The Boca Raton Tribune Yo u r C l o s e s t N e i g h b o r
Number 279 • Year VI
East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL
Boca Raton Company To Increase Size of Physical Plant by 50 Percent “We went from 2 employees in our first year-- and I was one of them- to well over 80 now, and we anticipate breaking the 100 employee barrier by 2020.” explains Mervyn Becker, CEO of Cosmetic Solutions LLC. Becker tells the story of a company that was born in South Florida and is currently undertaking a major expansion. He notes the number of employees with special pride. Not only is he committed to creating jobs in his adopted country (Becker hails from South Africa) but he also believes that the swelling workforce is the physical manifestation of the company’s philosophy, which Continue on page 10
Governor Scott Highlights Job Growth at Aerospace Technologies Group
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August 5 - August 18 , 2016
ENTERTAINMENT By Skip Sheffield
Woody Allen Returns to his Dreamland in “Café Society” see page 8
BOCA SOCIETY By Charlotte Beasley
Charlotte’s Travels see page 8
faith By Rick Boxx
Business Like Chess, Not Checkers see page 9
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Meet The Candidates for Seat 3 of Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District Commission Two seats on the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District are up for election on this year. The election, which takes place on August 30th, includes six candidates, each with a different philosophy. Fighting for seat number one is incumbent Dennis Frisch, Craig Ehrnst, and Shayla Enright. continued on page 3 Follow Us on
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