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March 2018

12Mar

Nation's Largest Steel Manufacturer Locates in Central Florida

12 Mar, 2018 | Highlands County Advantages | News |

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that it will build a rebar micro mill in Frostproof, Florida, which is located in Polk County and just minutes from Highlands County. This is a $240 million investment and is the second rebar micro mill Nucor is constructing. In November 2017, Nucor announced a rebar micro mill project in Sedalia, Missouri. "Nucor has a...

February 2018

26Feb

March Business Webinars

26 Feb, 2018 | training | Training |

FREE business webinars offered by the Small Business Development Administration. MARCH SCHEDULE Process Improvement and Working SmarterFriday, March 2, 2018 from 11am to 12pm ESTHow do you improve the work processes in your office or small business? This class focuses on applying “Lean” process improvement to add efficiencies to your business and improve your bottom line potential.Learn ideas about making your work processes flow better, faster, cheaper? We can show you how...

26Feb

Florida Hospital Sebring Designated Diagnostic Imaging “Center of Excellence”

26 Feb, 2018 | lifestyle, business updates | News |

Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center in Sebring has been designated a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence™ (DICOE) by the American College of Radiology (ACR).The DICOE program, which represents the pinnacle of medical imaging care, is an achievement that goes beyond accreditation to recognize best-quality imaging practices and diagnostic care. This includes a comprehensive assessment of the entire medical imaging enterprise, including structure and outcomes. The DICOE designation ...

02Feb

Economic Recovery & Resiliency Resources Workshop Feb. 15

02 Feb, 2018 | Disaster Resources | Disaster Resources, Events |

To Our Community Business Leaders: As we continue to move forward with recovery efforts after Hurricane Irma, and as we also look to the future and our need to enhance our economic resiliency in the wake of such events, please join us for a workshop: Business Continuity in the Face of Disaster Recovery WorkshopThursday, February 156:30 to 8 a.m.Bert J. Harris Ag-Civic Center, 4509 George Blvd., Sebring, FL 33875View the Event Flier Here The workshop is hosted by the U.S. Economic ...

January 2018

05Jan

Original 'Batcopter' to fly at Sebring, FL Sport Aviation Expo January 24-27

05 Jan, 2018 | Events, News |

Relive the 1960’s era at Sebring’s Aviation Expo with a ride on the original N3079G Batcopter from the Batman TV series. In 1996, pilot Eugene Nock bought the famous helicopter, which was used in the 1966 "Batman" movie and several TV shows. He’s been sharing one of the most famous aircraft of all time at events with the rest of the world ever since the purchase of the unique Bell helicopter.“What we have is an icon in the aviation world as well as the coll...

December 2017

19Dec

Highlands County Among Top in the Nation for Employment Gains as Featured in USA TODAY

19 Dec, 2017 | Business Updates | News |

In a recent article published by USA TODAY, Highlands County ranked eighth in the nation for employment gains in 2017. Only one other Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) made the list of “Top 25 cities adding (and losing) the most jobs in 2017.” The Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Fla., MSA ranked 17th on the list. Employment statistics are published by MSA. The Sebring MSA covers all of Highlands County. As noted in the article, 1,625 (+4.8 per...

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Nation's Largest Steel Manufacturer Locates in Central Florida

March Business Webinars

Florida Hospital Sebring Designated Diagnostic Imaging “Center of Excellence”

Economic Recovery & Resiliency Resources Workshop Feb. 15

Original 'Batcopter' to fly at Sebring, FL Sport Aviation Expo January 24-27

Highlands County Among Top in the Nation for Employment Gains as Featured in USA TODAY

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