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Armed with survey results about their contributions and personal and professional values, the Young Professionals of Martin County brainstormed with local business organizations Thursday about how to attract and retain young talent while bringing in appropriate employment.

Aerospace officials with interests on the Treasure Coast held a private traveling session Tuesday to discuss with U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Tequesta, how they can work together in the future.

Acknowledging rapid changes in the aviation/aerospace sector, the Business Development Board of Martin County facilitated a meeting with sector leaders, Martin County companies, and Congressman Thomas J. Rooney of Florida's 16th District, the only district-wide effort to convene these leaders.

The Business Development Board of Martin County (BDBMC) is pleased to welcome Level 3 Inspection (L3I) to Martin County. The company, founded in 2008, has moved in to new professional lab space in the Sawgrass Business Center in Stuart.

Martin County had 51 businesses request $5.7 million to cover the initial costs of 261 new hires from the Florida Back to Work program offered by Workforce Solutions.

The Business Development Board of Martin County announces that 51 Martin County companies submitted requests through Workforce Solutions to participate in the "Florida Back to Work" program. This first round of applications, expected to create 261 jobs, was transmitted on Friday, January 15 and contains requests for $5.7M. This portion of the application accounts for nearly 1/3 of the total sought for the entire, four county region.

American Le Mans racing has come to Martin County with Scott Sharp's Extreme Speed Motorsports.

Derek Granison, team manager at Extreme said the team's new location at 7782 Southwest Jack James Drive was a no-brainer.

"Stuart offered us the financially best location and being that it is centrally located to racetracks in this area, so for us it was the best place for the space that we have," he said, referring to tracks in Sebring, Homestead and Daytona.

Increasing the number of contributory businesses is one of the key objectives of Bunch and the Business Development Board, which has outlined its strategy in "Roadmap to Martin County's Future (2009-2012)."