Presidential Election
Feb 1-12, 2016 Candidate Positions: Election 2016 The Planetary Society’s website is tracking what the presidential candidates are saying about space exploration as the primaries, party conventions and November elections approach. Citizens for Space Exploration – a pro-space, taxpayer, grassroots advocacy group (http://www.bayareahouston.com/content/c_s_e/c_s_e) – has traveled to Washington, D.C. the past 24 years to meet face-to-face… [Continue Reading]
Parrish Medical Center Earns Integrated Care Certification
The Joint Commission Awards First Integrated Care Certification Parrish Medical Center Dedicated to Improving Outcomes through Integration, Coordination of Care (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois – January 25, 2016) The Joint Commission’s Hospital Accreditation Program announced today that Parrish Medical Center, a public, not-for-profit facility in Titusville, Florida, is the first hospital in the United States to… [Continue Reading]
Brevard County Chambers – 2016 Legislative Agenda
The Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce, Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, The Greater Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce, and the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce have jointly identified the following priorities during the 2016 Florida Legislative Session. The Chambers Support or Oppose the following bills: Support SB 756: Department of Transportation – Increasing the… [Continue Reading]
Carla McRae New Chamber Board Chair
GRANT-VALKARIA – Puneet “PK” Kapur, manager of the Holiday Inn Express in Palm Bay officially took over the chairmanship for the Greater Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday at an installation and awards ceremony at Up the Creek Farms in Grant-Valkaria. Kapur assumes the role that had been held by Tarilyn Fazekas, Health… [Continue Reading]
Port Canaveral to buy Titusville Logistics Center building for $20M
Port Canaveral is preparing to buy the first building in the new Titusville Logistics Center. The price is now $17.4 million. When closing costs and buildout are complete, the total cost will be almost $20 million. The Canaveral Port Authority is set to vote on the purchase at a regular meeting at 9 a.m., Jan…. [Continue Reading]
Governmental Affairs Update – January 2016
Three of our committee are going to Tallahassee with about 35 others from Brevard County to share legislative priorities with our state representatives. An issue of all four (4) chambers in Brevard County is the phase out of sales tax on commercial leases. JB Kump will represent us as part of Business Voice, a group… [Continue Reading]
2015-2016 Outstanding Young Adults
Outstanding Young Adults are Titusville students, recognized for their performance in the areas of academics, leadership, extracurricular activities, sports, service club participation and volunteer work. Six seniors from Astronaut High School, Space Coast Junior/Senior High School and Titusville High School receive a certificate of recognition. One of the 18 students will receive a $1,000 scholarship… [Continue Reading]
Construction to start on new Titusville mall
The former Miracle City Mall in Titusville is being transformed into a retail and medical “lifestyle center.” The developer of the proposed Titus Landing retail and medical complex in Titusville says he’s confident construction will begin in early 2016. But some local residents say they’ll believe it when they see it, since they’ve seen previous… [Continue Reading]
Governmental Affairs Update – November 2015
Al Taylor, Coldwell Banker’s, was nominated to chair this committee in 2016. We spent most of our time at this meeting listening to two (2) speakers. The first was Jim Ball. Jim reported about the space program and the legislation that was passed by the US Senate and House of Representative and was awaiting the… [Continue Reading]
Falcon Marine plans to add 65 jobs and invest $2.9M
Commissioners OK incentives for Titusville boat maker Catamaran maker Falcon Marine LLC received its property tax break from Brevard County on Tuesday. But it wasn’t totally smooth sailing for the Titusville-based company. During the County Commission meeting, Commissioner Trudie Infantini escalated her criticism of other county commissioners’ practice of giving out tax breaks to companies… [Continue Reading]