AIF Applauds Governor’s Signature on Legislation That Keeps Florida Competitive
TALLAHASSEE – Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) applauds Gov. Rick Scott for signing HB 655, which maintains a single standard for employment benefits, such as mandated sick leave, throughout...
View ArticleElite Parking Services of America Announces Corporate Headquarters Expanision...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Elite Parking Services of America (Elite Parking), a national parking and transportation management company, announces the expansion of its corporate headquarters in Jacksonville,...
View ArticleFlorida Department Of Health Makes Healthy Pregnancy A Priority
TALLAHASSEE – The Department of Health (DOH) Office of Vital Statistics release of infant mortality data last month revealed a decrease in 2012 infant mortality rates from 6.4 in 2011 to 6.0 in 2012...
View ArticleTCC To Offer Evening Welding Program
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (June 17, 2013) – Tallahassee Community College has announced the second offering of its postsecondary adult vocational (PSAV) certificate program in Applied Welding...
View ArticleGov. Scott Opens Florida Pavillion At 50th Annual Paris Air Show
PARIS, FRANCE – Today, Governor Rick Scott was joined by Frederico Curado, President and CEO of Embraer, Gary Spulak, President of Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc., Gray Swoope, Secretary of Commerce, as...
View ArticleState Board Of Education To Meet In Tampa
Tallahassee, Fla., June 17, 2013 – The Florida State Board of Education will meet tomorrow in Tampa. Highlights of the agenda include: · Update on the transition to Common Core · An...
View ArticleICYMI: Army News Service: “Army secretary: Sequestration will hinder Guard...
“Army secretary: Sequestration will hinder Guard readiness” Army News Service July 15, 2013 For Full Story Click HERE WASHINGTON (7/15/13) – Secretary of the Army John McHugh again warned that...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg Man Arrested for Child Pornography
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tampa Bay Regional Operations Center arrested James Edward Cooper, 49, of St. Petersburg, Fla., for three counts of child pornography....
View ArticleGovernor Scott Co-Hosts APD Town Hall Meeting
PANAMA CITY, FL. Today, Governor Rick Scott joined Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) Director, Barbara Palmer, to host an APD Town Hall meeting to discuss the state of the agency and highlight...
View ArticleAttorney General Bondi Announces that 35,000 Floridians Will Receive Refund...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–Attorney General Pam Bondi today announced that more than 35,000 Floridians will receive checks for approximately $34 as part of last year’s settlement agreement among Florida, 43...
View ArticleSenator Bullard Calls on Governor Scott to Pardon Marissa Alexander
MIAMI— Today Senator Dwight Bullard (D-39) sent a letter to Governor Rick Scott urging him to pardon Marissa Alexander, a Floridian and mother facing a mandatory minimum sentence that should have been...
View ArticleLiberty County School Superintendent Arrested for Grand Theft/Official...
BRISTOL – Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tallahassee Regional Operations Center and State Attorney Willie Meggs obtained a warrant for the arrest of Gloria Gay Uzzell, 51, of...
View ArticleGov. Scott Announces Esther Jacobo as Interim Sec. of the Department of...
TALLAHASSEE – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Esther Jacobo as interim Secretary of the Department of Children and Families. Esther Jacobo replaces David Wilkins who resigned to...
View ArticleUT Professor Named Young Investigator of the Year
TAMPA — Jacob Wilson, assistant professor of health sciences and human performance, was awarded the Terry J. Housh Young Investigator of the Year award at the National Strength and Conditioning...
View ArticleGov. Scott: Florida’s Unemployment Rate Remains Below the National Average...
TALLAHASSEE – Governor Rick Scott today announced that in June 2013, Florida created more jobs and the statewide unemployment rate remained below the national average. At 7.1 percent, the state’s May...
View ArticleDEP Recognizes International Speedway Corporation for Recycling Efforts...
DEP Secretary Vinyard joined state, local and ISC officials to present recycling recognition award to International Speedway Corporation DAYTONA BEACH– The Florida Department of Environmental...
View ArticleReps. Richard Stark and Sharon Pritchett Join Partners Taskforce to Help...
WESTON, Fla. – State Reps. Richard Stark (D-Weston) and Sharon Pritchett (D-Miramar), along with Children’s Services of Broward County, KidsWell Florida, Florida KidCare and Florida CHAIN, have...
View ArticleGovernor Scott Announces Bristol-Myers Squubb Company to Locate North America...
TAMPA, Fla.– Today, Governor Rick Scott announced Bristol-Myers Squibb’s plans to locate a North America Capability Center and create 579 life sciences jobs in Tampa. The 70,000-square-foot facility...
View ArticleStuart Man Comes Forward To Claim July 16 Mega Money™ Jackpot
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Lottery announces that Robert Ippolito, 57, of Stuart, claimed the July 16 MEGA MONEY™ jackpot of $1.5 million at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee. Ippolito chose...
View ArticleGovernor Rick Scott Appoints Ken Barnett to Board of Commissioners, South...
Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Leslie K. “Ken” Barnett to the Board of Commissioners, South Broward Hospital District. Barnett, 67, of Hollywood, is a self...
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