ideas. The lure course is great fun for dogs and spectators alike. There will also be great food and snacks for sale. Proceeds from this event benefit Florida Wildlife Hospital & Sanctuary, Inc. Thank you to our event sponsors: Swift Paws and Florida Bat Conservancy.
Photos:
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The Florida Wildlife Hospital & Sanctuary is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to aiding sick, injured and orphaned native Florida wildlife and migratory birds, and to return them to the ecosystem. The Florida Wildlife Hospital is daily and treats approximately 5,000 patients each year.
Wuesthoff Medical Center—Rockledge Welcomes New Chief Nursing Officer to Team
Longtime healthcare professional responsible for compliance with care standards
Wuesthoff Health System welcomes Mary Sue Zinsmeister, MSN, RN, to its family of healthcare professionals. Zinsmeister now serves as the chief nursing officer at Wuesthoff Medical Center—Rockledge.
A graduate of East Carolina University, in Greenville, NC, Zinsmeister holds a master of science in nursing degree and is currently working on her doctorate. During her distinguished career that spans more than 20 years, Zinsmeister has worked at hospitals in North Carolina, Nevada, Virginia and Texas. In her last position, she was national director of critical care at Tenet Healthcare Corp. in Dallas.
“I’m passionate about nursing and providing care. It’s always been something I’ve wanted to do,” said Zinsmeister. “This career has been extremely fulfilling. It’s not only given me the opportunity to make a difference for nurses but to also make a positive difference for the communities in which I live.”
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Florida Tech Receives $246M Siemens Technology Grant
Software Crucial for Developing Advanced Manufacturing Workforce
Siemens has provided Florida Institute of Technology with an in-kind software grant that will enable the university to offer students powerful, hands-on learning experiences to better equip them for future STEM careers.
The in-kind grant has a commercial value of more than $246 million. It is centered on Siemens’ industry-leading product lifecycle management (PLM) software, which is used by more than 150,000 companies around the world in the aerospace, automotive, medical device, machinery, shipbuilding and high-tech electronics sectors. More than 75 companies in Florida use the software, including Northrop Grumman, whose Manned Aircraft Design Center of Excellence is based in Melbourne.
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Promise in Brevard seeks volunteers
Promise in Brevard, a nonprofit organization that provides housing, life enrichment and employment opportunities for individuals with special needs, is seeking volunteers for its current and upcoming social enterprises.
In addition to providing safe, affordable housing for our 126 residents who will move into their new apartments this fall, the Promise concept is also designed to provide employment, as well as a paycheck and a purpose, for these young adults with special needs.
They are currently looking for active volunteers to assist with their first, already-established social enterprise, the Promise Treasures Thrift Shoppe in West Melbourne, as well as at three upcoming social enterprises – the Promise Café & Bakery/Gift Shop, the Promise Hydroponic Garden and the Promise Creative Arts Center. All of these enterprises are and will be open to the public during normal business hours.
If you would like to volunteer at any of these enterprises or would like more information, please contact Promise Volunteer Coordinator Diana Gensamer at diana@promiseinbrevard.com or by calling 321.722.7400, Ext. 111.
For more information about Promise, visit www.promiseinbrevard.com
Join us at "The Mansion" - Meet the Sales Team from Florida Today
If you're interested in talking about your sales career, then stop by The Mansion on Wednesday, November 1st between 5pm & 7pm and talk with sales leadership and hiring managers from Florida Today. Please call Donna Johnson at 772-221-4104 or email at dljohnson3@gannett.com to RSVP.
The Mansion, 1218 E. New Haven Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901
Welsh Construction selected by Tellus Building Systems
Welsh Construction, a rapidly growing commercial general contractor based in Melbourne, recently became an authorized builder for the Tellus Building Systems. Tellus designs, engineers and manufactures advanced, high performance, lightweight, concrete composite building superstructures.
On commercial and multi-family projects, thin, lightweight concrete wall panels attached to steel framing are produced off site, trucked in pre- assembled and can be erected by cranes in less time and cost compared to the traditional manual process. Commercial buildings can now be wind rated to 250 mph plus. "We look forward to using this system on new buildings throughout Brevard County and the southeastern states." said Ken Welsh, President/CEO.
Welsh Construction was formed by Ken Welsh in 2003 and provides design/build and all commercial construction services in the following sectors: office, medical, self- storage, retail, industrial, multi-family, churches and education. For more information on this program, call Ken Welsh at 321-757-7383 and ken@welshci.com.
EDC/NASA Technology Docking Program Stimulates Local Economy
NASA to assist local companies in solving technology challenge
Working with NASA is often a dream for many. That dream became a reality for five local businesses, when the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast (EDC) introduced them into a collaboration with subject matter experts from NASA’s facilities across the nation.
A strategic alliance powered by the EDC and NASA, known as the Technology Docking Program, joins Brevard companies together with NASA expertise to solve a defined commercial technology challenge. This unique collaboration fuels innovation and enhances the inventory of technologies in the Space Coast region, stimulating the local economy and ensuring Brevard County remains competitive on a global scale.
Since its inauguration in 2015, companies such as SeaDek Marine Products, Alluvionic, GeNO LLC, and more, have benefited from this strategic partnership. For GeNO LLC, a biopharmaceutical company based out of Cocoa, the subject-matter experts assisted in a search for an answer that would have taken the company an additional two years to find, if NASA expertise had not been available.
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