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Brevard Business BBN News Vol. 3620 No. No. 39 1 SeptemberJanuary 24, 7, 2018 2002 $1.00 A Weekly Space $1.00Coast Business Magazine with PublishingA Weekly Roots Space in CoastAmerica Publication since 1839 Brevard Job Link key resource connecting firms and job seekers access to America’s Job Bank and other By Ken Datzman employment Web sites, videos, career guidebooks and an in–depth collection of The visibility of the Brevard Job Link periodicals, including “The Wall Street got a big boost in 2001. Journal.” The continuing contraction in the The centers also have computers economy, although a rebound is expected equipped with word–processing software, in 2002, focused a much brighter light on fax machines, copiers, laser printers, and the importance of the organization and telephones with long–distance access. A its mission in the county. videoconference system is available, The four full–service, one–stop career which may be used for conducting centers in Brevard — from Palm Bay to interviews. Titusville — handled significantly Employers, said1.2 inches South, x can .35 provide inches increased traffic, even catering to people the Job Link with6.5 its picas openings x 2.7 pica frees of who have never had a need to tap this charge either online, by fax or phone, resource before. visit one of the centers “or they can ask “It’s been a great year in that we have for a representative to come and see been able to get services out to people them at their place of business. We quicker and more efficiently than ever would like to see every single job order in before,” said Linda South, executive Brevard County to be in the Job Link director of the organization. She added, “I system, so that we can rapidly match think a lot more people have come to skill sets. And if we don’t have the match understand the value of the rich re- we’ll use the information to create sources that are available in the Brevard education and training opportunities that Job Link centers, not only from a job– are responsive to the need.” BBN photo — Adrienne B. Roth Theseeker’s Doctors standpoint Goodwill Foundationbut also from will thehost a MasqueradeBrevard Ball on Job Thursday, Link is fundedNov. 1, at through the Space Coat Convention Center in Cocoa. Open to the public, people attending this fundraiser can help DGF ‘remove the mask and shatter the stigma of opioid addition and suicide’ in the community. Tickets and sponsorships are available for the Masquerade Ball. DGF is working with a coalition of partners employer’s standpoint.” the Brevard Development Workforce BBN photo — Adrienne B. Roth to addressThese information–packedthe opioid crisis in Brevard. centers From left: SonalBoard Shah, Inc. a retired in Rockledge. pharmacist; It Dr. also Kantilal has been Bhalani, DGF founder; Gita Bhalani; Randy Mortensen, DGF board advisor; Sue Tindall, DGF administrative assistant; and Dr. Ashish Udeshi, DGF president. They are at the Space Coast Health Foundation’s newThe fourCenter full–service for Collaboration. one–stop career centers of Brevard Job Link are seeing increased traffic. Linda South, offer a variety of services to job seekers, successful in winning competitive grants executive director, said her organization is a rich resource for both the job seeker as well as the employer. businesses and the unemployed. For Michael Anderson is associate director. They are at the Melbourne site in Perimeter Center. Doctorsinstance, there are jobGoodwill referrals, Internet FoundationPlease see Brevard Job Link,to pageaddress 18 opioid crisis; event set for Nov.1 bias and labels that go with it. which includes area leaders in law opioid–related overdoses. 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The event, free of charge to the charitable medical endeavors locally, guntiloing 2003, to work after to change the 2002 the congressional stigma of let younger workers divert some of the regionally, and internationally — every- opioid addiction,” said Dr. Kantilal this initiative is the Brevard Youth community, will feature health screenings, Here’s what to expect if Social elections. 6.2 percent payroll tax they owe on thing from hurricanes to earthquakes. 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Please see Social Security, page 16 BBN BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS online at BrevardBusinessNews.com Local company First Choice Healthcare Solutions appoints James Renna, Dr. Thomas Gill and Gary Augusta to board First Choice Healthcare Solutions Inc. (OTCQB:FCHS) Switzerland, and throughout other European academic in Melbourne, a fully integrated, non–physician–owned, centers. He completed his fellowship training in Sports publicly traded health–care delivery platform providing a Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at the Steadman– full life cycle of orthopedic and spine care for patients Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colo. through diagnosis, treatment and recovery, has an- His primary clinical and research interests include nounced the appointments of James Renna, Dr. Thomas knee and shoulder injuries. He has a particular interest in Gill and Gary Augusta to the board of directors, effective biomechanics of the knee and shoulder, as well as tissue Oct. 1, 2018. engineering techniques for joint preservation and “We are honored to have such accomplished represen- cartilage repair in the knee. Dr. Gill has authored more tation on our board of directors by adding Mr. Renna, than 200 peer–reviewed articles and chapters on basic Dr. Gill and Mr. Augusta,” said Chris Romandetti, science and clinical issues involving the knee and president and CEO of First Choice. shoulder and has