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MIAMI, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* customers in South Florida are expected to experience improved mobile broadband coverage and voice performance as a result of continued investment by AT&T. The company announced today network improvements made year-to-date to enhance the wireless capacity and performance of its local mobile broadband network. Since the start of 2011, AT&T has made the following improvements in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties: Deployed...

BELLE GLADE, Fla., Aug. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul R. Orsenigo was appointed to the Board of Directors of Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative at its August 18, 2011 Board meeting filling the unexpired term ending January 2013 held by the recently deceased Fritz Stein, Jr. Orsenigo, 54, was born in West Palm Beach and raised in Belle Glade. He graduated from the University of Florida (UF) in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture. He knew he wanted to be a farmer since he was...

MIAMI, Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The South Florida Technology Alliance (SFTA) will serve as host to a celebratory event honoring the 30th anniversary of the birth of the personal computer in Boca Raton, along with a panel discussion from technology experts who put South Florida at the forefront of global technology innovation. The event will recognize the tech innovations created in South Florida, including the development of the PC, the first Smartphone, application virtualization and...

Brian Gauthier, CEO and Administrator of A Family Member HomeCare, a South Florida home health care agency serving Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, was bestowed with the "Heart of the Community" award from Volunteer Broward in 2010 for his work with Hospice by the Sea's Memorial Regional Care Center in Hollywood, Florida.Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Sunrise, Tamarac, Margate, Deerfield Beach (PRWEB) May 25, 2011 Fort Lauderdale, Weston, Brian Gauthier, CEO and Administrator of A...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mavericks in Education Florida, LLC received unanimous approval to open Mavericks Charter High School from both the Palm Beach County School Board and the Village of Palm Springs this week. Frank Biden, President and Development Director of Mavericks, as well as the brother of Vice President Joe Biden stated, "Mavericks High is a mastery-based, high tech, boutique charter high school with a total enrollment of 500 students. The...

With the avalanche of changes in health law and regulation on both the state and federal levels, Brian Gauthier, CEO and Administrator of A Family Member HomeCare, a South Florida Home Health Care agency, has launched "South Florida Home Health Care Agency: A Family Member HomeCare," a blog dedicated to health care and aging issues from a community, governmental and regulatory perspective. Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach County, Florida (PRWEB) April 25, 2011 With the avalanche of...

PAHOKEE, Fla., April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Anquan Boldin Foundation (Q81 Foundation) and Florida Crystals Corporation today announce they will collaborate with Everglades Preparatory Academy to provide summer enrichment activities for students in the Glades communities of Palm Beach County. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110418/FL84836 ) Students in middle school and high school will be encouraged to enroll in this summer's activities, which will include a two-day...

Winners of the 2011 Nonprofits Going Green Contest Announced on April 16, 2011 at the 3rd Annual e4 Sustainability Summit. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties is pleased to announce that five local nonprofit organizations are the winners of its 4th Annual Nonprofits Going Green Contest. Local organizations working to "go green" were honored during the 3rd Annual e4 Sustainability Summit held on April...

ATLANTA, April 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jordan Lane-Palmer, a 9th grader at the A.W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of Arts in West Palm Beach, Fla., is the national winner of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) annual "Be Money Wi$e" poster contest. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110415/DC83765) Jordan's poster, which was among 1,800 entries from across the country, wholeheartedly captured the essence of the theme, "Be A $uperhero! $ave Money!" His artwork was...

BOCA RATON, Fla., March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- According to two just-released surveys by Boca Raton-Information Technology (IT) search and staffing specialist, PROTECH, there is much stronger economic outlook among IT executives and tech talent in the region. The 9th Annual Tech Leadership survey revealed that IT budgets for 2011 are up by 41% from 2010. 37% of Tech Leaders plan to increase IT staff this year (up by 23% compared to 2010). And 50% of Tech Executives are concerned about...