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Gulfstream Aluminum & Shutter Corp is celebrating 30 years in business.  It is still run daily by the original owners, John and Barb O'Brien, at 3001 S.E. Gran Parkway in a 20,000-square-foot building on 2 acres.

Sol Inc., a Palm City solar lighting company, has developed lights it says don’t disorient hatchling turtles. The Florida Oceanographic Society’s Coastal Center on Hutchinson Island in Stuart is the first place to install them.

Waterblasting Technologies Inc. has a new international headquarters on Slater Street, and the building allows the company to assemble more of its signature water blasting systems than ever before.

The Business Development Board held two training sessions Wednesday for the Martin County Prospector site (www.MartinCountyProspector.com), at the Realtor Association of Martin County offices.

A program announced Thursday provides mid-sized businesses with free advice and access to software and programming for effective information management and decision making.

On Tuesday, Nov. 17, the 39 students and mentors with the Martin Youth LEADERship (MYL) Program held their third session of the 2009-2010 school year.  This Month's event included tours of local businesses, presentations on the Martin County economy, and presentations on cultural diversity.

"Florida's Research Coast's new Web site is a welcome tool for the community. We have needed a central online resource that provides fast regional information for the business community, educators, students, job seekers and residents. This Web site accomplishes that objective," the Chief Executive Officer of Workforce Solutions Gwenda Thompson said.

Noting the recession is making life tougher for entrepreneurs, the commissioners voted unanimously to ease development, parking and traffic congestion rules that small-business owners had complained about in the past.