Biz Bits
The first membership breakfast of the new year planned by the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by St. Andrew’s School will be held Jan. 10 from 7:45 to 9:15 a.m. at Via Mizner Golf and Country Club, 6200 Boca Del Mar Drive, Boca Raton. Music will be provided by St. Andrew’s Lower School Choir. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
1st United Bancorp, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a stock repurchase program. Under the plan, 1st United may repurchase up to 1,703,000 shares of its common stock, or approximately 5 percent of the current outstanding shares. Repurchased shares may be used to fund awards under stock-based incentive plans that may be adopted by 1st United in the future.
Standard Pacific Homes, one of the nation’s leaders in home building quality, announced the acquisition of 34 home sites in The Oaks at Boca Raton, from Kenco Communities. “The Oaks at Boca Raton’s highly desirable setting is a perfect match for Standard Pacific Homes’ land acquisition strategy, which focuses on building exceptional communities in premier locations,” said South Florida Division President for Standard Pacific Homes, Dan Grosswald.
Boca Grove Golf and Tennis Club announces that Executive Chef Dominick Laudia, CEC, AAC, was honored with the 2012 “Chef of the Year” award from the American Culinary Federation’s Palm Beach County Chapter. “It’s an honor to receive this award and to have been nominated by my peers,” Laudia said. “It feels great to be included among some of Palm Beach County’s premier chefs.” This is the second time Laudia has won the coveted annual “Chef of the Year” award for ACF’s Palm Beach County Chapter. He also received the award in 2000.
