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Florida ranks 4th in the nation for tech industry jobs and our area of South Florida leads the pack according to Cybercities 2007 report just released. 

There is a lot of competition among states to attract the high tech companies. Miami/Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties has 75,278 tech industry employees in 2005. They were paid an average annual wage of $61,600 and the employees working in the software part of the industry got paid an average of $86,400. 

Florida is the second fastest growing Cyberstate. Florida only trails California, Texas and New York. I am not sure that our legislature comprehends these facts because they are so slow to act on issues regarding high tech companies moving here. Florida has great potential to continue to grow…

Locals in and out of the Equestrian community here in Wellington Florida, an Equestrian stronghold as well as all other Equestrian circles are talking about the Stadium Jumping move and Mark Bellissimo's plans for LittleFarms. Media Phelps group, a local Public Relations company has been issuing press releases about Stadium Jumping and Jean Mische and the news agencies are picking it up like there is no tomorrow!

It makes the non horse people wonder what all the fuss is about and also ask " what does this have to do me?" Well, it has a lot to do with you and every resident of Wellington Florida. In fact, all the residents of Palm Beach County are affected by these guys. Why? Because horse money is very important to our economy here in Wellington,…

If you are following the long saga of Mark Bellissimo and Glenn Straub you will be happy to know that perhaps their woes are over, for the time being anyways. Glenn Straub agreed to sell his Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club to developer Mark Bellissimo for $25 Million. Hopefully this means their lawsuits against each other are over and done with. There was so much infighting going on people were concerned how all this contention was going to affect the Equestrian events that Wellington is so famous for. 

Mark Bellissimo said he is going to make the showgrounds part of a multi-million dollar, 140 acre show facility with varied year round Equestrian events. He wants to make this the " Center of The Equestrian Universe".

Bellissimo and Straub were headed to…

Stadium Jumping wants to stay in Wellington and the Village of Wellington wants them to stay here in town too. At the hearing on August 20th only one counselperson, Laurie Cohen was against getting this move started right away and approving the relocation. No one else on the counsel wants Stadium Jumping to go through  a one to two year review and approval process that most moves such as this have to go through. Mark Bellissimo is Stadium Jumping's rival and he is accusing the Village of giving Stadium Jumping special treatment.

We are talking about multi million dollar horse shows here. We are talking jobs, the economy and a lifestyle that Wellington residents have come to know and love. Stadium Jumping was on track to get this relocation through…

The Village Of Wellington just shut down their approval of Mische's Stadium Jumping proposal because the approval is only favoring one party- Stadium Jumping! Laurie Cohen decided to bring this up and to delay the vote stating it was only benefiting Stadium Jumping. The Village did approve to move it to vote  at the rehearing on August 20th. 

There are landowners who are concerned about what this will do to their property values because of new restrictions it will place on horse arenas. The new ordinance would require the landowners already living in this section of Wellington to have to go before the Village and plead their case for building their horse arenas instead of simply applying for a permit which now is the case. This gives the Village the power…

The Village of Wellington  turned down Mark Bellissimo's request for a parking rule change. This rule needed to be changed in order for the Tavern On The Green, Wellington to be re-opened since it was closed earlier this summer because of parking issues with the Village Of  Wellington.

 Jenny LeRoy (Oz) of the famed New York Eatery, Tavern On The Green opened up the Wellington’s Tavern On The Green in the Equestrian Club in Wellington Florida. Jenny is an avid rider and comes here during the Equestrian seasons.

She went into partnership with Mark Bellissimo who may or may not have disclosed the extent of the parking problem. Even from the beginning of the Tavern opening they had problems with the Village of Wellington.

Well,it seems as though… Read Full Post

Emerald Cove Middle School in Wellington Florida is scheduled to open this month for the new school year and relieve crowding in the middle schools. 1,000 students will be attending Emerald Cove Middle School this fall. It is on Pierson Blvd.

The school day will begin at 9:00 a.m. and is over at 3:35 p.m. There are wood floors and the bleachers are made of real wood. Every classroom is equipped with white boards, a cd/dvd player, a document camera and an LCD projection system. They have a television studio next to a large library and the music room have acoustic mufflers.

Welcome back to school in Wellington Florida! Read Full Post

The lender does not want to own any more condos! Make an offer on this Luxury Condo at 11750 St. Andrews Unit 304. Enjoy 2 master suites with a screened in porch in a Resort Style community/ We just reduced this condo   to $199,999. Located in very desirable Wellington, Florida. This is a great time to buy Real Estate in Wellington, Florida. The Real Estate bottomed out already and prices have stabilized according to Palm Beach County report on the South Florida Real Estate Index. Now is the time to buy. There is not much you can buy for this low price in Wellington Florida! Read Full Post