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Catania’s 4th Annual ‘Live Local, Give Local’ Gala Raises $30,000+ for South Brevard Sharing Center Workforce Program

Catania Product Development’s 4th Annual Gala fundraising event at Melbourne Yacht Club.

Catania’s 4th Annual ‘Live Local, Give Local’ Gala Raises Over $30,000 for South Brevard Sharing Center’s Workforce Readiness Program

Melbourne, FL (February 17, 2025) – Catania Product Development hosted its 4th annual Live Local, Give Local Gala at the Melbourne Yacht Club, raising $9,000 in support of the South Brevard Sharing Center’s Workforce Readiness Program. Since 2022, Catania has contributed over $31,000 to the program, empowering individuals with essential job training and employment opportunities. CEO Stefanie Catania expressed gratitude to attendees, emphasizing the company’s ongoing commitment to strengthening Brevard County’s community through collaboration and philanthropy.

Learn more about Catania Product Development’s initiatives at www.CataniaProducts.com.

Catania Product Development wins 2024 International Design Award

IDA design awards bronze winner 2024

Catania Product Development, a Melbourne-based design and engineering firm, has won the Bronze Prize in the Pet Care / Toys for Pets category at the 2024 International Design Awards for its innovative SwiftPaws CHASE! Course Kit. This recognition highlights the company’s commitment to blending aesthetic appeal with functionality. CEO Stefanie Catania expressed pride in their achievement, emphasizing the importance of creating accessible products for pet owners. SwiftPaws, which gained fame after appearing on ABC’s Shark Tank, aims to enrich pets’ lives through their affordable lure course kits. Learn more about these award-winning products at www.swiftpaws.com.

Catania Product Development gives back at Annual Corporate Volunteer Day Event

Company partners with Marine Resources Council for sustainment initiative. Pictured Above: Catania Product Development joins the Marine Resources Council (MRC) at its Annual Corporate Volunteer Day Event on November 1, 2024. In just 2 hours the team weeded MRC’s entire Palm Bay mangrove nursery, up-potted 65 mangroves, and planted over 100 propagules. Melbourne, Fla. (November … Read more

Catania’s Live Local, Give Local Shines a Light on Community Partnerships and Giving Back

Join Us in Making a Difference at “Live Local, Give Local” Charity Auction! On December 7th, Catania Product Development is hosting their 3rd annual “Live Local, Give Local” charity auction, benefiting the South Brevard Sharing Center (SBSC). Last year’s event resulted in raising $10,000 for SBSC! Feature loal auction items, brews, bites and music, join us this year to raise even more to help our local community!

Three Keys to Success for Your Synapse Florida Event

Synapse, SwiftPaws and the win

Innovation is alive in Central Florida, a Synapse Florida event will help elevate your business – here’s how we found success. Synapse is the statewide connector of Florida’s innovation community, creating opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors, and talent to find what they need and share what they have. Through their annual events, leaders from all industries, … Read more

We used VR to increase the user experience and won!

Virtual reality – the fully immersive experience that brings you to another world (or makes you run into a wall) is so much more than video games or simulated roller coasters. Virtual reality is ushering in a new era of product development through a virtual prototyping environment – something we are perfecting here at Catania. … Read more

Brevard County and our Mission to Live and Give Local

At its 2nd annual Live Local, Give Local event held on December 9th at Groundswell Startups, Catania Product Development, a product-design engineering firm out of Melbourne, Florida, raised $10,000 for the South Brevard Sharing Center (SBSC), a non-profit, community based agency whose mission is to support, strengthen and empower families to achieve self-sufficiency in south Brevard County, FL.

Its not a job, its a life style – Mobile Design Lab

The best work doesn’t always happen sitting behind a desk…meet the Mobile Design Lab. When we think about our primary goal, it’s to provide our customers the best product development experience. We do that by thinking outside of the box and sometimes outside of the office. This philosophy inspired the creation of our mobile design … Read more

Not Your Typical Big Business Project Management

Women back to back against a grafitti background

Studies show that organizations who use project management techniques are 28% more likely to meet their target business objectives.  But not all project management systems are alike. Sometimes bigger isn’t always better.  Here at Catania, we individualize our project management techniques to provide the best fit to meet your needs. And it all starts with … Read more

Optimal Work to Life Balance – Catania

Engineers have made some pretty astonishing accomplishments in the past 100 years. In fact, it’s hard not to look at just about everything around you and not be amazed at how far technology has come in such a short time. So, with all these advancements in technology, how is it that the technology industry hasn’t … Read more