June 27, 2017/
Epic rains this month quenched Florida’s drought, but sparked a tragic battle for survival in the Everglades with officials forced…
Ron Bergeron was raised in South Florida, home to eight generations of his family where they lived and breathed a culture within the elements of nature. He grew up in the small Town of Davie with a population of approximately 500 where his parents owned and ran a small grocery store. “There were more places to tie your horse than park a car in front of his store.”
His first business, Bergeron Land Development, was launched in 1965 when he bought a 1943 Ford Ferguson tractor. After the land clearing work started to slow he bought his first bulldozer and went from building driveways to building one of the largest contracts in the state at the time, the I95 – I595 and Sawgrass Expressway, I595 – I75 Interchanges.
Ron Bergeron is personally responsible for raising millions of dollars for organizations such as the Boys & Girls Clubs, Partnership for the Homeless, the Homeless Center, Arthritis Foundation, Wildlife Foundation as well as countless other nonprofit organizations. In 2018 he received the Prestigious Horatio Alger Award.
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June 27, 2017/
By Steve Waters Sun Sentinel Heavy rains earlier this month caused water to rise so high that the Everglades could…
May 9, 2017/
By Anthony Man | Contact Reporter Sun-Sentinel on Bergeron, the Broward County developer, entrepreneur and conservationist, is still actively considering…
April 26, 2017/
By Chad Gillis | Contact Reporter News-Press Environmental groups breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday after the state voted to…
March 28, 2017/
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March 14, 2017/
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February 17, 2017/
Wild turkeys are creatures of habit, so scouting for the birds can greatly increase[...]
February 9, 2017/
One of the most colorful figures in Broward County, the developer, entrepreneur and sometime alligator[...]
November 17, 2016/
“It’s probably one of the greatest success stories in the history of endangered species,” Bergeron said. “Back in 1981 when…