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McKee Botanical Garden hosts Ice Cream Social

May 31st, 2007

Families are invited to celebrate the start of summer at McKee Botanical Garden’s Annual Ice Cream Social in Vero Beach, Florida on June 9, 2007. The social is scheduled for 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Please call to make reservations for this event (772) 794-0601. Read more at McKee Botanical Garden’s website


New bids to lure Piper Aircraft as high as $90M

May 23rd, 2007

Competition for the new proposal site for Piper Aircraft continues to rise. According to an article published in The Albuquerque Tribune, “The Vero Beach area has put forward a $50 million proposal to keep Piper along Florida’s Treasure Coast. Meanwhile, the Tallahassee City Commission on Wednesday was scheduled to consider an estimated $90 million proposal conceived by city economic development officials.” Other states, including New Mexico are very interested in hosting the new Piper site. Piper Aircraft is currently located in Vero Beach, FL and has over 1,000 employees. Read more here


Sebastian River HS on forefront of healthy vending technology

May 23rd, 2007

According to CNET news, “Sebastian River High School, a 1,960-student school in Sebastian, Fla., is on the forefront of turning school lunch lines into an automated window-shopping experience for kids. During the last school year, the school district’s technology specialist installed four of the high-tech vending machines, called Horizon OneSource Healthy Vending, under a pilot program with its maker Horizon Software, which introduced the vending machines in 2006.” Read more here


Fitch Ratings give Sebastian ‘A+’ on stormwater and sales tax revs

May 23rd, 2007

According to Buisness Wire, “Fitch Ratings upgrades the city of Sebastian, Florida’s $5.1 million outstanding stormwater revenue bonds, series 2003 to ‘A+’ from ‘A’. In addition, Fitch affirms the ‘A+’ rating on $9.9 million in outstanding infrastructure sales surtax revenue bonds. The Rating Outlook is Stable for both ratings.” Read more here


Two of Vero Beach’s largest hotels sell for $14.43M

May 22nd, 2007

According to the Fort Pierce Tribune, “Two of Vero Beach’s largest hotels have been sold for $14.43 million to South Florida real estate developers that specialize in hotel management. ” Read more here


Sebastian River High School ranked in top 1,000 schools

May 22nd, 2007

According to Newsweek magazine, Sebastian River High School ranks in the top 1,000 of the nation’s schools. Read more here