Suggested design for Lake Worth casino rehab

Lake Worth is moving forward with its $6 million dollar, 25,419 square feet, eco-friendly casino plan in hopes of luring more business activities to the beach area.
Read more about this project below.

Suggested design for Lake Worth casino rehab blends traditional architecture, Earth-friendly features

HELP WANTED: Membership secretary

We are currently looking for a enthusiastic membership secretary to join the board. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to get involved of making FACC-FL grow and find new ways to help our business community.

Duties include:
- keeping track of our member files
- sending out renewal reminders
- participating in board meetings
- other tasks as need be

We are looking for a fun loving, energetic person, who can share our vision of FACC-FL being a major contributor for the well being of our business community.

Please contact us if you are interested or if you know of someone who might be a good candidate.
info@facc-fl.com
or call 561 460 2735/Lena

Finland, the Best Country to Live

A Newsweek study of health, education, economy and politics ranks the world’s best countries to live. Despite it’s long, dark and cold winter, FINLAND was ranked the highest overall, the best small country, the best high-income country, and the best country for education.

More about the study at
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/08/15/interactive-infographic-of-the-worlds-best-countries.html

Join us in our November event to discover what we can learn from each other (see previous post).

Multinational Trade & Cultural Fair

FACC-Florida is organizing a grand Multinational Trade & Cultural Fair together with Lake Worth Sister City committee, British-American Business Council, The Centre for International Mobility, CIMO (student exchange program).

City Mayors from Lake Worth Sister Cities in Finland and Great Britain will be joining us, sharing past experiences and discussing future opportunities, especially in the Green Energy field.

Lecture/Discussion about utilizing international student exchange programs such as The Centre for International Mobility, CIMO and learning how local business can benefit from these `free to employers` programs.

November 12, a fabulous concert at L.W. Playhouse featuring two worldclass tenors Reijo Ikonen and Lasse Riutamaa, `Tenorissimo` from Finland. You may find a sample preview at YouTube by searching `Tenorissimo`.

Sponsorships available for all of these events!!
If you want to get involved in organizing these events, let us know.

More member benefits by joining forces with ABiCC

FACC- Florida recently joined Association of Bi-National Chamber of Commerce in Florida (ABiCC) to join our common effort of building stronger international relationships and creating business opportunities for our members. ABiCC has approximately 40 member organizations, with a total membership of approximately 8,000 international business members located in Florida, constituting a major part of the international business community. This creates a new opportunity for our members to participate events organized by ABiCC, advertising in their Newsletter/ Publication,which comes out 2 times a year. 2.000 copies are printed in full color, and is distributed among the chambers to their members as well during ABICC annual Gala Dinner, that will take place in the beginning of October 2010.
Visit their website and see how else you can benefit from this http://www.abicc.org/index.htm

Job opportunity at ALMACO Inc.in Boca Raton, FL

Position
Purchaser /Spares Admin (TBD)

Reporting to
General Manager, Service Division

Key result responsibilities / objectives
Service Division “order to delivery” in the US

Specific responsibilities

Contact person for Spare Part Customers/Vendors for
Source spare parts, equipment
Customer PO handling & order confirmation
Supplier POs
Vendor delivery dates control
Customer Deliveries follow-up
Co-ordinating Logistics/Invoicing within Service Division
Internal invoicing
Other responsibilities
Participating in Service Division products development, sourcing and logistics

Competencies required
Basic purchasing and logistic skills
Communication and cooperation skills
Ability to organize and prioritize ongoing multiple tasks
Knowledge of company quality system and processes
Fluent spoken and written English (Finnish/French a +)

Participates in following regular company meetings
Service Division team meeting
Staff meeting

Contact:
Ines Rantanen
Manager, Human Resources
ALMACO Group, Inc.
7900 Glades Road, Suite 630
Boca Raton, FL 33434
Phone +1 561 558 1618
Fax : + 1-877-831-6156
Mobile USA +1 561 310 8143
Mobile EUR +358 400 582 949
www.almaco.cc

Business Opportunities

FACC, Florida was approach by two Finnish companies wanting to establish their presence in the USA.

1. Construction/Green Tech corporation with successful and innovative product line looking for partner with extensive network and industry experience in Florida.

2. Textile corporation looking for representatives/partners to represent their bedding product line designed by Finnish artist Soile Yli-Mäyry and fashion editor Rauni Palonen

Please contact the chapter for further information at info@facc-fl.com