Your City is on the move!

PUBLIC SERVICE

CENTER

The complex will house the

entire police department

(including divisions located

in the Port Center), Public

Works and Fire Station #3

Riviera Beach City Hall

will remain open on Blue

Heron Blvd.

Fire station #1 will remain

open on Blue Heron Blvd.

at the City Hall Complex

Fire station #3 will remain

at S Avenue and Blue

Heron

The complex offers modern

office space and a fitness

center for employees

Cost effective savings of

over $150,000 currently

paid to rent office space at

other facilities.

Are you excited yet? If not, then look below. The City and CRA are about to break ground on the all new, 2-story, 38,000 square feet Event

Center!

The new Event Center will boast a covered, open air 2nd story restaurant, as well as a 1st

floor café and outdoor patio sitting area.

The 2nd floor will provide space for events where people will be able to look out over the intra-

coastal waterway.

1st and 2nd floors will provide 6,000 square feet of meeting space, with four areas that can be closed off. Four events can take place at the

same time.

Still not excited?

Then come on out and join us on April 10th and

witness the beginning of something wonderful.

Take a look at the floor plans for the All New

Event Center at the City’s Marina!

1st and 2nd floors shown

VOLUME 1 , ISSUE 3 FEBRUARY 2014

District 2 Daily News

New Business 2

Looking Ahead 2

Top FL Business Woman 3

Energy: Next Generation 3

Ex Offender Initiative 3

Governor’s Award to RGF 4

All New Event Center 4

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

V OLUME 1 , ISSUE 3 P AGE 2

What do I see when all of the work is

done? Imagine this with me.

There is an exciting new waterfront

village that welcomes one and all to

its restaurants and shops. People-

locals and visitors - are walking on a

beautiful boardwalk along the intra-

coastal waterway enjoying our beau-

tiful scenery. Some are taking a

cruise around Peanut Island with

Captain Joe.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FUTURE

New Business in Town: Jobs

CSL Plasma will open its doors very soon in Riviera Beach. I recently toured the facility and was impressed with the state of the art technology invested. The company has invested approxi-

mately 1.2 million in relocating to our area.

CSL Plasma will hire about 60 people from this community. Ap-

proximately 65% of employees currently are from Riviera Beach.

CSL Plasma’s initial investment was approximately 2 million dol-lars. Some of their employees have relocated here from as far as

Indiana.

This company has made a commitment to our city by securing a

fifteen year lease of the property.

There is music—sometimes jazz,

sometimes music of the islands,

sometimes some good ole R&B-

playing in the background from the

park nearby. Laughter, both from

children and adults tinkles through

the air..

The aromas of a variety of foods tan-

talize the senses.

Fishermen are hauling in their catch

from being out in the Atlantic.

Family reunions or weddings are being

held in the beautiful, all new 2 story

Event Center.

Children and the families are having a

cookout and frolicking in the improved

Bicentennial Park and Beach. Some are

enjoying the water on a rented water-

craft. Some are just sitting in the shade

enjoying the scenery.

Get caught up in the dream and Believe

in Riviera Beach with us!

D ISTRICT 2 DAILY P AGE 3

Construction has reached its peak at our new $1.1 billion Riviera Beach Next Generation Clean En-ergy Center at the 39-acre site on the Intracoastal Waterway in Rivi-era Beach. Scheduled to open in 2014, and will replace the 1960s-era oil-and-gas-fired plant that was imploded on June 19, 2011. Construction began in November 2011. The new plant will use 33 percent less fuel per megawatt-hour and

produce far fewer emissions. It will produce up to 1,250 megawatts of electricity, or enough to power roughly 250,000 homes and busi-

nesses.

In 2015, the plant’s first full year of operation, it is expected to provide an estimated $20 million in new tax revenue for local government ser-vices..Building this energy center has generated a major economic boost to our community. Before and after photos on left.

Sandra Foland, CEO of Baron Sign Manufacturing on 13th Street in Riviera Beach, was named in the South Florida Business Journal’s September 10, 2013, issue as one of the top 25 business women in the state of Florida. Her dedica-tion and enthusiasm for her business was

not gone unnoticed.

This summer she was one of two people appointed by Governor Rick Scott to the Florida Small Business Center Network Statewide Advisory Board. Her term ends

July 31, 2017.

Sandra Foland is a fighter and survivor. In 2002 she was diagnosed with breast and kidney cancer. She said her illness gave her the courage and strength to grow her

business. “It gave me the courage that I could do anything I dreamed,” said Foland. She remains positive about her health (which is good), her business and

the future.

Foland and her husband, Jerry Foland of 43 years, started Baron Sign Manufactur-ing in a Lake Park garage 30 years ago. In 2006 the company moved to Riviera Beach into a $5 million 40,000 square-foot

facility.

Sandra Foland sits on the boards of the Palm Beach Photographic Centre, the Palm Beach Business Development Board, the North Palm Beach Chamber of

Commerce and the Boys and Girls Club.

for inmate and ex-offenders to promote

the effective reintegration back to commu-

nities upon release from prison and jail

while maintaining public safety.

Reentry programs helps the ex-offenders

with life skills needed to succeed in the

community and become law-abiding citi-

zens.

Programs include pre-release programs,

drug rehabilitation , vocational training

and work programs. Call (561) 355-4943

The Palm Beach County Criminal Justice

Commission has recently been awarded a

grant from the U.S. Department of Justice

for the Second Chance Act Juvenile Of-

fender Reentry Program.

The Palm Beach County Criminal Justice

Commission offers a variety of programs

Energy: The Next Generation

Riviera Beach Has Top Florida Business Woman

Inmate and Ex-Offender Reentry Initiative

for reentry services.

Sandra Foland, CEO of Baron Sign

Manufacturing, shows Governor Rick

Scott around her company earlier this

year. Scott was at the Riviera Beach

business to promote his proposed sales

tax break for manufacturing equip-

ment.

ber of Commerce’s 2013 International Days in

Tallahassee.

RGF specializes in environmental technology and has been a leader in innovative pollution

solutions since 1985.

Located on the corner of 13th Street and Austra-

lian Avenue in Riviera Beach,

RGF’s 60,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities include state of the art fabrication,

manufacturing and quality control procedures.

We wish RGF continued success in our city!

RGF received the Governor Scott’s Business Ambassador Award for outstanding success

in the export business.

Sharon Rinehimer, RGF’s Vice President, accepted the award from Governor Rick Scott of behalf of RGF at the Florida Cham-

RGF Receives Governor’s Business Ambassador Award

Councilwoman Judy L. Davis City of Riviera Beach

600 West Blue Heron Blvd. Suite C-102

Riviera Beach, FL 33404

Phone: (561) 845-3464 Fax: (561)840-0154

E-mail: jdavis@rivierach.com Debrah Hall, Legislative Assistant

Councilwoman Judy L. Davis

Represents District 2 of the

City Council , and is

Commissioner on the

Riviera Beach Community

Redevelopment Agency

Comerica Bank has expanded loans and is now a retail bank. They have $25,000 to

$1,000,000 for business owners. Comerica is a wealth management bank with seven banks in

the state. The Riviera Beach branch is the only one that is now retail. Interested in expanding

your business? Call (561) 204-1550.

Need traffic calming in your neighbor-hood? Contact the Riviera Beach Public Works department at (561) 845-4080 for

details.

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Lindsey Davis Community Center

Monday & Wednesday 2 pm—10 pm

Saturday 10 am—2pm

Riviera Beach Library

Tuesday & Thursday Noon to 8 pm

Fridays 10 am—6 pm

All New Event Center with Newcomb Hall Ballroom Coming To A Location Near YOU!

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