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BDB Cover(final)2008:Layout 1 9/28/07 1:36 PM Page 1 2007-2008 PALM BEACH COUNTY PROFILE 2007-2008 PALM 2007-2008 PALM BEACH COUNTY PROFILE 2007-2008 PALM PALM BEACH COUNTY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY 2007/2008 BUSINESS ANNUAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF PALM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF PALM Port of Palm Beach BDB 07:Layout 1 9/27/07 1:02 PM Page 1 The Economic Anchor of Our Community "T B QJMMBS PG UIF DPNNVOJUZ TJODF 8FBSFTUFBEGBTUJONBLJOHUPNPSSPXCFUUFS ZPV DBO DPVOU PO UIF 1PSU PG 1BMN #FBDIµT GPS PVS DPNNVOJUZ XJUI B GVUVSF NBTUFS DPNNJUNFOU UP TFSWF ZPV PVS OFJHICPS "T QMBO UIBU JODMVEFT JODSFBTJOH CVTJOFTT BO FDPOPNJD FOHJOF IFMQJOH UP QSPQFM UIF PQQPSUVOJUJFTBOECVJMEJOHCFUUFSSPBEXBZT UISJWJOH MPDBM FDPOPNZ UIF QPSU TVQQPSUT XIJMF BMXBZT QSPUFDUJOH PVS TVSSPVOEJOH BOE DPOUSJCVUFT UP OFBSMZ MPDBM KPCT FOWJSPONFOU 5ISPVHIPVSDPOUJOVFEHSPXUIBOE 'PSXPSL QMBZ PSUSBWFM ZPVDBODPVOU EFEJDBUJPOUPUIFDSVJTFJOEVTUSZ XF PO UIF 1PSU PG 1BMN #FBDI UP CF UIFSF BSFQPTJUJPOJOHPVSTFMWFTGPSUIFGVUVSF GPSZPV :PVS(BUFXBZUPUIF $BSJCCFBO BOE #FZPOE Winter Mgmt Corp BDB 07:Profile Ad 2006 9/27/07 1:03 PM Page 1 Phillips Point Join these business leaders with offices at Phillips Point: Banking and Trust Services •Harris Bank •Mercantile Bank Corporate Headquarters •Affiliated Managers Group •The Goodman Company •Innovative Communication Corporation •Scaife Family Foundation •SDA Enterprises •Woerner Holdings, Inc. Financial Services •Alliance Capital Management •Goldman Sachs •Morgan Stanley •Newbridge Financial •Northern Trust Investments •Rachlin Cohen & Holtz LLP •Smith Barney Inc. •Wealth & Tax Advisory Services Law Firms •Fowler-White Burnett P.A. •Greenberg Traurig •Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart •Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, LLP •Rutherford, Mulhall & Wargo •Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal •Squire Sanders & Dempsy On-Site Dining •The Governors Club •Morton’s of Chicago- The Steakhouse Colonnade Properties For information, contact: (561) 833-7337 Banking and Finance Law • Business and Corporate Law • Business Litigation • Civil Appeals • Commercial and Complex Litigation Complex• Research and Development Ventures • Construction Litigation and Lien Law • Employment Law At Ward, Damon & Posner, we listen to our clients. We understand their Estate Planning• need for clear guidance in order to achieve their goals. We seek to protect • their interests, resolve their confl icts, and assist them in the development Immigration Law of strategies to accomplish their objectives. Intellectual• Property Law We counsel business owners on a variety of issues including buy/sell Licensing and Technology• Law agreements, manufacturing agreements, intellectual property, R&D joint Probate •Litigation venture agreements, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning, immigration and employment law. We successfully Real Estate• Law • defend business clients in major litigation, handle the break-up of business Real Estate Brokerage Law relationships, defend employment claims, provide complex opinions to Real Estate• Litigation major lenders; and handle multi-million dollar loans, real estate developments, and acquisitions, representing lenders and borrowers. Title and Escrow• Services Wills, Trusts• and For more than twenty years, we have built our reputation on service, Probate Administration integrity, solid judgment, top-notch attorneys and a genuine dedication to our client’s needs. Ward • Damon & Posner P.A. 4420 Beacon Circle • West Palm Beach, Florida 33407 Telephone: 561.842.3000 • Facsimile: 561.842.3626 www.warddamon.com WWardard DDamonamon BBDBDB 007.indd7.indd 1 99/27/07/27/07 11:05:49:05:49 PPMM I'm a heart statistic. Last January, I was treated for an irregular heartbeat, at another hospital. They couldn't control it. Dr. Robert Fishel and the JFK electrophysiology team cured it. They treat over 2500 patients like me a year – most with no surgery. No place in Florida does more cases. 2500. If you have a heart issue, remember my number. It could change your life. Call 1-800-848-9809. A nurse will help arrange an appointment. JJFKFK BBDBDB 007.indd7.indd 1 99/27/07/27/07 11:05:23:05:23 PPMM &LORIDA0ENNYSAVER &LA0ENNYSAVERCOM 0ALM"EACH$AILY.EWS 0ALM"EACH$AILY.EWSCOM ,A0ALMA ,A0ALMA)NTERACTIVOCOM 4HE0ALM"EACH0OST 0ALM"EACH0OSTCOM / iÊi>`}ÊV>Ê/ iÜÃÊ-ÕÀVi 7 iÌ iÀÊÞÕ½ÀiÊ}ÊÌÊ>`ÛiÀÌÃiÊÀÊ>VViÃÃÊÌ iÊ ÃÌÊV«Ài iÃÛiÊiÜÃÊ>`ÊiÌiÀÌ>iÌ] ÞÕÀÊLiÃÌÊLiÌÊÃÊÌÊ>ÃÊÌ iÊV>ð 4OADVERTISE CALL 4OSUBSCRIBE CALL 0/34 PPalmalm BBeacheach PPostost BBDBDB 007.indd7.indd 1 99/27/07/27/07 11:06:22:06:22 PPMM TOC.AL:Layout 1 9/28/07 9:00 AM Page 1 2007-2008 Profile Contents Departments Features WELCOME LETTER A message from Kelly Smallridge, president of the 32 BDB CELEBRATES 13 Business Development of Palm Beach County 25TH ANNIVERSARY and George Elmore, chairman of the board Helping build a stronger economy and a brighter future ABOUT THE BDB 15 Services offered by the BDB —Palm Beach County’s business resource 36 KEY ECONOMIC CLUSTERS A look at nine leading industries FACTS & FIGURES 18 Palm Beach County demographics 50 BUSINESS EDUCATION NEW & NOTEWORTHY Advanced training for the county’s 21 A look at four relocation and growing workforce expansion projects BOARD OF ADVISORS 54 WESTERN COMMUNITIES 26 Dedicated leaders of the business New projects in Belle Glade, Pahokee community and South Bay BDB MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 31 Hodgson Russ LLP––one of the nation’s oldest law firms 58 STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL TIES MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY The BDB targets the Canadian market 65 An industry specific directory of while building local business BDB members ` MEMBERSHIP QUICK LIST 62 EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLES 98 An alphabetical directory of BDB members Year-round recreation for business professionals 32 62 31 PROFILE BDB 5 NAI / Merin Hunter BDB 07:Layout 1 9/27/07 1:03 PM Page 1 NAI / Merin Hunter BDB 07:Layout 1 9/27/07 1:04 PM Page 2 08 BDB - Masthead.AL:Layout 1 9/27/07 3:16 PM Page 8 Palm Beach County’s Official Economic Development Organization PARTNERS IN PROGRESS Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners BOARD OF ADVISOR MEMBERS AFLAC Akerman Senterfitt Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Anspach Effort, Inc Bank of America BIOMET 3i, Inc. Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP Flagler Real Estate Services, Inc. Florida Crystals Corporation Florida Power & Light Company Florida Trend Magazine Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. Now there’s a place where Hedrick Brothers Construction Co., Inc. McGladrey Pullen Nova Southeastern University money does grow on trees. Palm Beach Aggregates, Inc. Now you can take care of business while taking better care of Plastridge Insurance Agency your employees and the environment. EcoPlex is the first multi-tenanted Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne green* office building in Palm Beach County, Florida. Conveniently Regions Bank located at Centrepark West in West Palm Beach, this Class A SunTrust Bank Templeton & Company high-performance building provides energy savings of up to 20% Wachovia Bank, N.A. operational savings of up to 25% and through the use of energy-efficient Workforce Alliance, Inc. mechanical systems and cost effective conservation methods that create a healthier workplace for employees and the environment. CORPORATE MEMBERS With hurricane-resistant features, high-quality property management 1st United Bank services, on-site fitness center and four levels of covered parking, All-Ways Advertising Company EcoPlex is a naturally better environment that’s rooted in good business. Applefield Waxman, Inc. Aquila Property Company, Inc. Baron Sign Manufacturing For more information, BNY Mellon Wealth Management call 561-688-2530 or visit Broad and Cassel www.ecoplexfl.com CB Richard Ellis, Inc. Coldwell Banker Residential of Florida-Florida A Navarro Lowrey company Relocation Services Commerce Bank DoubleTree Hotel in the Gardens Florida Public Utilities Company Greenberg Traurig, P.A. Greenspoon Marder Hardrives, Inc. Hodgson Russ LLP JFK Medical Center Kailan International Consultants, Inc. Lockheed Martin Corporation LRP Publications Office Depot Foundation Palm Beach Gardens Marriott ProActive Training & Consulting RML Video Production Services Rutherford Mulhall, P.A. South Florida Business Journal *Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. Oral representations cannot be relied upon as correctly stating the Sun-Sentinel representations of the developer. For correct representations, reference should be made to the documents required by section 718.503 Florida Statutes, to be furnished by a developer to a buyer or lessee. Specifications are subject Ward, Damon & Posner, P.A. to change without notice. Product features are subject to change without notice. All renderings artist's conceptions West Palm Beach Marriott and are not intended to be an exact depiction or to scale of either the possible building configurations. 8 BDB PROFILE THERE’S A SMARTER WAY TO CROSS. When it comes to doing business across the U.S./Canada multistate, state, and local tax; business litigation; border, you need a clear, unified vision for both countries. employment and immigration; real estate and finance; That’s why Hodgson Russ LLP provides experienced U.S. and trusts and estates. U.S./Canada cross-border rep- legal representation that focuses on the unique needs of resentation is only one way we serve clients — we also LLP businesses with cross-border interests. Clients may benefit provide U.S. representation