“CI$100 covers your vehicle for the entire 2013 hurricane season and all you have to do is drop your car off when the National Hurricane Centre issues a Hurricane Watch and pick it up 12 hours after the All Clear,” explained Derek Haines, Dart’s Senior Security Manager. “During what can potentially be a very frantic and stressful time, it definitely helps to have one less thing to worry about.”

There are a limited number of spaces, so Dart Realty is accepting residents on a first come, first serve basis with a max of two spaces per person. As of May 1^st, residents were able to purchase spots. The required forms and $100 fee can be dropped off at the Discovery Centre in Camana Bay. When the car is parked in the spot, the owner will not be able to access their car so valuable items should be removed. Mr. Haines said, “We have an experienced team of valets who park the cars with great care. They literally park them end to end, filling every free space on the upper floors of the garage, including the bays and ramps, which makes it impossible to access the vehicles until they are transferred to the adjacent surface parking lot after the storm has passed.”

The first phase of $67,000 will be used to purchase three or four plasma cutters for the high school. “It will allow us to make different parts and things. Our robotics will be able to make custom parts for our robotics courses,” said Mason High School Teacher Ben Shoemaker.

The second phase of $23,000 will go towards a mobile lab to be used at any of the elementary schools in the district. “We’ll use the mobile lab to create interest in our STEM program early on,” said Superintendent Mark Dillingham. He is hopeful it will spark interest in females specifically since there is only one female currently on the robotics team. “We found that females tend to be less interested in science and math. We want to make sure we capture the imaginations of our young ladies and we think this is one of the ways to do it,” said Dillingham.

The equipment should all be purchased by January 2014.

“We haven’t done this in a long while,” said Andrea Kerbuski, chief communications manager for Capital Area Michigan Works. “It makes sense for us to open up our building for this. We have the space and the staff to do this type of thing.”

The available jobs are in technical fields, such as IT, engineering, accounting, administrative support, and software and manufacturing design. Dart is expanding its world headquarters building and opening a new warehouse. Dreasky expects to hire another 100-150 employees over the next year.

“We had a really great turnout,” said Sherry Dreasky, Dart recruiting manager. “From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., we were on the go. It was invaluable to have that face time with those individuals wanting to know more about Dart.”

“Minds Inspired is an all-encompassing initiative which focuses on making education increasingly accessible to the youth of Cayman,” said Jackie Doak, chief operating officer of Dart Realty. “The Mathematics Challenge goes one step further though. It does not stop at accessibility, rather it actively promotes and encourages students to become involved in mathematics in a setting other than their classrooms.”

During the team round, first place was awarded to Sabrina Weber of Grace Christian Academy, Joanna Tibbetts of Layman Scott High School in Cayman Brac, and Hanna Ebanks of the Cayman International School. In the individual round, first place went to Vincent Lachance from St. Ignatius High School.

“Enhanced skills in mathematics and science allows us all to become better problem solvers, critical thinkers and decision makers and innovators,” Jackie Doak added. “Through Minds Inspired, Dart is delighted to encourage our youth to make deliberate choices for their education which include mathematics and science.”

“The students were exposed to the wide range of career opportunities available within the Dart Group of Companies, and gained an understanding of how their classroom learning transitions to the workplace. We hope this experience has highlighted the importance of doing well in school and transferring that success to the workplace,” said Glenda McTaggart, Learning and Development Manager at Dart.

Jackie Doak, COO at Dart, led a group lunch and discussion. Relating to her personal experience, she emphasized the importance of a good educational foundation for any career. Mark VanDevelde, CEO at Dart, facilitated a Q&A session after sharing his career journey. Students were then paired with a mentor in one of five departments at Dart: Building Operations, Information Technology, Construction, Horticulture, and Customer Service.

Teresa Owen-Foster, Programme Director of Junior Achievement commented, “We are pleased with the outcome of the Job Showing Programme at Dart and feedback from the students has been encouraging. The Job Shadow experience gave them some real, practical insights into their career selection and development. We want to thank Dart for its continued support of Junior Achievement in the Cayman Islands and we look forward to having other companies participate in the Job Shadowing Programme.”

Coach Monette Windsor, who is a returning coach and parent, described the last game between Dart and Butterfield: “The crowd enthusiastically cheered for each batter as they stepped to the plate and every fielder who made a play. Although all of the players did fantastic on both teams, it was the four Butterfield girls that dominated the game.  Mia Lansdell hit a monster home run into centre field. The crowd favourite, three-year-old Cosabella Windsor, had two hits down the third base line and enthusiastically ran around the bases. Jolie Brown showed excellent fielding technique and played half an inning at first base. Rio Windsor made a terrific play as catcher, throwing a runner out at first base. All the kids showed great sportsmanship, cheering their teammates on during the game.”

Dart will build a new warehouse facility, corporate headquarters, and expand the buildings on the Alaiedon Township campus. While some of the Solo staff from Chicago will be relocating to the new office buildings, Dart will also be adding 325 jobs through this expansion.

“We are excited about expanding employment opportunities on our Mason campus, where our founders launched our company more than 50 years ago,” said Dart’s executive vice-president and general counsel James Lammers.

The first game was held at 9am between the girls’ teams from Wesleyan and St. Ignatius, immediately following the opening ceremonies. The final games began at 5pm between the semifinal winners and runners-up.

In the 2012 tournament, Cayman International won. In the 2011 tournament, Cayman Academy came out on top.

“We look forward to reviewing the winning bid and entering into discussions with DECCO Ltd. leading to a power purchase agreement,” stated President and CEO of CUC Mr. Richard Hew stated. “CUC remains committed to offering a safe, reliable and efficient service at least cost to our customers.”

“This is an innovative project that transforms landfill gas into renewable energy benefiting our communities,” said State Senator Mike Brubaker (R-36). “We appreciate Dart Container’s leadership and commitment to create a more sustainable future.”

Since 2004, Dart has invested more than $20 million in this project. Dart originally partnered with Granger Energy Services in 2004 to use gas from the Lanchester landfill to fulfill energy requirements at its Leola plant. In 2008, a pipeline to the Conestoga landfill was added. After this pipeline was added, there were close to 24 miles of landfill gas pipeline that fueled two remote thermal oxidizers, nine boilers, and two oriented polystyrene ovens at the Dart plant. In 2010, Dart added two combustion turbine generators fueled by landfill gas.

“Dart is dedicated to working with partners and finding solutions to common challenges that will help enhance the communities in which we do business,” said Clarence Wenger, Dart Plant Manager. “And the landfill gas to energy cogeneration project is just one of the solutions we’ve worked with the community to launch.”