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1 BBN Brevard Business News Vol. 31 No. 29 July 22, 2013 $1.00 A Weekly Space Coast Business Magazine printed in Brevard County, Florida since 1984 Webster rolls out MA in IT management to meet growing demand By Ken Datzman The role of information governance has become increasingly important at a time when high volume, high velocity big data moves through the pipes like never before in the world of business. The fast evolving field of information technology management is one of the forces changing the way commerce is conducted today. With the use of mobile and other devices on the rise, information management has moved front and center at organizations. And with business analytics moving forward at an astonishing rate, information management will only grow in importance in the years ahead, experts say. Webster University, a private institution that caters graduate education to working professionals in the region, is stepping up the emphasis on one of its degree programs as student interest in the field of information technology surges. At the same time, corporate spending on information technology is starting to rise again across the markets of hardware, software, and telecommunications. This year, spending is projected to total $3.7 trillion worldwide, a 2 percent increase over 2012, according to a July report by technology researcher Gartner Inc. To better meet demand in the local market, Webster University, based in St. Louis, is currently offering a master s of arts degree in information technology management ITM. We are moving from the programming end to more of the management side of things, simply because that appears to be what students in the region are interested in, said Dr. Bob Cox, the Melbourne campus director for Webster University on the Space Coast. In today s highly competitive global environment, companies are looking for opportunities to minimize costs, increase efficiencies, and gain the upper hand. Business leaders across all industries are focused on IT as a way to achieve that mission. Computer and information systems managers often called information technology managers plan, coordinate, and direct computer related activities in an organization. They help determine the IT goals of a business or an organization, and are responsible for integrating the appropriate computer systems to meet those goals. It is essential that information infrastructure be viewed as strategic, so that a vision to develop it in a cohesive and aligned way over time is possible, says a report by Gartner that identifies the top technology trends impacting IT infrastructure in Please see Webster University, page 19 BBN photo Adrienne B. Roth Webster University s three campuses in Brevard are now offering a master s of arts degree in information technology management. The program is designed for working professionals. In today s competitive global environment, business leaders across all industries are looking to increase efficiencies and minimize costs by leveraging information technology. From left, the Webster team includes: adjunct professor Monte Hancock Jr. of Celestech Inc.; adjunct professor Alan Holbrook of Exelis Inc.; Dr. Bob Cox, Melbourne campus director; and Theresa Grant, coordinator of academic advising and community relations. They are at the Melbourne campus. PRESORTED STANDARD US POSTAGE PAID BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS, INC.

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3 Small Business Administration increases size standards for firms in 70 industries; more to qualify as small WASHINGTON The U.S. Small Business Administration has issued four final rules in the Federal Register, increasing size standards for firms in four North American Industry Classification System Sectors and one Subsector: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (Sector 11), Finance and Insurance (Sector 52), Management of Companies and Enterprises (Sector 55), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (Sector 71) and Support Services for Mining (Subsector 213). Size standards define the maximum size a firm can be and still be considered a small business. The revised standards reflect changes in marketplace conditions and public comments that SBA received to the proposed rules. New size standards will enable more businesses in these sectors to obtain or retain small business status; will give federal agencies a larger pool of small businesses from which to choose for their procurement programs; and will make more small businesses eligible for SBA s loan programs. SBA increased size standards for businesses in 11 industries in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Sector. More than 7,800 additional Sector 11 firms will qualify as small under these new size standards and become eligible for SBA s loan and federal procurement programs. SBA also increased size standards for 36 industries for firms in the Finance and Insurance Sector and two industries in the Management of Companies and Enterprises Sector. SBA changed the basis for measuring size from assets to annual revenues for the International Trade Financing industry and deleted the Real Estate Investment Trusts from its table of size standards. More than 7,400 additional businesses in Sectors 52 and 55 will qualify as small under the new size standards and become eligible for SBA s loan and federal procurement programs. Size standards for 17 industries were also increased for firms in the Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Sector. More than 1,450 additional Sector 71 firms will qualify as small under these new size standards and become BI ed COLOR The Most Respected Name Blue R tangerine Real Estate Today, choosing the 7/15/13 rright real estate agent page is more 5 important than ever RE / MAX Alternative Realty, Inc. 141 Coconut Drive, Indialantic, FL Offi ce: Fax: Web: eligible for SBA s loan and federal procurement programs. SBA also increased size standards for three of the four industries for firms in the Support Activities for Mining Subsector within the Mining, Quarrying and Oil and Gas Extraction Sector (Sector 21). Subsector 213 is the only subsector within Sector 21 which has revenues based size standards. The remaining industries within Sector 21 have employee based size standards, which SBA will review in the near future. More than 475 additional firms will qualify as small under the new size standards and become eligible for SBA s loan and federal procurement programs. The four final rules will be effective July 22, To review the rules and public comments, go to Each sector has a separate RIN number: l Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (RIN 3245 AG43). l Finance and Insurance & Management of Companies and Enterprises (RIN 3245 AG45). Visit BrevardBusinessNews.com for Advertising Information l Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (RIN 3245 AG36). l Support Activities for Mining (RIN 3245 AG44). The SBA is reviewing all size standards, and takes into account the structural characteristics of individual industries, including average firm size, the degree of competition, and federal government contracting trends. This ensures that small business size definitions reflect current economic conditions in those industries. Under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, SBA will continue its comprehensive review of all size standards for the next several years. The SBA issued a white paper titled Size Standards Methodology which explains how SBA establishes, reviews and modifies its receipts based and employee based small business size standards. This paper is available at Also available on this site is the latest about SBA s revisions to small business size standards; for details click on the article What s New with Size Standards. Cabinet votes to approve aquaculture leases for the new oyster farming technique TALLAHASSEE Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam and the Florida Cabinet recently voted to approve expansion of aquaculture leases in Franklin County that will enable Spring Creek Oyster Co. to use the full water column to grow oysters, the first enterprise of its kind in an area where the wild oyster industry is struggling. This new oyster farming technique could be one of the keys to saving the oyster industry in Florida, Putnam said. We re hopeful it will increase productivity, create jobs and supplement traditional oyster harvests. Franklin County s wild oyster industry in the Apalachicola Bay has declined substantially in recent years. Spring Creek Oyster Co. recently began experimenting with the cultivation of oysters in cages to serve at its Spring Creek Restaurant in Crawfordville. The oysters were farmed on the company s current submerged land leases used for clams in Alligator Harbor. Spring Creek Oyster Co. requested approval of the Florida Cabinet for use of the full water column to suspend oyster cages. This places the oysters in the most nutrient rich part of the water, which reduces predators, shortens the grow out time and improves survival rates. The two leases that were modified are 1.5 acres each in the Alligator Harbor Aquaculture Use Zone near St. Teresa Beach in Franklin County. Spring Creek is currently in compliance with the terms of the two leases, which expire in 2022, and with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Aquaculture Best Management Practices. The proposed changes will not have adverse impacts to existing shellfish beds or other natural habitats. For more information about the project, visit PUBLIC AUCTION Bankruptcies, Cities & Estates SUNDAY, July 21 st 1:00 pm 422 Julia St., Titusville, FL Cliff Shuler new ad ed!!florida s Largest Consignment Auction!! 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4 When do we really stop caring about the brands that define us like Diet Coke? By Nathan Holic UCF Forum columnist During the decade leading up to the birth of my son, I averaged 44 ounces of Diet Coke every single day, an amount equal to the volume of the original 7 Eleven Super Big Gulp cup. Forty four ounces a day, though some days I went with BP or Mobil, anywhere with a soda fountain. Forty four ounces a day, and that includes those days when I visited restaurants where only Pepsi was served, and sick days when I couldn t leave bed or even swallow. In fact, when factoring in the number of free fills scored at various eateries, 44 ounces is probably low balling it. Diet Coke was my brand. I was the college instructor who (daily) entered class with cup in hand, who built a Diet Coke policy into his syllabus, whose students commented about Diet Coke on my evaluations and on RateMyProfessor. For several years I wrote a blog called The Diet Coke Chronicles, wherein I detailed my odd habits, my preference for specific straw length, my BBN Brevard BusinessNews 4300 Fortune Place, Suite D West Melbourne, FL (321) fax (321) BrevardBusinessNews.com PUBLISHER Adrienne B. Roth EDITOR Ken Datzman argument for plastic cups over Styrofoam, my ideal ice to soda ratio. I was Diet Coke. The Diet Coke Guy. Sometime in the past two years, though, 7 Eleven quietly reduced its Super Big Gulp cup size from 44 ounces to 42, and then again to 40. When it happened, I exploded in mock outrage. I threatened protests and boycotts. I threatened to shop exclusively at Circle K. (I didn t care that much, but the outrage was expected of me. I d written thousand word essays on Styrofoam cups, for crying out loud. If anyone should speak out about this subject, it should be me.) Days passed, weeks, months, and my average daily consumption (ADC) dipped by about two ounces through the first six months of 2012, matching the new Super Big Gulp cup volume. And when the cup size shrank again, my ADC tumbled to 40. In one of my kitchen cabinets, I have (for some reason) a stack of old Super Big Gulp cups. One is absolutely blank, no 7 Eleven logo, what I call my rare albino cup. Another is a standard 44 ounce Super Big Gulp cup, perhaps the last original cup I saved before the stores changed from 44 ounces to 42. And now, on occasion, I find myself using this old cup at my local 7 Eleven because the store offers a refill discount. (I save about 50 cents per transaction, which is not insubstantial when considering the totality of my annual purchases.) The clerks know it s an older cup, and they give me winks and head nods, as if I ve bucked the system by not only getting a cheaper drink, but a larger drink. It should make me feel sneaky, smart. Except now whenever I use that old 44 ounce cup I find myself struggling over the final 10 ounces. I find myself dumping the last of the soda. It s a strange thing for me to do, to just call it quits and give up on the drink I used to be the kind of guy who could drink the 64 ounce Double Gulp, who would drink warm soda just to finish it, who once (no joke) drank 13 refills during an afternoon at a sports bar watching the NCAA basketball tournament. I m not sure how to process this. Am I happy because I m consuming less Diet Coke? Certainly it s wreaking havoc on my body (especially in heavy quantities). Or am I sad because this feels like a metaphor for aging, like one of those comments that men my age (now in our 30s and 10 pounds heavier than in our metabolically blessed 20s, and slower, and quickly exhausted just from watching our sons spin around the room) make about our youth, like I remember when I could eat a whole pizza by myself! From 44 ounces a day, to 42, to 40. And now 40 ounces is a generous estimate, as I ll find myself going days without a Diet Coke. So often, we become the brands with which we identify: the bands we follow, the sports teams, the stores at which we shop. Each, we think, is a critical part of our personality, our own brand (making us, really, a collage of other brands). For a decade, I was the Diet Coke Guy: eccentric, mainstream but not obvious, at odds with the way others would try to define my masculinity (how many Dude, why are you drinking Diet Coke? Worried about your girlish figure? comments have I fielded?). Could my fading addiction be a sign that in my 30s, with a child I no longer have the time to care about which brands define me? That s a nice thought. The other day, I ran into an old friend from college. His wife is pregnant, and I warned him about the upcoming mayhem that would soon overtake his house. At one point in the conversation, he asked, Are you still, uh and he motioned an invisible cup to his lips, the Diet Coke thing? And I was relieved that I could say, Yeah, you know, I do still drink Diet Coke, but that I could say it without real passion. Nathan Holic teaches in University of Central Florida s Department of Writing & Rhetoric. He can be reached at Nathan.Holic@UCF.edu. SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR Bill Roth Brevard Business News is published every Monday by Brevard Business News Inc. Bulk Rate postage is paid at Melbourne, FL and Cocoa, FL. This publication serves business executives in Brevard County. It reports on news, trends and ideas of interest to industry, trade, agribusiness, finance, health care, high technology, education and commerce. Letters to the Editor must include the writer s signature and printed or typed name, full address and telephone number. Brevard Business News reserves the right to edit all letters. Send your letters to: Editor, Brevard Business News, 4300 Fortune Place, Suite D, West Melbourne, FL, 32904, or BrevardBusinessNews@earthlink.net. Subscription Rates for home or office mail delivery are $26.00 for one year (52 issues). Send all address changes to: Circulation Department, Brevard Business News, 4300 Fortune Place, Suite D, West Melbourne, FL, 32904, or BrevardBusinessNews@earthlink.net. West Palm Beach attorney Coleman is sworn in as president elect of Florida Bar West Palm Beach attorney Gregory Coleman was sworn in as president elect of The Florida Bar at its annual convention in Boca Raton June 28. Coleman joined the Bar s governing board in Fort Lauderdale attorney Eugene Pettis was sworn in as the Bar s 65th and first African American president on June 28 as well. With the Board of Governors, Coleman served this year on the Budget, Communications and Program Evaluation committees. As chairman of the Communications Committee in 2012, Coleman advocated for the expansion of digital communications technologies, such as the new Florida Bar apps for The Florida Bar News and Find A Lawyer. In , he served as a vice chairman of The Florida Bar Commission on the Review of the Discipline System, which reviewed and suggested improvements for the Bar s discipline process. He also has served on the Bar s screening committees for Judicial Nominating Commission appointments, both for the 15th Circuit and 4th District Court of Appeal. He is an ex officio member of the Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. Three times in the past four years, Coleman received The Florida Bar President s Award of Merit. He is profiled in the 2013 edition of Best Lawyers in America and is included in Martindale Hubbell s Bar Register of Pre eminent Lawyers. Previously he served as president of the Palm Beach County Bar Association and of the Young Lawyers Division of both The Florida Bar and the Palm Beach County Bar Association. Coleman is a partner with Burman, Critton, Luttier & Coleman. He focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, insurance bad faith, professional malpractice defense, personal injury, wrongful death and employment litigation. Born in Miami and raised in South Florida, he received both his bachelor s and law degrees from Stetson University. The Florida Bar has more than 96,000 members. BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 4 Call Adrienne Roth at for Advertising Information

5 Florida s top capital law firm for regulated industries celebrates 10 year history with new name TALLAHASSEE Florida s leading capital law firm for regulated industries, Radey Thomas Yon & Clark, has announced a new name and brand Radey Law Firm positioning the company for future growth. The AV rated firm has enjoyed success in its first 10 years, including making U.S. News and World Report s Best Law Firms list for Administrative/Regulatory Law and Insurance Law. Florida Trend magazine ranked the firm among the Top 100 Best Companies to Work for in Florida in 2011 and Martindale Hubbell, A.M. Best and Chambers USA also have recognized the firm s outstanding work. With the renewed look of the firm and the strength and continuity of our existing team, we are positioned for growth and continued achievement, said firm president Travis Miller. The regulatory and legal landscape in Florida is constantly evolving, and it is more important than ever that we position ourselves to add value to our clients and community. The firm has deep experience and extensive relationships in the complex arena of regulated industries. The lawyers at the Radey firm use their specialized regulatory and litigation expertise to help clients navigate issues with governmental and regulatory agencies and defend corporate clients in class action and other complex litigation. The firm s lawyers and consultants have substantial experience before almost every Florida state agency and many federal agencies, and five are former regulators. This experience spans a variety of substantive areas, including regulatory and transactional law, civil and administration litigation and employment law. The firm s practice areas include insurance regulation and business transactions, public utility law, telecommunications, administrative litigation (including bid protests), civil litigation (including class action defense) and labor and employment law. They are also firmly committed to having a positive impact on the community by supporting many local causes. For more information about the practice, visit From: Marcil, Michael W. [MMarcil@gunster.com] Sent: Friday, July 12, :52 AM To: BrevardBusinessNews@earthlink.net Subject: FW: CrossPointe Matter Suitability for Page 5 Attachments: Item 01 Crosbie to Cadiz (June 28, 2013) [ ].pdf; Item 02 Florida Public School Districts Staff Software Systems (September 2011) [ ].pdf; Item 03 Florida Public School Districts (July 10, 2013) [ ].pdf; Item 04 Lake County Enterprise Resource Program Proposal (October 2, 2012) [ ].pdf Mr. Roth: The below, which appears to be addressed to yourself, was forwarded to me by an attorney named, Michael Crosbie of the law firm, Shutts & Bowen, which represents, Educational Data Resources, LLC. It appears that you blind copied Mr. Crosbie on the to yourself. I am an attorney with the Gunster law firm, which has represented CrossPointe for 13 years. I called you to inquire why you were sending third parties an titled, CrossPointe Matter, which references your intention to search other districts to determine their CrossPointe experience. Rather than respond to my question on the phone, you asked me repeatedly to put my question about the purpose of your investigation in writing. I explained that CrossPointe has no current business relationship with Brevard School District. The Master License Agreement you reference was assigned to Educational Data Resources, LLC. Educational Data Resources, LLC is a separate company with separate ownership. Therefore, CrossPointe, LLC does not understand why you are conducting an investigation of CrossPointe s customer relationships with other School Districts outside of Brevard. CrossPointe is concerned about interference with CrossPointe s existing customer relationships with other school districts. CrossPointe will protect itself from any tortious interference with existing customer relationships, and take all necessary legal action to protect itself from any false and defamatory statements made about CrossPointe in any publications, s or newsletters sent to third parties or posted for public review. You represented to me that you would answer my question if I put in writing, so CrossPointe, LLC now would appreciate your explanation about why you are inquiring about CrossPointe s contractual relationships with its customers. Sincerely, Michael W. Marcil (Continued on Column 2) (Continued from Column 1) From: Brevard Business News [mailto:brevardbusinessnews@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 10, :30 PM To: Bill Roth (BBN) Cc: Ms. Adrienne Roth Subject: RE: CrossPointe Matter Suitability for Page 5 July 10, 2013 Wednesday Dear Bill (Self), Based on the June 28, 2013, Crosbie to Cadiz correspondence, a preliminary assessment of the referenced CrossPointe Matter as to Page 5 suitability was initiated. The assessment was limited to Florida school districts as identified in a September 2011 document and a July 10, 2013, document. A Lake County Schools home page search yielded an October 2, 2012, evaluation of same. Brevard Business News is currently waiting for Brevard Public Schools to provide a copy of the CrossPointe Master License Agreement originally signed on July 11, 2002, and all subsequent amendments. When Brevard Public Schools provides the requested Agreement, you will be updated as to Page 5 suitability. Also, as time permits, other districts will be searched to determine their CrossPointe experience. Bill Roth Special Projects Editor Brevard Business News, Inc. (321) BrevardBusinessNews.com BrevardBusinessNews@earthlink.net 4300 Fortune Place Suite D West Melbourne, FL (ITEM 01) CROSBIE TO CADIZ JUNE 28, 2013 (ITEM 02) FLORIDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS STAFF SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SEPTEMBER CertificationDistSoftwareSys11.pdf (ITEM 03) FLORIDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS JULY 10, flash/schoolmap_text.asp (ITEM 04) LAKE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PROGRAM PROPOSAL OCTOBER 2, Default.aspx?PageType=6&SiteID=1&SearchString=CROSSPOINTE at: Enterprise Resource Program Lake County Schools To Be Continued... Visit BrevardBusinessNews.com for Advertising Information BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 5

6 Brevard County has a "NEW" GREAT BUSINESS LOCATION Home to the new Brevard Health Alliance Evans Butler Sarno Regional Health pick Complex up BBN 6/24/13 Sarno Business Complex Sarno Road Melbourne page 7 has space available for lease. Lease price: $7-11 NNN Units from 110 to 15,000 sq. ft acres with plenty of parking Zoned Commercial/Retail/Office Tenant Buildout Available Close to major employers US1, I-95, Melbourne Airport BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 6 Contact Steven Shull Leasing Agent VOLK 6/24/13 page 7 Contact Adam Rathbun Property Manager southtrend logo Call Adrienne Roth at for Advertising Information Port Canaveral Police Department set to be assessed for coveted accreditation status Port Canaveral Police Department will undergo an assessment next month to determine if the agency will gain the highly coveted accreditation status. A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive on Aug. 7 to examine all aspects of Port Canaveral Police Department s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. As part of the review, the department must comply with roughly 260 standards, many of them critical to life, health and safety issues. A voluntary process for law enforcement agencies, the assessment involves review of the department s written materials, interviews, and on site visits to witness compliance. Upon completion of the review, the team reports back to the full commission, which then decides if the agency will receive the three year accreditation status. As part of the on site assessment, agency members and the general public are invited to offer comments to the assessment team. This is a highly prized recognition because it signifies professional excellence in law enforcement, says Port Canaveral Police Chief Joe Hellebrand. The assessment team is comprised of law enforcement practitioners from similar agencies, including team leader David Pate from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Samantha Jones from the Neptune Beach Police Department and James Kleinsorge from the Clearwater Police Department. A copy of the assessment standards is available through June Esposito, accreditation manager for the Port Canaveral Police Department. She can be reached at , extension 317. For more information regarding CFA or for persons wishing to offer written comments about the Port Canaveral Police Department s ability to meet the standards of accreditation, write to CFA, P.O. Box 1489, Tallahassee, Fla., or send an e mail message to info@flaccreditation.org. Best selling author to address ABWA The Oceanside Chapter of the American Business Women s Association will host its dinner meeting at 6 p.m. on July 23 at Eau Gallie Yacht Club, 100 Datura Drive in Indian Harbour Beach. The featured speaker will be Shannon Burnett Gronich, a marketing expert, who will talk about how to get free publicity for your business. She co authored Law of Business Attraction The Secret of Cooperative Success, a best selling book on Amazon.com. To make a reservation to attend the meeting, call Barbara Cheney at Titusville Elks Lodge awards grant to NVHS Titusville Elks Lodge 2113 presented a $2,000 gratitude grant to National Veterans Homeless Support. The ceremony took place on June 17. Bob Swink, exalted ruler of Titusville Lodge 2113, presented the check to George Taylor Sr., president of National Veterans Homeless Support. The money will be used for food and clothes for the Titusville Stand Down for the Homeless Veterans event that will be held Sept. 21. For details about the event, contact Renee Smart, the publicity coordinator for Elks Lodge 2113, at Smartlady1966@cfl.rr.com.

7 National energy expert Levi to speak at state s top energy conference in October TALLAHASSEE Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam has announced the keynote speaker for the 2013 Florida Energy Summit in October. Michael Levi is a great addition to the lineup for the 2013 Florida Energy Summit, Putnam said. The summit will be an opportunity for Florida s energy stakeholders to hear from this national expert on what the sweeping changes in this country s energy policies and resources will mean for the future of Florida. Levi is the David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan foreign policy think tank. He is also director of the CFR s Program on Energy Security and Climate Change and an expert on climate change, energy security, arms control and nuclear terrorism. At the summit, Levi will discuss recent policy proposals affecting the U.S. energy industry, what they mean for Florida and how the state can harness new opportunities in energy production. In April, Levi published The Power Surge: Energy, Opportunity and the Battle for America s Future, which tells the story of current American revolutions in energy, from the discovery of abundant natural gas resources and the advent of fracking to the push for more advanced renewable energy technologies. He is also the author of On Nuclear Terrorism and has been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, Foreign Affairs, The New Republic, Slate and other publications. He was also a technical adviser to the TV drama 24. The Florida Energy Summit will be held Oct at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando. Go to for more information or to register. Instant Admission Days! Saturday, July 27, 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, July 30, 4-7 p.m. webster.edu/spacecoast Merritt Island Campus 150 N. Sykes Creek Pkwy Melbourne Campus Webster U new ad ed 1775 W. Hibiscus Blvd Patrick AFB Campus Please call Bring your undergraduate transcript, speak with an advisor and get an admission decision the same day! The $50 application fee is waived for those who attend. RSVP today to spacecoast@webster.edu! Webster University educates professionals on the Space Coast with accredited master s degree programs. Evening and Saturday classes are taught by academically qualified faculty who are practitioners in their field. The classes are the right size for learning and the perfect place for networking. Event held to encourage study of STEM subjects Children of Lockheed Martin and United Launch Alliance employees enjoyed a full day of mind expanding activities through a program called Young Minds at Work held July 9 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The event, which allows parents to showcase their place of work, is aimed at encouraging the study of and potential careers in science, engineering, mathematics and technology (STEM). With roughly 150 children participating, each child received a gift bag with space and STEM related information. The various Young Minds at Work sessions included a United Launch Alliance Atlas V and Delta IV Mock Launch Countdown, Captain Orion and His Amazing Flying Machines, and a Weather Balloon Station Tour and Launch. Additional activities included demonstrations by FIRST Robotics Team 801, known as Horsepower, with students from Merritt Island secondary schools, and Team Bionic Tigers from Cocoa High School. The program also included the Sea Cadets posting of the colors. Breakfast, special programs and gift items were provided by the Lockheed Martin Leadership Association, Lockheed Martin Space Coast Women s Intrinsic Network, Lockheed Martin Next Generation Leaders, Eastern Range Diversity Association and Eastern Range Employees Association. Webster University, founded in 1915, is the only Tier 1, private, nonprofit university with campus locations around the world. Cindy Wooten, President TWIN RIVERS INSURANCE CAN MEET ALL OF YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS Twin Rivers 7/08/13 horizontal one We re not just your agent - we are members of your team. 306 E. New Haven Avenue, Melbourne, FL (321) Fax Visit BrevardBusinessNews.com for Advertising Information BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 7

8 Brevard Zoo new ad ed (AVIARY IN AUSTRALASIA IS NOT OPEN DURING EVENING EVENT) Megan Dickson joins Ted Todd Insurance Agency as senior account agent in Viera Megan Dickson has joined the Ted Todd Insurance Agency as senior account agent at its Viera office located at The Avenue, 6711 Lake Andrew Drive, Suite 2. Dickson is a resident of Rockledge and holds her Florida 2 20 and 2 15 insurance licenses. She has worked in the industry for nearly 10 years. Dickson is on track to complete her bachelor s degree in criminal justice from University of Central Florida this fall. Megan was formerly with another area Allstate office at Merritt Island for seven years, so she brings a wealth of existing product knowledge and experience to our clients, said Ted Todd, the owner of Ted Todd Insurance Agency. We re excited to add her energy, expertise and friendly nature to our sales team. We re been very focused on serving the vibrant Viera marketplace since we relocated our local Brevard office there two years ago to be more convenient to the nearby Baytree, Suntree, Duran, and Indian River neighborhoods. Ted Todd formed The Ted Todd Insurance Agency 26 years ago and it is now one of the largest Allstate agencies in the country, he said. It now has a total of seven locations and 53 insurance professionals located in Brevard, Manatee, Lee, and Palm Beach counties. The agency provides home, auto, retirement, and life insurance products to more than 30,000 customers in Viera, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Indian Harbour Beach and Satellite Beach on the East Coast; plus Sarasota, Boca Raton, Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Estero, Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, Naples, Punta Gorda, and Port Charlotte on the West Coast. For more information, call or visit The Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) is celebrating its 80th anniversary as an insurer. For more information, visit Barnes & Noble in West Melbourne to host exclusive LEGO Architecture Studio event NEW YORK Barnes & Noble in West Melbourne will host its first LEGO Architecture event, in celebration of LEGO s new launch, LEGO Architecture Studio, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 25. The store is on West New Haven Avenue. The presentation is free of charge to the community and will showcase products for teachers to use in the classroom. The LEGO Architecture Studio event will feature City of West Melbourne Planner Patrick Benton discussing and demonstrating key aspects of the design process in architecture using LEGO bricks to educate and inspire. Participants will have the opportunity to reference the LEGO 250 guide book, experiment and create original architectural designs with more than 1,200 monochromatic building pieces, and learn a few architectural concepts such as scale, mass and density, symmetry, modules and repetition, space and section and surface. Additionally, the store will offer architecture fans the first look at a new LEGO Architecture product that can only be found for sale in Barnes & Noble and LEGO brand outlets from July BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 8 Call Adrienne Roth at for Advertising Information

9 Lori Scott announces new election equipment to replace outdated system VIREA The Board of County Commissioners has approved Brevard County Supervisor of Elections Lori Scott s request to replace the county s aging and outdated election equipment. Scott said the vote ensures that Brevard s voters will have election equipment certified to the most recent federal and state standards. Brevard County was among the first counties in the state to purchase optical scan equipment. Brevard s Commission has a history of being forward thinking with election equipment purchases, said Scott. The decision of the board in 1999 to move to optical scan equipment kept Brevard County from being mired in the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election. Unfortunately, it also means we have some of the oldest election equipment in the state. In addition to the replacement of the current optical scan (paper ballot) equipment, Brevard will be replacing state mandated Americans with Disabilities Act compliant touch screen election equipment. The replacement of our current ADA touch screen voting equipment to the AutoMark ballot marking system means that Brevard s disabled voters will now have the same paper ballot all other voters use, said Scott. Florida Legislature has mandated all ADA election equipment use paper ballots by the year Brevard s voters will cast ballots using the new election equipment during the Municipal and Special District Elections on Nov. 5. SCCC s Smoking Cessation Course a big success for 13 participants; to be held again TITUSVILLE Space Coast Cancer Center has graduated 13 nonsmokers from the Smoking Cessation Course held for five consecutive weeks at the Titusville cancer center. Participants attended class every Thursday in the May and completed the course on May 30. Lana Saal, a Master Health Educator, was the facilitator of the class at Space Coast Cancer Center. The participants received educational materials, personal and phone support and nicotine patches. The class size was limited to 15 participants to help foster more overall success, she said. Classes are offered free of charge to participants and are funded by the state s tax that is collected from the sale of cigarettes. Florida has mandated that a portion of all cigarette tax be spent on smoking cessation programs. The program at Space Coast Cancer was so successful and popular, said Saal, that a subsequent class has been scheduled for August. Registration is required. Participants who complete the program receive an award certificate. Smoking cessation fits in perfectly with Space Coast Cancer s mission to provide hope, health and healing, says Dawn Faust, the program administrator. We offer cancer preventions and screening as well as cancer therapy. Call 1 87 QUIT NOW 6 to register for the August class. You may also call Space Coast Cancer Center at (855) , extension 3130, and ask for Faust. Holiday Inn Express 301 Tucker Lane Cocoa, FL (SR 520 & I-95 Exit 201) Doctors Expo Free CME/CEU/CE ACLS Exhibits Bring the kids to the Festival while you attend classes. More details at Thanks to our sponsors: Presented by The Doctors Goodwill Foundation Saturday August 17, p.m. Parrish Medical Center VITAS The Doctors Wuesthoff Goodwill Foundation is a coalition of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, allied health Health workers, First hospitals, healthcare agencies and area businesses, who have joined Hospice together to of improve St Francis the health care system by offering continuing education credits and Palm a venue Cottages to learn about new and innovative products and services. Space Coast Cancer Ctr. Coram The Doctors Infusion Goodwill Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable First Choice Medical Grp. organization which means that all The donations Eye Institute are tax deductible. Your Health South support is Sea sincerely Pines appreciated. Rockledge Rehab. Suntree Pharmacy TD Bank Walgreens as of April 2013 Docs Good will 7/15/13 page 12Food Trucks Bounce Houses Inflatables Brevard Sheriff Lab Testing (small fee) Fire Dept. Children s Games Antique Cars Community Services Health Information Sport Physicals (small fee) Hearing & Eye Screening Osteoporosis Screening And more. Help us celebrate 10 years! VENDORS RESERVE YOUR SPACE Call for details Doctors Goodwill Foundation P.O. Box 909 Titusville, FL (Phone) (Fax) Visit BrevardBusinessNews.com for Advertising Information BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 9

10 First round of Startup Quest program at Brevard Workforce a big success pairs aspiring entrepreneurs with successful businessowners in the region By Ken Datzman ROCKLEDGE Igniting the spirit of entrepreneurship is what Brevard Workforce is doing in the region through Startup Quest, an initiative supported by a three year grant from the U.S. Department of Labor s Workforce Innovation Fund. The program provides entrepreneurial training to qualified professionals by connecting them with successful entrepreneurs who mentor and guide these professionals through the process of creating business plans to bring new inventions and technologies to market. The mentorship piece of Startup Quest is key, said Erica Lemp, program planning officer at Brevard Workforce. And we have some really great mentors in the community who are reaching out to help others who are interested in entrepreneurship. Studies show what startup entrepreneurs need most is the mentorship and fellowship of other entrepreneurs who can help them avoid missteps and point them toward customers, funders, and talent. The Startup Quest program was designed to create jobs and uplift the economy over the long term. As new businesses begin to grow in a community, they hire employees. Local Workforce boards in Brevard, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Daytona, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa St. Petersburg, and Tallahassee joined together in a consortium to implement the Startup Quest program. The consortium pursued the grant. The Alachua Bradford Regional Workforce Board (doing business as FloridaWorks) is the program lead entity, said Lemp. The consortium members are replicating a very successful pilot program FloridaWorks did in 2011 (in Gainesville). Brevard Workforce was the first member to launch Startup Quest and the first one to wrap up the initiative. We will have two additional rounds of Startup Quest starting in the community in Those rounds will probably be in March or April, and again in late summer. Brevard Workforce was particularly suited for the Startup Quest rollout because as an organization we have been involved in a lot of entrepreneurial activities, including BizLaunch, which is held at our Rockledge location, said Lemp. Brevard Workforce s BizLaunch is a networking, support, and skill building group for those thinking about becoming an entrepreneur. FloridaWorks leads a coalition called the Business Advocacy and Self Employment Consortium, which is comprised of the Workforce boards mentioned. The local program concluded with a six hour showcase event July 11 at Space Coast Convention Center at the Holiday Inn Cocoa. The agenda featured a Business Plan and Investor Pitch Competition that day. A panel of Startup Quest judges, including successful entrepreneurs, businesspeople, and investors, evaluated the business plans and the 10 minute pitches based on criteria such as market research and value proposition. Winning team members were awarded cash prizes sponsored by the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, said Lemp. Each member of the first place team received $1,000. Runner up team members were awarded $750, with $500 going to each member of the third place team. l The first-place team: Solar Flex (Scott Campbell, Jeffrey Gilchriest, Rupert Hector, Robin Jones, Winsome Sharpe and mentor Robert Green). l Second place: Space Coast Industrial Solutions (Sylvester Brown, Stefanie Chrisman, Angela Davidson, Cynthia Hercules, Pablo Martinez, Kelly Nichols, Edward Pulz, Mark Woolsey and mentor Michael Judith). l Third place: TJS Technologies (Cindi Courbat, Darrell Craig, Lanny Gerkin, Andrew Heavener, Doug Hercules, Janet Lindsey and mentor Mark Shantzis). l Honorable mention: nervemg (William Harr, Tamela Hughey, Delbressa Jordon, John Levitt, Caroline Miles, Terry Tyson, Mary Ward and Susan Wheat). In the program, participants are teamed with an experienced entrepreneur mentor to form simulated startup companies and create a commercialization plan for an existing technology. Using inventions and discoveries from Florida s state universities (including the University of Central Florida and the University of Florida), federal laboratories, and NASA, a connection occurs in an intensive hands on laboratory training program environment for the participants. A simulated company and business plan are created to develop the products or services for those real technologies. To participate in Startup Quest, applicants must be over the age of 18, hold a college degree, and be unemployed or underemployed in the work force. The program brings new opportunities for collaboration that may transform career paths and skills training, said Lemp. The innovative program provides eight weeks of curriculum as well as participation in a simulated technology startup. She added, We started with an information session attended by some 200 aspiring entrepreneurs on April 9 of this year. At that meeting, about 124 individuals submitted applications to be a part of the program. So we knew from day one we had a set of individuals who were extremely interested in the idea of entrepreneurship. Some applicants left the program early because they landed jobs, while a number of others pulled out because of time commitments. The group met from 1 to 5 p.m. once a week for eight weeks. Brevard Workforce s final group had 82 participants, which we think is amazing for the first round of Startup Quest. We re pleased with the number, said Lemp. She said the class was made up of people from various career backgrounds. They included technical writers, engineers and marketing professionals, as well as people from sectors such as finance, nonprofit, and manufacturing. We ended up with 11 teams around 11 technologies with 11 mentors, she said. BBN photo Adrienne B. Roth Erica Lemp is program planning officer at Brevard Workforce. Her organization has just completed the first round of Startup Quest, an initiative supported by a three year grant from the U.S. Department of Labor s Workforce Innovation Fund. The program culminated July 11 in a Business Plan and Investor Pitch Competition at a hotel in Cocoa. Two more rounds of Startup Quest are set for 2014, during spring and summer. Participants in the program gained increased knowledge about advanced technologies, emerging industries, entrepreneurship, market analysis, financial projections, management, and the technology development process, said Lemp. These skills will help empower a participant to form his or her own startup company, or make them a more valuable employee for a new startup company. An extended goal of the Workforce Innovation Fund grant is to access the effectiveness of the Startup Quest program. We will track for a full year past the life of the grant, said Lemp. So we will be tracking all the way through 2016 to see how these teams do. We would love to see them license their technologies (through Startup Quest partner the University of Florida Office of Technology Licensing). For more information about the rounds in 2014, call Lemp at or send an e mail message to Elemp@BrevardWorkforce.com. BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 10 Call Adrienne Roth at for Advertising Information

11 Space Coast Cancer Center expands at Viera Medical Plaza completes construction on second floor; area for educational seminars, conferences By Ken Datzman Space Coast Cancer Center, which occupies 7,500 square feet on the first floor of the Viera Medical Plaza at Viera Health Park, has completed an expansion on the second level of the facility. The second floor build out brings the practice s total occupancy to roughly 23,000 square feet in that building. The new space positions Space Coast Cancer Center to better serve patients in the future with three additional suites, including a 4,000 square foot state of the art infusion suite with 20 stations, and a conference area designed to host educational seminars and presentations by experts covering a range of health care topics. When the physicians of Space Coast Cancer Center signed the lease at Viera Medical Plaza it was for part of the first floor and the entire second floor (30,000 square feet), said Dr. Richard Levine, president and founder of Space Coast Cancer Center, whose practice has cancer centers in Titusville, Merritt Island, and Viera. We built the Viera Cancer Center with long range plans. Our physicians have personally invested millions of dollars in the Viera Medical Plaza, with plans of being there for many years of practice. The Viera Medical Plaza team includes Dr. R. Duff Sprawls, Dr. Cynthia Bryant, and Dr. Miguel Pelayo. In April 2011, Titusville based Space Coast Cancer Center opened on the main level at Viera Medical Plaza. Now, it has tapped an additional 15,500 square feet of their inventory on the second floor. Recently, the eight board certified medical oncologists of the practice have been granted privileges at Wuesthoff Hospital Melbourne and at Health First s Holmes Regional Medical Center, also in Melbourne. The physicians will be doing rounds (seeing patients) at the six hospitals in Brevard County (Viera Hospital, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Wuesthoff, Palm Bay Hospital, Cape Canaveral Hospital, and Parrish Medical Center), he said. Our hope is that we will have the opportunity to care for patients in South Brevard, which is a new community for us. With increased patient referrals, we will have the need to move more services upstairs on the second floor of Viera Medical Plaza. The second floor space includes 17 examination rooms, six physician offices, and six administrative offices. Also, there is a large conference room and a break room on that level, with a divider wall separating the two. The conference area, which can accommodate up to 100 people, contains audio visual and other technical equipment to be used by speakers who make presentations to audiences. The space can be configured to host small groups of people for special events. With its conference capability, Dr. Levine said the Viera facility will be able to host meetings for support groups, presentations by oncologists and specialists, and community gatherings that are health care related. At our cancer center in Titusville, we ve hosted survivorship summits. We ve held conferences on lung cancer and prostate cancer. We ve had people listen to presentations by the physicians of Space Coast Cancer Center and outside speakers as well. Space Coast Cancer Center typically invites specialists from Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Shands Hospital, MD Anderson Florida, and Mayo Clinic Florida to discuss new trends in the field of oncology. It s been a big success. Originally, the entire second floor was going to be dedicated to oncology care and related services. But Dr. Levine said his group decided it would be more efficient to create two other suites and sublease them to physicians in the area. If we have other subspecialties subleasing the suites on the second floor it will bring more services to Viera Health Park and the community, he said. Dr. Rebecca Hunton, an internist, has relocated and moved her practice into one of the suites on the second floor. As a practicing physician, she focuses on wellness. Dr. Hutton combines holistic and traditional therapies in her practice. In addition to her office space at Viera Medical Plaza, Dr. Hunton is introducing her new practice name, Radiantly Healthy MD, as well as a new logo and branding. She is also launching a line of private label supplements, a weight loss program, and a skin care line. Another suite on the second floor of roughly 1,600 square feet will be furnished and equipped to sublease by the day to a variety of subspecialists, from general surgeons to neurologists. Or, if there is a physician who wants to lease the space for the full year we will do that, said Dr. Levine, whose practice is conveniently located near Viera Hospital. The second floor project includes three private infusion rooms with hospital beds. Also on the second tier there is a nutrition center and an area for financial counselors to work with patients. The first floor of the practice is for radiation BBN photo Adrienne B. Roth Space Coast Cancer Center has completed a 15,500 square foot build out on the second floor of Viera Medical Plaza at Viera Health Park. The practice, which occupies 7,500 square feet on the main level of the building, is planning for the future. The project includes a large conference room. From left, the physician team includes: Dr. Miguel Pelayo, Dr. Cynthia Bryant, and Dr. R. Duff Sprawls. therapy treatment and medical oncology. There is an elevator that takes the patients to the second floor for infusion therapy. Space Coast Cancer Center is currently taking part in a national oncology pilot project funded by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Known as the Community Oncology Medical Home Initiative, Space Coast Cancer Center is one of a small number of practices across the nation participating in the program. The project was designed to test creative ways in which to deliver high quality medical care in communities, improve outcomes and access to care, and provide better value for the patient and the insurer. We are one of seven practices in the country and the only one in Florida to have been selected and funded by Medicare for the project. It s an honor to participate in the program, said Dr. Levine. His practice works closely with Dr. Barbara McAnemy, the chief executive officer of the New Mexico Cancer Center, who wrote the proposal and was approved for roughly $19.8 million in funding from the Center for Medicare and Medicare Innovation. Space Coast Cancer Center has had to hire additional people to meet the needs of the project, which includes a lot of reporting to be completed for Medicare. The cancer center in Titusville has expanded hours as part of the initiative, with physicians and staff available to see patients until 7 p.m. on weekdays. The practice is also open for several hours on Saturdays and Sundays. Visit BrevardBusinessNews.com for Advertising Information BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 11

12 Gator Club to host Kickoff Party and Golf Challenge at the Duran Golf Club in Viera; family friendly event The Space Coast Gator Club will host its annual Kickoff Party and Golf Challenge on Aug. 10 at Duran Golf Club in Viera. The Golf Challenge begins at 4 p.m., followed by the Kickoff Party at 5:30. This is a family friendly event and the club s biggest fund raiser of the year. All of the proceeds will go to fund scholarships for Brevard County students to attend the University of Florida. This event always sells out so you should get your tickets early, said Randy Gray, Kickoff Party chairman. Guest speaker Zach Abolverdi from the Gainesville Sun will preview the upcoming Gator football season with a video presentation. He will give an insider s look on Gator players who will make an impact on this year s team. Abolverdi follows only Gator football and is a specialist in recruitment. He will also touch on the latest recruits joining the Gator Nation. His presentation will be followed by a question and answer session. The event begins at 3 p.m. with a free Kids Clinic. The popular Nine Hole Golf Challenge starts at 4 o clock, but come early to warm up with a bucket of range balls at no charge and participate in the inaugural Longest Putt Contest to test your putting skills before the Challenge. There will also be Closest to the Pin Contest during the tournament. This event is limited to 36 golfers. The Kickoff Party begins with a pep rally hour of music, cheers and Gator football highlights. Jungle Jim Green will provide some live alligators for Gator fans to hold and take pictures with. The club will also unveil its new Spaceman Mascot during the pep rally. There will be a TailGator buffet complete with grilled hot dogs and hamburgers, as well as pulled pork. Gator vendors will be on hand with unique items for the Gator fan. There will also be a raffle with prizes and a silent auction. The signed items will include memorabilia from Florida head coach Will Muschamp, former Gator football coach Steve Spurrier, and former Gator player Chris Leak. There will be a Kids Fun Zone during the event. Advance Kickoff Party tickets are $20 for Gator Club members, $25 for non members and $15 for children age 12 and younger. Tickets for the Golf Challenge are $20. Visit SpaceCoastGatorClub.com to purchase tickets. Business and personal sponsors and vendors are needed to make this event a success, said Rich Rosa, co chairman. Sponsors and personal donations are an integral part of our operation. We rely on sponsor donations to finance most of our operating costs, so that the proceeds from the event can be passed on to our club s scholarship fund. To sponsor the event, become a vendor, or for further information, call or send an e mail message to SpaceCoastGatorClub@gmail.com. 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13 Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science in Cocoa to unveil Mastodon at event on Aug. 17 The Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science will welcome home the fully articulated Mastodon from the Florida Museum of Natural History at an event next month. The Mastodon will be unveiled by Cocoa Mayor Henry Parrish III on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Grand Unveiling of the Articulated Mastodon, a social function from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science in Cocoa. The community chosen name of the Mastodon will be announced by John Jeremiah, who donated the Mastodon to the Brevard Museum in Dr. Cliff Jeremiah, who casted the Mastodon, as well as Kurt Auffenberg, articulator of the Mastodon, will be attending the event as honored guests of the Brevard Museum. Reservations are required for the Grand Unveiling, which will feature the first viewing of the articulated Mastodon. The cost to attend the event is $50 and will include light refreshments. Funds raised that evening will benefit the Brevard Museum, a local community museum that features Florida history, focusing on Brevard County. As the Brevard Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity, donations made during this event are tax deductible. Nancy Rader, executive director of the Brevard Museum, describes the importance of the project as significant to Brevard County in that it allows the Brevard Museum to be one of few in Florida to house an articulated Mastodon, a giant ground sloth, and a saber ISLAND BEACH HOUSE MELBOURNE BEACH $239,900 Morris 7/15/13 page 7 Change in black ed islandbchhouse@webs.com FULL IslandBchHouse.com COLOR 4BR/ 3BA/ 2HBA 2040 sq.ft. Awesome spacious home for large family/ friend meet-ups. Perfect ocean side residential island community living. Walk to beach access. Separate entrance 1BR/1BA kitchenette mother-in-law unit. Close to A-rated schools, quaint shopping district, library, boat ramp, pier, parks with tennis, playground & gazebo. 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Articulating the Mastodon is a project that has been a dream of Rader s since The Brevard Museum Guild and Board of Trustees have enthusiastically supported this vision with fund raisers and donations of both time and money. The Brevard Museum Guild s support has been invaluable to the project, she said. The Brevard community has also fully supported the Mastodon Articulation project, added Rader, not only financially but also by participating in choosing his name. The community submitted more than 100 names, which were then narrowed by the Brevard Museum Board of Trustees to 10 names. They are: Wooley, Bones, Mason, Trunky, Dawn, Millie, Tusker, Humphrey, Miles and Manny. The community voted from Dec. 1 through April 1 with one name a clear favorite. For more details about the upcoming community event, call the Brevard Museum at Cliff Shuler to conduct public auction of more than 1,000 items on July 21 Cliff Shuler Auctioneers & Liquidators Inc. will conduct a public auction at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, at 422 Julia St. in Titusville. The event is free of charge and the site opens at 11 a.m. for inspection of auction items. Federal bankruptcy trustees, city and council municipalities, estate representatives and individuals have contracted Cliff Shuler Auctioneers & Liquidators to sell more than 1,000 items, from household goods to real estate, to the public that day. The auction list includes a 1959 Nash Rambler, a 39 foot houseboat, antiques and collectibles, restaurant equipment, computers, tools, and residential washers and dryers. The real estate lots that will be up for auction are in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and Michigan. A Hilton Grand Vacation Club Timeshare will be auctioned, too. More than 200 photographs can be found at (click Upcoming Auctions ). Cliff Shuler, of Cliff Shuler Auctioneers & Liquidators, has been doing business in Florida for more than 36 years. Debra Shuler, a licensed real estate broker, heads up Shuler & Shuler Real Estate Auctioneers. Cliff Shuler Auctioneers & Liquidators is a Life Member of the Florida Auctioneers Association and of the National Auctioneers Association. Both Cliff and Debra are members of the Florida Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame. We ve Updated Our WebSite To Better Serve You! Animal Hospital new ad ed Services Offered News Blog Facility Tour Pet Parents Section CentralFloridaAnimalER.com ridaanimaler.com i NOW FIND US ON Offering Full Circle Care from Diagnosis through Recovery; providing Comprehensive Emergency and Specialty Care, in one state-of-the-art location! Visit BrevardBusinessNews.com for Advertising Information BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 13

14 Brevard County Health Department honored for excellence in public health; one of 38 to receive top award Florida Department of Health honored the Brevard County Health Department at the 2013 annual conference of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Brevard County was recognized for developing and implementing a program that demonstrates exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a local public health need. Its Primary Access to Health (PATH) Clinic was one of 38 public health programs developed by a local health department selected from across the nation to receive NACCHO s Model Practice Award. The PATH Clinic provides primary care for the underserved population and specialty care by volunteer physicians in the health department clinic. The program partners with local hospitals to provide diagnostic testing through in kind donations and partners with Florida Institute of Technology to provide behavioral health services. This is instrumental in providing free diagnostic and quality medical care to our clients, said Dr. Heidar Heshmati, director of the Brevard County Health Department. All services are coordinated by the Brevard County Health Department and supported by the Board of County Commissioners, local hospitals and volunteer private providers, he said. Last year, the PATH Clinic received the Prudential Davis Productivity Award, and the Florida Health Care Coalition Community Services Award for being selected as a best practice and providing primary care for the indigent. We are proud to receive this NACCHO s Model Practice Award for our PATH Clinic, said Dr. Heshmati. Brevard County Health Department is the only county health department in the United States to have received 12 Model Practice Program Awards from NACCHO. He added, The award is evidence of our commitment to developing responsive and innovative public health programs that improve the health of local residents. Each innovative project receiving the award was peer reviewed by other local health department professionals, and selected from a group of 101 applications. Since 2003, NACCHO s Model Practice Awards program has honored initiatives, including programs, resources and tools, that demonstrate how local health departments and their community partners can effectively collaborate to address public health concerns. PATH Clinic is now part of an online, searchable database of successful public health practices in areas ranging from immunization and maternal and child health to infectious diseases and emergency preparedness. The NACCHO Model Practice database allows users to benefit from colleagues experiences, to learn what works, and to ensure that resources are used wisely on effective programs that have been implemented with good results. It also enables NACCHO to share information with key stakeholders and media about the good work being done by local health departments across the country. This award puts Brevard County Health Department into special company, a select group of health departments that exemplify a forward thinking, proactive attitude toward protecting and promoting the health of communities across the nation. For more information about the NACCHO Model Practice Awards and to view a list of other award winners, go to The NACCHO represents the nation s 2,800 local governmental health departments. These city, county, metropolitan, district and tribal departments work every day to protect and promote health and well being for all people in their communities. Melbourne Community Orchestra accepting new members The Melbourne Community Orchestra is seeking string and percussion players who wish to join the all volunteer group. The orchestra is comprised of more than 50 musicians ranging from student players to adult hobbyists and full time professionals. Named Orchestra in Residence for the City of Melbourne in 2008, the 24 year old musical organization performs seven sets of free concerts each season in the Melbourne auditorium, 625 Hibiscus Blvd. The group rehearses on Monday nights. Call or send an e mail message to MelbourneOrchestra@gmail.com for more information. MCC Building Champions on and off the 6/03/13 field baseball player State Champions Class 3A Barbara C. Wall Broker/Owner/President barbara@barbarawall.com Highway AIA, Indian Harbour Beach, FL Bus Fax Cell Toll Free Barbara Wall 7/08/13 page 6 Militano business card Commercial Residential Highway A1A, Suite 101, Indian Harbour Beach National 7/08/13 page 7 Serving Brevard Since 1965 BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 14 Call Adrienne Roth at for Advertising Information

15 Habitat for Humanity to celebrate 300th home project with community event at the building site on July 20 Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County Inc., with funds from the City of Melbourne, a loan from the Brevard County Housing Financial Authority, and sponsorship from Apostle Build South, is set to dedicate the new home of Pauline Clark and family. The event will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, at 1976 Southland Ave. in Melbourne, the new home site. This house symbolizes Pauline Clarke s hard work and determination to provide a stable home for her daughter and Habitat s commitment to a world where everyone has a decent place to live, said Joe Gassman, president and chief executive officer of Habitat of Humanity of Brevard. It s so gratifying to see the Clark family celebrate their new home as the 300th family served by Habitat in Brevard County. Booker T. Washington is where her family has always lived and dreamed of a better life. Now with a new house and another piece to the neighborhood revitalization efforts they have taken another step in achieving their dream, said Gassman. The public is invited to attend and join the celebration. For additional information, visit or call Churches from South Brevard came together to provide funding and volunteers to build houses with Habitat family partners. This house was constructed by the Apostle Build South Team, made up of the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Community, First United Methodist Church of Melbourne, Cut Above Video new ad ed Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Trinity Presbyterian Church, St. Marks United Methodist Church, Northside Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church of the Good Shepherd. They have individually participated in 35 Habitat house builds. Clark s house is their 36th project with Habitat. Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County is part of a global, nonprofit housing organization operated on Christian principles that seeks to put God s love into action by building homes, communities and hope. Habitat for Humanity of Brevard is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating and preserving homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions. Habitat for Humanity was founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety, and that decent shelter in decent communities should be a matter of conscience and action for all. Since 1985, the local affiliate has provided more than 299 families with the opportunity of home ownership in partnership with many individuals, businesses, organizations and members of the faith community. For more details about the organization, visit HabitatBrevardCounty or BrevardHabitat. Habitat for Humanity of Brevard has an open door policy: All who believe that everyone needs a decent, affordable place to live are welcome to help with the work, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, political views or any of the other distinctions that too often divide people. Founded in Americus, Ga., in 1976, Habitat for Humanity today operates around the globe and has helped build, renovate and repair more than 600,000 decent, affordable houses sheltering more than 3 million people worldwide. Steiner earns Certified Dementia Practitioner designation Janet Steiner, director of education and family services for the Brevard Alzheimer s Foundation, recently attended the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners education seminar in Charleston, S.C. Upon completing the course, she received a credential naming her a Certified Dementia Practitioner and has been appointed as an approved certified instructor with all rights and privileges to teach the professional Alzheimer s Dementia Training course. She has been employed by the Brevard Alzheimer s Foundation for the past 18 years and currently trains and educates family, staff and professional caregivers. She is also available for free community presentations on various topics related to brain health and Alzheimer s awareness. If your club or organization would like to schedule a program, call Life Savers 7/15/13 page 16 Arlene Carlsen Certified Instructor acarlsen@cfl.rr.com BLS for the Healthcare Provider CPR AED First Aid Training Terrycomm new ad ed CIA Business Card Visit BrevardBusinessNews.com for Advertising Information BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 15

16 BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS BBN Scientia Global to provide communications system to Lebanon Internal Security Forces; teams with Sepura Scientia Global Inc., a professional services company in Melbourne, along with its strategic partner, Sepura PLC, has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (DOS INL). The contract is for the Lebanon Internal Security Forces Land Mobile Radio (LISF LMR) Project. This award marks the first of several phases to build out a new nationwide communications system for the Lebanese Internal Security Forces. Scientia and Sepura will provide to DOS INL a new Land Mobile Radio system based on the European Telecommunications Standards Institute s Terrestial Trunked Radio standard, or TETRA. The system will be developed in four phases, and eventually will include more than 60 base station sites, several control rooms, and multiple switching centers. The system has been designed to be highly reliable and fault tolerant in order to meet current requirements, while providing growth capacity and a clear migration path for new emergent technology, said Dr. Martin Dougherty, president of Scientia Global. Scientia is particularly pleased to continue its history of support for stability in the Middle East, he said. At Scientia Global, our corporate goal has always been to provide the highest level of support to programs of national and international significance for the United States and its allies. This new TETRA system will allow the Lebanese security forces to greatly expand its communications capabilities. We are looking forward to produc- 6 tive relationships with our technology partner Sepura, as well as our DOS INL customer and LISF system users. Sepura is very proud to be selected by Scientia to deliver the new TETRA system, added Thomas Haschberger, chief executive officer of Speura Systems. With Scientia we have a strong partner for Lebanon and the Middle East. Together we form a powerful and effective team to satisfy the customer and local end users with Economy benefits from international trade, investment; supports 2 million jobs in state WASHINGTON International trade supports an estimated 2.2 million jobs in Florida and generated $65.5 billion in goods exports in Business Roundtable highlights these and other important facts about the benefits of trade to Florida s economy in a new state by state analysis. Trade is a powerful engine for economic growth, supporting American jobs and increasing U.S. exports to countries around the world, said Business Roundtable President John Engler. With 95 percent of the world s population outside of the United States, and more than one in five American jobs supported by trade, U.S. international trade and investment agreements have a major role to play in maximizing economic growth in Florida and all 50 states. Drawing from new Business Roundtable research and U.S. government data, the facts and figures highlighted in the Florida state analysis provide in depth details on the many benefits of trade and U.S. trade agreements, including: l Florida s trade related employment grew eight times faster than total employment from 2004 to l Florida s goods exports have grown three times faster than state GDP since l Ninety six percent of Florida exporters are small and medium sized companies with fewer than 500 workers. l U.S. trade with free trade agreement (FTA) partner countries has led to export growth, and since 2002, Florida s goods exports to FTA partners have increased by 118 percent. In 2012, $21.9 billion of Florida s goods exports, or 33 percent, went to FTA partners. To educate on the many benefits of trade to Florida and other states and the importance of passing Trade Promotion Authority legislation to help provide more benefits, the Roundtable and other business associations recently launched the Trade Benefits America Coalition. For more information, visit or the coalition s website at 60 BREVARD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CELEBRATE TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON Six Evening & Four Matinee Performances Available Elmar Oliveira, violin YOU! We Need We Support Local Business. Daad Gummmm Good Question DO YOU? 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17 Woman owned modeling, simulation company recognized for its outstanding revenue growth, leadership The Florida Small Business Development Center Network is spotlighting Elizabeth Burch of Dignitas Technologies LLC as an outstanding model of small business success. Burch was recently recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the state of Florida Woman Owned Small Business Person of the Year. She is one of 11 Florida SBDC clients and nominees who won 2013 Small Business Week awards. Burch started her venture at Dignitas in 2009 when she became vice president of the company. Founded in 2004 in Orlando, Dignitas has established itself as a leader in innovative system software engineering services for the modeling and simulation community. Eager to accelerate the growth of the business, in 2010 Burch purchased 51 percent of the company, assumed the role as president and converted Dignitas to a Woman Owned Small Business. Soon after, Burch met with Jill Kaufman, a certified business consultant and manager of the FSBDC at the University of Central Florida s Advisory Board Council (ABC). Kaufman accepted Dignitas into the ABC and formed an advisory board with the expertise needed to address the company s goals. Some of the key aspects we sought in our board were sound business finance advice for our type of government business and strong legal advice relative to how we executed contracts and established our intellectual property, said Burch. The Advisory Board Council represents knowledgeable business resources that provided us with invaluable experience and guidance for our business. The Advisory Board was able to help us formalize our goals and assist us in developing plans to achieve those goals. Their assistance and guidance has helped mature our business and make it more resilient in our tough budget environment. When Dignitas became a client of the ABC in 2011, the company had a staff of 30 people and annual revenue of $4.5 million. By the end of 2012, Dignitas had grown to 35 employees and increased its revenue nearly 42 percent to $6.4 million. Dignitas now leads several Small Business Innovation Research projects and supports a wide range of large and small programs spanning the live, virtual and constructive domains across a diverse customer set. For more than 35 years, the FSBDC Network has nourished a statewide partnership between higher education and economic development organizations. The network is dedicated to providing emerging and established businessowners with management and technical assistance, enabling overall growth and increased profitability for the businesses and economic prosperity for the state. A statewide service network of 39 centers with 65 outreach locations, the FSBDC Network is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, hosted by the University of West Florida and accredited through the national Association of SBDCs. To learn more about the network or to find a SBDC near you, visit or call (866) In 2011, the Florida SBDCs served roughly 38,000 entrepreneurs and small business owners through consulting, training and information. Health First announces Suma Gaddam as new vice president of Enterprise Application Services Health First Inc. has named Suma Gaddam as its new vice president of Enterprise Application Services. In this role, Gaddam will provide strategic and operational leadership for all areas of enterprise application architecture for Health First s operating divisions, including software selection, development, implementation and support. Before joining Health First, Gaddam served as director of electronic health records and legacy information systems for John C. Lincoln Health Network in Phoenix, Ariz. Earlier, she worked for the University of Kansas Hospital, Centene Corp., a Medicaid managed care organization, and the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators. Gaddam has extensive operational and implementation experience working with all major electronic health record vendors in the market including Epic, Cerner and Meditech. Gaddam has a bachelor s degree in plant sciences from Konkan Agricultural University in Dapoli, India, a master s in health services administration from the University of Kansas and a master s in plant sciences from Oklahoma State University. Values, compassion, excellence, and spiritual growth are hallmarks of a Catholic education. Catholic school students emerge as confident, morally responsible, and successful leaders. Brevard County Catholic Schools are Catholic Schools 7/11/13 page 12 Melbourne committed to cultivating the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of each student. A Catholic education will provide your child with a superior academic foundation, strong faith formation, and a lifetime of rewards. Nine Catholic schools serving students in Pre-K3 and VPK4 through 12th grade. Melbourne Central Catholic High School Ascension Catholic School Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Palm Bay St. Joseph Catholic School Indialantic Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School Rockledge St. Mary s Catholic School Merritt Island Divine Mercy Catholic Academy Cocoa Beach Our Saviour Catholic School Titusville St. Teresa Catholic School Now enrolling for school year. Visit BrevardCatholicSchools.org U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Visit BrevardBusinessNews.com for Advertising Information BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 17

18 AMBULANCE AMBULANCE SERVICES SERVICES OF OF ACCREDITATION ACCREDITATION ON ON COMMISSION COMMISSION BBN BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS King Center for the Performing Arts adds two shows to schedule Freddie McGregor and Craig Ferguson The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne has announced the addition of two shows to its schedule. l Freddie McGregor Di Captain and Friends is set for 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16. Tickets, on sale now, start at $48 (inclusive of fees). The show is presented by Mello Entertainment Internationally acclaimed, Grammy nominated singer, songwriter and producer, Freddie McGregor, has been moving people with his conscious lyrics for more than 40 years. The Jamaica born singer is one of reggae s most durable and soulful singers. His career started at age 7, when he joined Ernest Wilson and Peter Austin to form The Clarendonians. His popularity soared in the early 1980s with the release of Bobby Bobylon. Other hits include Push Comes to Shove, Just Don t Want to Be Lonely and I Was Born a Winner. In 1981, McGregor scored a huge hit single with Big Ship, which catapulted him to the front rank of reggae stars in the immediate post Marley era. On stage with him will be Hailee Araya. The Ethiopian born, Swiss schooled entertainer currently resides in America. She is also the great granddaughter of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie. Other performers that evening will include Tasha T, Canada s No. 1 female reggae artist and winner of more than 20 awards; Ras Droppa, musician and singer with more than 20 years in the business and lead singer of New York s No. 1 reggae band Ruff Stuff ; and MC host Chip Smith, a 40 year media veteran who is the chief You ve worked hard to achieve success. You deserve a financial advisor who works as hard for you. Ameriprise 7/08/13 Private page Wealth Advisor 8 As an Ameriprise Private Wealth Advisor, I can help navigate your complex financial needs and work with you to help grow and preserve what you ve worked so hard to achieve. Leasha Flammio-Watson, CFP 7195 Murrell Rd Ste 101 Melbourne, FL leasha.flammio@ampf.com executive officer and executive producer of the award winning Caribbean Billboard Music TV, New York s longest running reggae music video program. He is also a radio host on l Craig Ferguson Live! is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15. Tickets will go on sale at 12 p.m. on Friday, July 19. They start at $43 (inclusive of fees). The show is produced by AEG Live! Just For Laughs has just announced that Scottish comedian and festival favorite Ferguson will be going on tour this fall with his witty and hilarious stand up performance aptly titled Craig Ferguson Live! He is the star of The Late Late Show. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Ferguson got his start in the entertainment industry as a drummer for some of the worst punk bands in the UK. Too wimpy to be in punk rock, he started acting. Ferguson played Drew Carey s boss, Nigel Wick, in The Drew Carey Show from Ferguson has also become a big success on the North American comedy circuit. He performs all over the country and has sold out Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall. Additionally, he has three widely acclaimed stand up comedy specials: A Wee Bit o Revolution, which premiered on Comedy Central and was released on home video in 2009; Does This Need To Be Said, which premiered on Epix in February 2011 and was released on home video in fall 2011; and I m Here To Help, which premiered on Netflix in March Currently the host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS, the actor comedian writer director won his first Emmy nomination in He received the 2009 Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting for his interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Single tickets for these shows may be purchased by visiting KingCenter.com or by calling Ticket office hours are 12 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Not Quite Right Comedy Improv Troupe to perform at Henegar Center on July 20 Upstairs at The Henegar in downtown Melbourne will host the Not Quite Right Comedy Improv Troupe for a performance at 8 p.m. on July 20. The group is known for its fast paced short form comedy improv. Our shows are always unscripted and very much like Who s Line is it Anyway, said Jessica Taylor, a member of Not Quite Right Comedy Improv Troupe. The show is appropriate for all ages and includes audience participation. The Troupe was formed in 2002 by a group of local community theater favorites. Today, the group consists of Joe Boasci, Jon Emmerich, Pete Jacobsen, Adam Lucker, Michelle McElvaine and Taylor. They perform Upstairs at The Henegar a few times a year. We re a close group of friends that uses these shows as an excuse to get together and have a great time, Taylor said. We all have other jobs, kids, families, but improv is our therapy and our chance to play. Tickets are $15 and sold at or call the box office at Call me today to discover the personal service you deserve. 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19 Webster University Continued from page 1 Gartner says organizations must treat information as an asset in its own right. As this begins to unfold in the U.S. and abroad, demand for highly skilled IT managers will likely increase. Many computer and information systems managers at businesses and organizations have a graduate degree plus years of related work experience. Webster University s 36 credit hour ITM degree features nine core courses designed to equip students with a range of skills needed to effectively integrate people, information and communication technologies, and business processes in support of an organization s strategic goals. This program covers many areas of information technology, from digital data processing to machine control systems, said electrical engineer Alan Holbrook, a longtime adjunct professor at Webster University in Brevard County. We restructured the program several years ago to better align it with the market. Today, the ITM degree is being designed for a variety of skill levels, including students who have little technical background to students who are engineering directors at companies in the area. The courses include networking, telecommunications management, and information security systems. In the program, we really take on the whole management of the system s lifecycle products, he added. Holbrook grew up in the area and is a graduate of University of Central Florida and Webster University. He is a senior systems engineer at Exelis Inc., which was recently spun off from ITT Corp. Exelis, an aerospace, technology, and security company, runs the space range systems contract at Patrick Air Force Base s Eastern Range and at Vanderberg Air Force Base s Western Range in California. The whole concept of information security, especially in the government arena, has really escalated in the last few years, said Holbrook, whose expertise includes having designed telemetry systems and, for the last several years, has been working on antenna tracking systems. My company spends a tremendous amount of time and effort on information assurance, working closely with the Department of Defense. The ITM degree, under the George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology, is offered at all three of Webster University s classroom locations in Brevard County Melbourne, Merritt Island and Patrick Air Force Base. We have started enrolling students for the ITM program, said Theresa Grant, coordinator of academic advising and community relations for Webster University in Brevard. The introduction class starts Aug. 17. We are really pleased because we already have a great nucleus of students who will be beginning their studies in ITM this coming term, added Dr. Cox. And Alan (Holbrook) will be teaching ITM 5000, which is an overview course. The program curriculum includes these core courses: Information Technology Management: Overview; Organizational Behavior; Basic Finance; Information and Communications Systems and Networks; Project Management of Information Technology; Procurement and Contract Management; Systems Analysis, Design and Implementation; Information and Communications Security; and Integrated Studies in Information Technology Management. Webster University operates on nine week terms, five times per year. The program targets individuals who are interested in becoming computer and information systems managers as well as specialists in related areas. Employment in the field is projected to grow 18 percent through 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Growth will be driven by organizations upgrading their IT systems and switching to newer, faster, and more mobile networks. Consequently, more employees at all management levels will be needed to help in the transition. Additional growth will likely result from the need to increase security in IT departments. More attention is being directed at cyber threats, a trend that is expected to increase over the next decade. In the near future, Webster University will likely provide new opportunities in terms of master s degrees, one of which could be in mobile computing and another in cyber security, said Dr. Cox. We think there is an enormous need and opportunity in those two specialized areas. The university as a whole is looking at such programs, which could be offered at our Space Coast campuses or online through the main campus. Technology is moving with lightning speed and we re trying to respond to needs in the marketplace. Technology in general has been evolving at blink of the eye speed. But America has not responded fast enough in attracting students to the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. A shortage in the STEM fields could spell trouble for the U.S. economy. In an era when the next generation will be expected to compete for jobs in a global economy, America s commitment to education is waning while the economies of China and India are investing more than ever in education, according to a new report. If the U.S. wants to be a technical factor in the world marketplace particularly in the fields of automation and intelligent automation the nation s colleges and universities will have to ramp up its production of graduates in computer science related fields, said mathematician Monte Hancock Jr., chief scientist at Celestech Inc., a government contractor in Phoenix, Ariz. It s absolutely essential because we cannot compete in terms of scale with India and China. China graduates more computer scientists every year than we graduate students in any given discipline on an annual basis, added Hancock, an adjunct full professor at Webster University in Brevard, where he has taught since 2001 in the master s program in computer science. By 2030, China will have 200 million college graduates more than the entire U.S work force, according to a joint study by the Center for American Progress and the Center for the Next Generation. By 2020, India will be graduating four times as many college students annually as the U.S. The report is titled The Competition That Really Matters: Comparing U.S., Chinese and Indian Investments in the Next Generation Workforce. The study underscores how America s global competitiveness is being threatened by a lack of focus on preparing the next generation for what is an increasingly global market for jobs, industries, and economic sectors. Between 2000 and 2008, China graduated 1.1 million people in the STEM subjects; the U.S. graduated 496,000. We are going to have to step up our game in a big way, said Hancock, whose academic career includes time as an adjunct faculty member in computer science at Pennsylvania Sate University. With degrees in mathematics from Rice University and Syracuse University, Hancock s research interests and expertise are in the areas of pattern processing including data mining, the process of analyzing data from different perspectives and summarizing it into useful information. What people perhaps are not aware of, but will become aware of, is how much information you can pull from what I would refer to as artifacts of behaviors. Every person as they move through the electronic world, or the through the Web, leaves behind them a trail of data artifacts sort of like footprints in sand that become fossilized. A recent Gartner study showed that governance and privacy are the most important concerns around big data. There has been much interest of late in data mining because of some things that our government did recently and it surprised a lot of people. That adds a little bit of excitement to the technology, said Hancock. Hancock, who has held positions at Harris Corp. and with other defense oriented companies and entities, mainly in software engineering and algorithm development, has worked in the technical business world for the past three decades. At Celestech Inc., which Essex Corp. purchased in 2004, Hancock s principal research interest is numerical and semi numerical algorithms for supercomputing applications in pattern recognition and predictive modeling. When Essex bought Celestech, the portfolio of intellectual property for the sale showed 563 Celestech property algorithms and applications, of which 543 were produced by Hancock. Webster University s hallmark is having faculty who not only have advanced degrees in their respective areas of instruction, but who also work in the field on a daily basis, said Dr. Cox. They are up to date on the latest trends and technologies. We are extraordinarily proud of our faculty. They not only have the technical ability, but also the ability to teach in a classroom and do so effectively. Sometimes, I think perhaps especially in the computer engineering world, there are people who know the material but are not necessarily the best at communicating it. In my opinion, our faculty members are able to present information in a way the students can understand it, he added. This fall, Webster University will mark its 20th anniversary in Brevard County. We are in the planning stages of our celebration. We will probably have a number of events in the community to celebrate two decades on the Space Coast. Over the past 20 years, we have built a sizable group of Webster alumni in Brevard. We re especially proud of our graduates, said Dr. Cox. Visit BrevardBusinessNews.com for Advertising Information BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 19

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