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Palm Pay’s $4.9 million city hall annex is on budget, on time, and set to open in September.

Constructed with federal stimulus funds, the tree-story building is quickly going up in front of the current city hall. City employees are expected to be in the building by September 10th.

The land development, building divisions, growth management, and offices of the city attorney, city manager, mayor, council, and city clerk will be housed in the new facility. They have also added room on the first floor for future expansion.

According to Feldman the new annex will centralize services for residents doing business now housed in a former bank building which is leased to the city on Babcock St. Over the next 30 years the new building should save the city about $2 million by getting rid of the cost of rent. The city currently pays about $256,000 a year in rent at the current location.

Feldman said "the job is being completed by locals. We made a concerted effort to make sure we used a contractor using local sub-contractors." The business being used for the project is General Contractors of Melbourne.

Source: Florida Today

Mark Mikolajczyk, a Florida Today publisher, is the event chairman and guest speaker at the Brevard Neighborhood Development Coalition’s Anchor Breakfast. The breakfast is scheduled for April 29 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Grand Ballroom of the Melbourne Rialto Hilton.

The Anchor Breakfast is an upbeat and inspirational event aimed at raising money for the coalition’s effort in revitalizing impoverished communities.  The coalition helps the efforts of resident leaders, government, business, and churches restore neighborhoods that struggle with crime and poverty.

The coalitions current project include Evans Center, a multiuse neighborhood market in Palm Bay; Greater Heights, an affordable apartment community for the working poor; and the DOCK, a haven for children of the Booker T. Washington neighborhood of Melbourne.

Past speakers have included Florida Senator Mike Haridopolos, Harris CEO Howard Lance, and Florida Tech President Dr. Anthony Catanese.

Sponsorship opportunities range from $500 to $5,000. Individual tickets are available at $35 each. For information, call 321-253-4214 or visit BNDCserve.org.

Source: Florida Today


According to Askmen.com Palm Bay is in the top 10 best places to start a business in 2011.


Askmen.com receives 15 million unique visitors every month and describes itself as being the “wolrds No. 1 lifestyle site for men.” They said they looked at traditional indicators in making the list. They looked at business incubators and the availability of incentives.  They even went beyond that and looked for cities that “simply seem to engender creativity and energy in a way that others can’t.”


Palm Bay also made a top 20 appearance in Forbes’ list of Most Innovative Cities in America and it’s Bang for the Buck, which was cited by Askmen.com. Forbes’ said Palm Bay smartly courts new businesses while serving as home for major companies such as Harris Corp.


Askmen.com concluded “Thus, it’s no wonder Palm Bay makes our list of the best places to start a business in 2011.”


Source: http://www.floridatoday.com

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Finding a great place to eat can sometimes be difficult. With so many choices available it is often that residents of our great area will simply stick with what they know. SpaceCoastMenus.com has developed a pretty neat resource for those feeling a little adventurous.

With eating establishments listed from all over the Space Coast (Palm Bay Included), you have the opportunity to view Dinging establishments all over, complete with Menu!

Their website is very easy to use, simply head on over to their homepage, SpaceCoastMenus.com then click the area you are interested in Dining. However, they do have a very nifty search tool that can narrow your search by location and type.

Please take a moment and check out this new website, maybe even bookmark it for future visits! Happy dining Palm Bay!

We know this is a little aged, but the Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce has released the Palm Bay Business Directory. This diverse publication contains more than just a listing of businesses that are members of the local Palm Bay Chamber, but plenty of information regarding local business in general.

Heavily represented in this publication was: Globe Wireless, a communications company; the newly constructed wing of Palm Bay Hospital; Melbourne International Airport; Florida Institute of Technology; TD Bank; and Finally Intersil.

Although all the companies listed above are justified in their prominence in the Chambers Publication, it would have been great to see more “mom-and-pop” type businesses featured. After all, it is these small companies that provide cumulatively more jobs than any listed in the foreground.

However, the end of the publication consists of a Directory of Businesses that are members of the Palm Bay Chamber. If you are looking for a company whom is endorsed by your local Chamber, this is the place to look. Although, there are plenty of companies whom are just as legitimate functioning without the label.

We invite everyone to submit local Palm Bay business to our business directory.

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