Scott PowersFebruary 22, 2019
13min771
'That just astounds me that people would say they didn't know.'
Tag: Board of Trustees
Scott PowersFebruary 22, 2019Scott PowersFebruary 6, 2019
8min514
Constituents ask about "what I would call a pattern of misconduct," at UCF, David Smith said.
Scott PowersJanuary 24, 2019
11min421
"I trusted the confidence that John Hitt had over those years in Bill Merck."
Scott PowersJanuary 18, 2019
9min620
"President Whittaker, our Board of Trustees and I did not know and were never told."
Scott PowersSeptember 27, 2018
3min203
Puerto Rican and Virgin Islander students who fled to Orlando to attend the University of Central Florida will get up to four more years of in-state tuition rates from the university, giving them the chance to finish degrees as de facto Floridians. UCF’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday to extend the in-state tuition rate […]
Staff ReportsMay 29, 2018
2min340
Fausto Gomez, President of Gomez Barker Advisors, recently joined the Board of Trustees of Florida TaxWatch, the taxpayer research institute and watchdog organization. With his addition, TaxWatch says it’s bringing one of Florida’s “most-respected government relations counselors” on board. “We are thrilled to welcome Fausto Gomez,” TaxWatch President and CEO Dominic M. Calabro said in a […]
Scott PowersMarch 14, 2018
6min628
The market for private space launches is heading toward 800 to 1,000 launches a year of satellites and other space hardware; the Florida Spaceport at Cape Canaveral needs to be positioned to host as much of that business as possible, Space Florida President Frank DiBello told his board Wednesday. “We’re not going to be able […]
Scott PowersJanuary 27, 2017
6min365
The South Florida Regional Transit Authority voted Friday afternoon to award a long-term management contract worth up to a half-billion dollars amidst concerns that it did so after tossing five of six bids, and powerful state Sen. Jeff Brandes reacted with “deep concern.” The SFRTA Board of Directors voted 6-2 Friday to award an operations […]
Scott PowersJanuary 26, 20179min454
On Friday, the South Florida Regional Transit Authority will consider awarding a deal to run the state’s largest public commuter railroad, Tri-Rail — worth up to $511 million — after tossing all competing bids, including some asking far less money. The SFRTA’s board of trustees is being asked Friday to award Tri-Rail’s operations and maintenance contract, […]
Jim RosicaJuly 18, 2016
3min262
Cissy Proctor, who heads the state’s jobs agency, now is taking a role at the Florida House. No, not the Florida House of Representatives, but the actual building that serves as Florida’s “embassy” in Washington, D.C. Proctor, executive director of Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity, was named Monday to the board of trustees for Florida House, “the beautifully […]