Lakewood Ranch, FL (March 2, 2010) – ShelterBox USA, an international disaster relief agency which provides shelter, warmth and dignity to displaced families, has announced that Alan Monroe will serve as the Communication Manager for the agency. Monroe brings a 5 year background in media and marketing to ShelterBox USA.
Monroe will be responsible for [...]

Lakewood Ranch, FL (March 1, 2010) — An initial consignment of 448 ShelterBoxes is being sent to Chile in response to the massive earthquake that hit the country.
ShelterBox is utilising all its global resources to respond as quickly as possible to this latest disaster. ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) members — Traci Oliver from Colorado, US, [...]

International disaster relief charity ShelterBox is responding to the 8.8-magnitude Chilean earthquake. An initial ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is currently preparing to mobilize with two SRT members from the UK and one from the US.
The quake struck southern Chile at 0643 GMT on Saturday, February 26, and triggered a tsunami alert in large parts [...]

The Corporate Training Center @ HCC and the Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership will present a workshop for Manufacturers seeking to expand their operations into the government market or to strengthen their competitive advantage in defense contracting.
Most manufacturing companies with 500 or fewer employees are eligible for Small Business Set-aside quotas; these set-asides will not be [...]

SARASOTA, Fla. … Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced today it has donated $5,000 to benefit Bradenton Branch YMCA Annual Scholarship Campaign.
“This generous contribution is an investment in our local children and families, whose lives will be enriched by attending the YMCA,” said Branch Executive Director, Adam Schrott. “We really appreciate Eaton’s commitment and support.”
The [...]

TAMPA – February 22, 2010 – From its sustainable and recyclable product offerings to its environmentally-friendly business practices, McNichols Company strives to support the Green movement. The company’s efforts were recently recognized by Earth Charter US with its Sustainable Business Award, presented February 19 in Tampa, FL.
The designation recognizes Tampa Bay area businesses whose efforts [...]

(TAMPA, FLORIDA, USA, 16 FEBRUARY 2010) – ISPE, a global not-for-profit association of 24,000 technical professionals working in the manufacturing and drug development sectors of the pharmaceutical industry, has announced the launch of its electronic document delivery initiative with its first three technical documents. ISPE will release one to three technical documents per month in [...]

ShelterBox is continuing its vital work responding to disasters around the world while carrying on with its massive aid delivery to Haiti.
This week the international disaster relief charity is sending another 1,200 ShelterBoxes to Port au Prince, providing emergency shelter for up to 12,000 people. It will bring the total number of boxes deployed [...]

Lyman MacNutt, President of Solar-X of Sarasota – a leading area window film installation contractor – has been appointed to serve a third term on the Panorama Window Film Dealer Council. The Panorama Dealer Council is the liaison board between the nation’s Panorama Window Film dealership network and Bekaert Specialty Films, LLC; the manufacturer of [...]

Sarasota, FL – February 9, 2010 – Cruise Car, Inc., the leading manufacturer and distributor of solar electric hybrid low speed vehicles and fleet vehicles in the U.S., today announced that Adam Sulimirski has been promoted to the position of General Manager of Cruise Car, Inc. (Headshot enclosed, hi-res image available for print).
According to Ken [...]

LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL: Delivering emergency disaster relief around the globe is a highly responsive business. Situations in disaster zones change constantly and ShelterBox USA can now inform its donors of these changes in real-time.
On Wednesday, February 3, ShelterBox USA launched its new website, www.shelterboxusa.org, which is designed to provide ShelterBox USA donors with an [...]

ST. PETERSBURG, FL (February 2, 2010) – Osprey Real Estate Services – North Bay, LLC is pleased to announce the sale of a 131,800 square foot manufacturing, warehouse and office building on approximately 5.5 acres of land located at 3001 Gateway Center Parkway in Pinellas Park’s Gateway Centre Business Park for $ 7,150,000 by Hunter [...]