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Nearly 300 scientists and students traveled to Palm Beach for the inaugural Sunposium 2013 on Feb. 18-19 at The Breakers. The fascinating, two-day scientific exchange was hosted by the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and featured internationally recognized scientists from Germany’s Max Planck Society, as well as speakers from research institutes and universities throughout the United States and Europe. The event included six sessions, 17 presentations and an interactive poster display that highlighted the

When it comes to luring businesses to Palm Beach County, the next step is to shape the perception of decision makers.
That was the message from 10 site selection consultants who are spending three days visiting the county and meeting with business and government leaders.

Florida Atlantic University has received a perfect score from the on-site reaffirmation of accreditation visitation team from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges.  The SACS team reported

The Research Park at Florida Atlantic University announces that Electronic Payment Systems – Global, the largest service provider of automobile billings and collection services for hospitals, physicians and EMS providers nationwide, will move into approximately 12,600 sq. ft at the Boca Raton campus by March 2013.

PDF LINK Boca Raton Regional Hospital has been named as one of the “100 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Oncology Programs” by Becker’s Hospital Review, an industry publication that provides up-to-date business and legal news and analysis related to hospitals and health systems.

As many cities are still struggling physically and economically with the after-effects of Hurricane Sandy, a Downtown West Palm Beach businessman is launching a prototype for a national program designed to expedite financial response and recovery following natural disasters. Disaster relief expert Scott Lewis is

Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business has received $5,000 from State Farm to provide financial literacy programming for local area educators.

BELLE GLADE — The Glades region, long an afterthought in Palm Beach County’s business community, is getting new attention from economic developers.
The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County today opened an office in Belle Glade to market the region to manufacturers and distributors.