Broward Business Briefs by The Greater #FortLauderdale Alliance (@gflalliance)
The Bank of America Plaza at Las Olas City Centre (LOCC) became a living work of art as it illuminated the Fort Lauderdale skyline with its new LED exterior lighting system. BIG CHEF™, the company that specializes in gourmet canapés, appetizers and hors d’oeuvres that are delivered to your door is participating in Rock the [...]
Broward County, Children’s Services Council and Early Learning Coalition Launch “Look Before You Lock” Campaign
Broward County Commissioner Lois Wexler, Children’s Services Council President/CEO Cindy Arenberg Seltzer and Early Learning Coalition Board Chair Jeffrey Dwyer will help launch a “Look Before You Lock” campaign aimed at ensuring that no children die or are injured as a result of being left in hot vehicles. The event will be held Thursday, April [...]
Easter bunny busy with egg hunts and kids fun around #Broward County this spring break
Coconut Creek Coconut Creek Easter Eggs-Stravaganza! Saturday, March 30 Meet the Easter Bunny and get those eggs in your baskets! Where: Promendade at Coconut Creek. Lyons and Wiles Rd. When: 11:00 AM Who: Ages 10 and under. Cost: Free Cooper City Tween Twilight Egg HuntThursday, March 28th 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM at the Community Center. Phone [...]
Complete Streets program approved by #Broward County commissioners
The “Complete Streets” program approved by Broward Commissioners will create streets that are safer for pedestrians and cyclists and more efficient in terms of transportation. The Complete Streets program provides specific community design standards when planning and building roads throughout the County. The overall mission is to plan for streets that are accessible to people [...]
Broward County Transit to Introduce New 40-foot Hybrid Buses
Broward County Transit (BCT) is introducing new, 40-foot buses that consist of 28 diesel-powered and 21 hybrid-diesel/electric buses, as part of the agency’s 2013 bus replacement plan. The new buses will replace 49 of the 313 current buses in the fleet. “The buses offer our riders a level of comfort they deserve and are in [...]
Turbine Controls expansion to bring 60 aviation jobs to #Miramar
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that Connecticut-based Turbine Controls, Inc. (TCI) – an industry leader in providing aircraft engine component maintenance, repair and overhaul services to aviation and industrial customers across the globe – has announced an upcoming expansion to Miramar, Fla. that will create 60 jobs. TCI has operated in Connecticut for 30 years. [...]
#Broward County Parks Announces Schedule for Water Parks starting in spring break
WHAT: Broward County Parks and Recreation Division announces the schedule for Aquatics Season 2013, at the Division’s four water parks: Castaway Island at T.Y. Park, Paradise Cove at C.B. Smith Park, Splash Adventure at Quiet Waters Park, and Tropical Splash at Central Broward Regional Park & Stadium. The water parks will open on Friday, March [...]
Meet the new District Chiefs of Broward Sheriff’s Office (@browardsheriff)
PEMBROKE PARK/WEST PARK – Captain Danzell Brooks joined the Broward Sheriff’s Office Jan. 28, 2013. He began his law enforcement career with the Hollywood Police Department in 1982 where he performed duties in the Patrol Division, Vice, Intelligence, Crime Suppression Unit, South Broward Drug Enforcement Unit, Internal Affairs and the Narcotics Unit as a detective. [...]
Miramar Pineland Now Open in Broward
WHAT: The Broward County Parks and Recreation Division has opened Miramar Pineland at 3600 S. University Dr., Miramar 33328, as several park amenities are now accessible due to the completion of Phase I construction. The Division has received numerous inquiries from local residents eagerly awaiting access to the site. The public is now able to [...]
High surf expected this weekend in #Broward (up to 10 ft), #PalmBeach (up to 15 ft)
The storm system which brought snow to parts of the Midwest and Eastern U.S., as well as coastal flooding to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S. coast, is now offshore. This system is expected to drift slowly over the northwestern Atlantic over the next few days. Large waves generated by this powerful storm will spread south and [...]
