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PBSC Belle Glade campus awarded multimillion-dollar grant to improve broadband access for the local community
On Friday, Feb. 2, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Palm Beach State College will receive nearly $4 million in federal funding to transform the Belle Glade campus into an innovative digital hub for students and the local community.
Palm Beach County school district honors top principal, assistant principal, teacher, school-related employee
Winners advance to state level for recognition
More > “Palm Beach County school district honors top principal, assistant principal, teacher, school-related employee”City of Pahokee recognizes PBCS’s 90th anniversary with a proclamation
Palm Beach State College received a special proclamation recognizing its 90th anniversary from the City of Pahokee during a city council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 26.
More > “City of Pahokee recognizes PBCS’s 90th anniversary with a proclamation”The City of Belle Glade recognizes PBSC’s 90th anniversary
Palm Beach State College received a special proclamation recognizing its 90th anniversary from the City of Belle Glade during a city council meeting on Monday, Aug. 21.
More > “The City of Belle Glade recognizes PBSC’s 90th anniversary”Palm Beach State expands collaboration with Glades Central High School and Pahokee High School this summer
While students and families prepare to return to school from summer vacation, Palm Beach State College is strengthening ties to high schools to ensure the high school leaders in Palm Beach County understand the opportunities available through collaboration with PBSC.
More > “Palm Beach State expands collaboration with Glades Central High School and Pahokee High School this summer”Lowe’s Foundation awards PBSC $1 million Gable Grant to expand skilled trades programs and develop construction trades innovation center
Palm Beach State College is one of 10 community and technical colleges nationwide to receive the first-ever round of Lowe’s Foundation Gable Grants to support skilled trades workforce development initiatives. The grants are the first in a five-year, $50 million commitment to help prepare 50,000 people for skilled trades careers. This investment will fund cutting-edge programs in appliance repair, carpentry, construction, electrical, HVAC and plumbing.
More > “Lowe’s Foundation awards PBSC $1 million Gable Grant to expand skilled trades programs and develop construction trades innovation center”PBSC partnership with U.S. Sugar yields instant jobs for grads
Sustainability and Precision Ag are the Foundation of Florida Crystals’ Sweet Success
Shortly after the Fanjul family arrived in Florida from Cuba in 1959, they set up a sugar-production plant on 4,000 acres of land in Western Palm Beach County. Harvested by hand, the very first crop produced just 10,000 tons of sugar.
Six decades later, that modest operation now encompasses some 190,000 acres across nearly 5,000 individual fields. And the family’s company – now known as Florida Crystals – is part of the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar with annual production of more than 6 million tons.
More > “Sustainability and Precision Ag are the Foundation of Florida Crystals’ Sweet Success”
Florida Sugar Grower’s Digital Plans Crystallize
‘If any business can be considered analog until very recently, it’s farming,’ says CIO at Florida Crystals.