Space Coast

Good Greek Moving & Storage Named National Mover of the Year

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Monday, March 4, 2024

JUPITER, Fla., March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Good Greek Moving & Storage, a company fueled by a mission to bring integrity back to the moving industry, is honored to be named Mover of the Year for 2024 by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). This prestigious national award, presented today at the ATA's Moving and Storage Annual Conference in New Orleans, celebrates Good Greek's significant contributions to innovation, excellence in customer service, and its role in elevating the moving industry. "Receiving the Mover of the Year award is a tremendous honor, but the true reward lies in exceeding our customers' expectations and upholding the highest ethical standards," said Spero Georgedakis, founder and CEO of Good Greek Moving & Storage and Good Greek Relocation Systems. "We are incredibly grateful for this recognition, which is a direct reflection of our dedicated team and their commitment to doing business The Good Greek Way – a philosophy built on faith, honor, strength, and courage." 

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  • "Receiving the Mover of the Year award is a tremendous honor, but the true reward lies in exceeding our customers' expectations and upholding the highest ethical standards," said Spero Georgedakis, founder and CEO of Good Greek Moving & Storage and Good Greek Relocation Systems.
  • With more than 25 years of experience in the moving business, "The Good Greek" Spero Georgedakis, company founder and a former North Miami Police SWAT team member, has grown Good Greek Moving & Storage into Florida's Largest Independent Mover and the state's Most Referred Moving Company.
  • Applauding their exceptional contributions, Ryan Bowley, Executive Director of the ATA Moving and Storage Conference, shared his praise: "Congratulations to Spero and the entire team at Good Greek on behind named the American Trucking Associations' Moving & Storage Conference Independent Mover of the Year for 2024.
  • South Florida Business Journal recently named Good Greek among the Fastest Growing Companies and Top 100 Private Companies.

NASA Sets Coverage for Agency's SpaceX Crew-8 Launch, Docking

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Friday, February 23, 2024

Coverage of launch, the postlaunch news conference, and docking will be available on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .

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  • Coverage of launch, the postlaunch news conference, and docking will be available on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
  • The Crew-8 launch will carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin.
  • Following conclusion of launch and ascent coverage, NASA coverage will continue with audio only, with full coverage resuming at the start of the rendezvous and docking broadcast.
  • NASA Television will resume continuous mission coverage prior to docking and continue through hatch open and the welcome ceremony.

SPACE PERSPECTIVE UNVEILS THE FUTURE OF HUMAN SPACE TRAVEL

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Space Perspective, the world's first carbon-neutral spaceflight experience company, released images of its completed test capsule today. With its first SpaceBalloon finished and its launch vessel, Marine Spaceport Voyager, in its final stage of preparation, Space Perspective is beginning to eye its test flights window.

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  • "The space capsule is like nothing the world has ever seen," said MacCallum, who is also Space Perspective's CTO, noting the capsule's massive windows, iconic design, and spacious interior.
  • We are redefining the category and paving the way for accessible space travel for years to come."
  • Space Perspective also long considered repeated vertical windows, which allow for contiguous panoramic views (vs. horizontal windows, which would bifurcate the view to the human eye – a phenomenon resulting from stereoscopic vision).
  • Space Perspective is on a mission to bring more humans to space than ever before.

Christopher Todd Expands National BTR Footprint with Florida Office

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Christopher Todd, developer of Christopher Todd Communities – one of the nation’s Build-To-Rent (BTR) pioneers and innovators – is growing with plans to open three regional offices, starting in Florida, to support development of new luxury rental home communities.

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  • Christopher Todd, developer of Christopher Todd Communities – one of the nation’s Build-To-Rent (BTR) pioneers and innovators – is growing with plans to open three regional offices, starting in Florida, to support development of new luxury rental home communities.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240214995117/en/
    The award-winning Christopher Todd Communities feature cottage-style Build-to-Rent homes and a resort-inspired lifestyle delivering A New Way To Live®.
  • Existing rental products are being absorbed, and more new rental options are in demand,” said Brent Long, Christopher Todd president of development.
  • Meanwhile, Christopher Todd will be opening a regional development office in Texas as well as one in Utah.

Major Year of Launches, Crewed Space Flights from Florida's Space Coast

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Saturday, January 13, 2024

That pace will continue this year, including plans for an impressive six crewed launches.

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  • That pace will continue this year, including plans for an impressive six crewed launches.
  • January 17 — Axiom Space began private, commercially crewed space flights in 2022, and this month will make their third mission to the International Space Station.
  • Axiom-3 features an all-European crew with chief astronaut Michael López-Alegría of Spain, who has flown on the space shuttle Columbia and a Soyuz craft.
  • Head to VisitSpaceCoast.com to begin planning your out-of-this-world vacation at the only beach that doubles as a launch pad.

U-Haul Migration Trends: Florida had 7 of Top 25 U.S. Growth Cities in 2023

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

PHOENIX, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida destinations dominated the U.S. growth cities list again in 2023, with the Palm Bay-Melbourne market netting the largest number of movers in one-way U-Haul® equipment last year.

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  • The U-Haul Growth Index found seven Florida markets among the top 25 growth cities last year.
  • It marks the seventh year in a row the Sunshine State has had the most cities represented.
  • Florida had four markets among the top 25 in 2022, and a whopping 10 in 2021.
  • U-Haul calculates growth cities by each city's net gain (or loss) of one-way equipment from customer transactions in a calendar year.

Advanced Magnet Lab Inc. Announces Commercial Manufacturing Plan for Permanent Magnets in the United States

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Friday, December 15, 2023

AML's manufacturing capabilities are built on the backbone of its technology, PM-Wire™, which is a scalable and modular, manufacturing process, that has ability to produce non-sintered and sintered permanent magnets at a high-rate and high-yield.

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  • AML's manufacturing capabilities are built on the backbone of its technology, PM-Wire™, which is a scalable and modular, manufacturing process, that has ability to produce non-sintered and sintered permanent magnets at a high-rate and high-yield.
  • The Company's first step into high-rate commercial manufacturing will be non-sintered permanent magnets for select commercial and defense customers.
  • AML plans to co-locate manufacturing with customers or supply chain partners, with preliminary discussions underway with several United States jurisdictions for site locations.
  • By example, at its current locations in Florida, the Company can support an output of approximately 200 mtpa of permanent magnets.

SPACE PERSPECTIVE UNVEILS FIRST IMAGES OF SPACESHIP NEPTUNE CAPSULE STRUCTURE

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

FLORIDA SPACE COAST, Fla., Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Space Perspective, the world's first carbon-neutral spaceflight experience company, today unveiled the first images of its completed test capsule structure. The first to be designed for tourism flights under a SpaceBalloon™, the spherical capsule, together with the reserve descent system and SpaceBalloon, make up the company's innovative spacecraft called Spaceship Neptune. 

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  • With its primary capsule structure complete, Space Perspective crosses key milestone toward test flight
    FLORIDA SPACE COAST, Fla., Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Space Perspective, the world's first carbon-neutral spaceflight experience company, today unveiled the first images of its completed test capsule structure.
  • Space Perspective's test capsule is highly instrumented and represents what the company will be flying once commercially operational – minus the luxurious interior, which it calls the Space Lounge.
  • Spaceship Neptune was developed to be the most accessible, most sustainable, and safest spacecraft on or above our planet.
  • Space Perspective is unique in that most of the manufacturing happens in house, with the manufacturing for the capsule all done at its Melbourne, Fla. facility.

Apis Cor to Build a 3D-Printed Model House to Demonstrate Workforce Housing in South Florida

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

The 2,168-square-foot house is tailored to meet both long-term and short-term rental needs for workforce personnel coming to the Space Coast region.

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  • The 2,168-square-foot house is tailored to meet both long-term and short-term rental needs for workforce personnel coming to the Space Coast region.
  • It features four bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, and a spacious common area highlighted by a curved 3D printed wall.
  • The house design was inspired by the growing number of young professionals in Brevard County, where rapid economic growth has spurred demand for innovative workforce housing.
  • Alongside our projects with Habitat for Humanity's Space Coast chapter , this workforce house model showcases how innovative construction technologies can address community needs and contribute to economic growth," he concludes.

Lumena, A New Luxury Oceanfront Condominium Takes Flight on Florida's Space Coast

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Saturday, December 2, 2023

MELBOURNE, Fla., Dec. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- James Edmunds and One Sotheby's International Realty are pleased to present Lumena, the Space Coast's newest luxury oceanfront condominium community.  A timely addition to the Satellite Beach region, Lumena presents an extraordinary opportunity to own new construction in one of the world's most sought-after coastal destinations.

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  • MELBOURNE, Fla., Dec. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- James Edmunds and One Sotheby's International Realty are pleased to present Lumena, the Space Coast's newest luxury oceanfront condominium community.
  • "This is an extraordinary opportunity to live in one of the newest and most luxurious condominiums on the Space Coast," said Edmunds.
  • Ideally situated at the epicenter of the Space Coast, Lumena provides a unique vantage point for embracing luxurious seaside living in a region that is undergoing extraordinary economic growth.
  • From private terraces with ocean views to exquisite finishes, Lumena's oceanfront residences effortlessly embrace the splendor of its coastal surroundings.