The Town of Tradition: Press Releases

The Town of Tradition in Port St. Lucie, Florida is a new master-planned, mixed-use community located in the heart of one of America's fastest growing regions – St. Lucie County – along Florida's Treasure Coast.

 July 30, 2009

Port St. Lucie in lead to land digital production studio and up to 500 jobs

A major shareholder for the special effects team behind movies such as "Transformers," "Flags of our Fathers" and "Apollo 13" hopes to build a digital production studio here that could create up to 500 jobs and expand film and computer studies at area state colleges. read more

 July 28, 2009

Not All Stimulus Comes From Washington

The pace of federal stimulus spending on roadway construction has been a matter of hot debate in Florida, but in the City of Port St. Lucie, large road projects are moving forward quickly, stimulated in a more... traditional way. read more

 July 27, 2009

Community-wide Access to Tradition Coincides With Road Project Completion

The Town of Tradition is about to become more accessible than ever to the entire Port St. Lucie community with the completion of three major road improvement and interchange projects. read more

 February 16, 2009

American Society of Landscape Architects Award for Tradition Square

The American Society of Landscape Architects gives Core Communities LLC an Award of Merit for Tradition Square. view award

 January 14, 2009

Torrey Pines employees start moving into Tradition complex

Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies is in the process of moving to the $40 million complex in Tradition this week and should be up and running fully in February.... read more

 November 5, 2008

Core Communities Names Director of Sales for Commercial Real Estate Division

Core Communities, a leading developer of master-planned communities in the Southeast United States, has hired John O'Conner, CCIM, RPA, as director of sales for its commercial real estate division... read more

 November 3, 2008

Second HGTV Green Home Giveaway Set for Spring 2009

HGTV is building its second annual green home in Tradition Florida, a dynamic master-planned community located in the heart of one of America's fastest growing regions St. Lucie County... read more

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 September 5, 2008

Premier Wellness Centers a Perfect Fit for Tradition Square

Individuals continue to seek ways to look younger, live longer and enjoy life without physical ailments, and Premier Wellness Centers can now help Treasure Coast residents with... read more

 August 11, 2008

Landing at Tradition Receives Local Association of Builders and Contractor Award

The Landing at Tradition has been selected by the Central Florida Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors as an Award of Merit recipient... read more

 August 6, 2008

Imagine Schools Files Application in St. Lucie County for Charter School in the Workplace

Imagine Schools, a nationally recognized organization that currently operates 51 public charter and independent schools across the country, filed an application with the... read more

 July 10, 2008

Town of Tradition Honored for Landscape Architecture

Tradition Square, the 23-acre, 135,000 square foot retail/office mixed-use development that serves as the town center for the Tradition community, was awarded a 2008 Merit Award... read more

 May 5, 2008

Tradition Ranks Highest in South Florida for Move-In Figures

Resident move-ins at the Town of Tradition far outpaced all South Florida communities in 2007, according to the quarterly South Florida Executive Summary released by American METRO/STUDY... read more

 January 8, 2008

Florida's Life Sciences Sector Gets Another Boost with Addition of Oregon Health & Science University's Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute

VGTI Florida to Occupy a 130,000-Square-Foot Facility In Port St. Lucie's Florida Center for Innovation at Tradition... read more

 January 4, 2008

Mann Research Center, LLC and Core Communities Finalize Deal for 22-acre Life Sciences Complex

Mann Research Center, LLC has finalized its purchase of a 22-acre parcel in the Florida Center for Innovation at Tradition (FCI), on which it intends to build a 400,000-square-foot life sciences complex... read more

 October 1, 2007

Mann Research Center, LLC inks contract for 22-acre life sciences complex in Port St. Lucie, FL

Mann Research Center, LLC has entered into a contract to purchase a 22-acre property in the Florida Center for Innovation at Tradition (FCI), on which it intends to build... read more

 August 31, 2007

Core Commercial goes green

Commercial Division of Development Company Announces Intention For All Future Projects to be Green, First Developer on Treasure Coast with LEED Accredited Professionals. read more

Source: Scripps Newspaper GroupAugust 27, 2007

$85.7 million gated retirement community slated for Tradition

Senior Living Communities, an owner and operator of retirement communities throughout the Southeast, has announced plans to build an $85.7 million gated retirement campus in Tradition. read more

 August 22, 2007

Core gives research a name in Port St. Lucie

Research Park to be Known as Florida Center for Innovation at Tradition read more

Source: Where To RetireJuly 10, 2007

Tradition Named One Of America's 100 Best Master-Planned Communities

Where to Retire magazine named the Town of Tradition in Port St. Lucie as one of "America's 100 Best Master-Planned Communities" in the July/August... read more

Source: Palm Beach PostMay 23, 2007

Early Mall Plans Reveal Tradition Has 'Main Street'

The large mall that Taubman Centers Inc. plans to build in western Port St. Lucie should remind shoppers of another Taubman mall in the...read more

Source: Palm Beach PostMay 21, 2007

Tradition Planning More Retail

Once again, Tradition developer Core Communities LLC is kicking around big plans for its massive western community...read more

Source: Palm Beach PostMarch 3, 2007

Torrey Starts Construction As Scientists Sign On

Construction isn't the only thing on the fast track as the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies plans its $40 million campus in the southwest corner....read more

Source: Palm Beach PostFebruary 23, 2007

Wellington Mall Developer Picked For Port St. Lucie's

The national real estate company that built the Mall at Wellington Green is working to bring a new regional mall to another growing community: Port St. Lucie...read more

Source: Palm Beach PostFebruary 15, 2007

Lab School's Groundbreaking Set For Friday

After years of planning, officials from the St. Lucie County School District and Florida Atlantic University will break ground Friday on a charter laboratory...read more

Source: Palm Beach PostFebruary 2, 2007

Plans Emerge For Port St. Lucie Shopping Mall

News about the city's first shopping mall - a retail mecca that will exceed Jensen Beach's Treasure Coast Square mall in size - will be unveiled in the next...read more