By Alexandra Clough Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Great, high-paying jobs are coming to West Palm Beach. A Latin American renewable energy company has signed a lease to take 13,500 square feet of space in the Commerce Gold building on Australian Avenue. The firm, TAO Sustainable Power Solutions, is the U.S. subsidiary of Vale Energy Solutions, a Brazil-based renewable energy corporation. That company, in turn, is part of Vale, a major Brazilian conglomerate, with interests in mining, energy and steelmaking. TAO has had a small office in Tequesta since 2008 but wanted larger space to accommodate the planned hiring of about 50 mechanical engineers, ranging in pay from at least $90,000 to $100,000, said Joyce Brandao, TAO's human resources manager in Tequesta. TAO currently has ... Continue reading →
SpaceX will try 1st private cargo run again Tues. By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer – 18 minutes ago CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Private rocket maker SpaceX aimed for a Tuesday liftoff after fixing the engine problem that caused a launch abort over the weekend, stalling the world's first commercial space station supply flight.Forecasters put the odds of good weather at 80 percent for the test flight. Launch time was 3:44 a.m. with a split-second window.The California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp., better known as SpaceX, is the first private business to attempt to launch a vessel to the International Space Station. The Dragon capsule atop the Falcon 9 rocket is filled with 1,000 pounds of food and other provisions.All nine of the Falcon's engines ... Continue reading →
Taylor Jones/Palm Beach Post George Elmore of Gulf Stream, founder and president of Hardrives, was honored Friday by the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches as its Community Award recipient. By Carolyn Dipaolo Palm Beach Post Staff Writer WEST PALM BEACH — George Elmore has a reputation as a driven businessman -- the story goes that he pulled air conditioners from a work site when he learned employees were avoiding a steamy paving job -- but what many people don't know, his fans say, is that he has been a founder or leader of dozens of Palm Beach County community organizations. Elmore of Gulf Stream, founder and president of Hardrives, was honored Friday by the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches as its ... Continue reading →
