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
Posted in Vero Beach
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
Posted in Sebastian
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
Posted in Sebastian
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
Posted in Real Estate, Vero Beach
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
Posted in Sebastian
May 19th, 2007
Orange juice prices have increased 20 percent in the past year, although demand has decreased by 11 percent according to the Florida Department of Citrus. Growers report sales are still going strong thanks to health-conscience advertisements. This year’s projected orange crop will be the smallest since the 1989-90 freeze season. Read more here
Posted in Vero Beach, Sebastian
