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Drew WilsonJuly 30, 2018

The “Voice of Florida Business” has spoken: Tampa Republican Rep. Shawn Harrison deserves another two years representing Hillsborough County’s House District 63. That’s according to the Associated Industries of Florida (AIF), a conservative leaning pro-business group that gave Harrison high marks in its post-2018 legislative session Voting Records report. “Associated Industries of Florida is proud to […]

Rosanne DunkelbergerJune 21, 2018

They may be the masters and mistresses of Florida’s political universe, but when faced with lights, cameras and photographer Mary Beth Tyson, most of 2018’s INFLUENCE 100 were a little bit intimidated. “What I’ve found with all of these political people is they’re not comfortable with the camera,” she says. “Pretty much all of them […]

Phil AmmannMarch 11, 2018

TallyMadness is now underway, where Florida political aficionados select who is the best lobbyist out of 64 of the state’s top power brokers. Just like NCAA College Basketball “March Madness,” fans of The Process have begun voting on bracketed matchups among the leading advocates, to decide the top influencer in the Sunshine State. And right […]

Staff ReportsJune 1, 2017

The voting record report is out. Associated Industries of Florida released its 2017 Voting Record report. Published for more than four decades, the annual report is considered one of the definitive legislative scorecards for the business community. This year, the organization calculated more than 208,966 votes on 1,955 bills with 848 legislators. “This session, AIF […]

Staff ReportsMarch 8, 2017

The Senate Appropriations and Environmental Resources Committee approved a bill that would, among other things, set aside money to build a water storage reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee. Brewster Bevis, senior vice president of state and federal affairs for Associated Industries of Florida: “During today’s debate on Senate Bill 10, it was abundantly clear from […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 20, 2017

Floridians have heard a great deal about the potential expansion of renewable energy, and for good reason. Per the Energy Information Administration, renewable energy like solar and wind rank among the fastest-growing energy sources. It’s a promising development – one we should all applaud. Still, one pressing concern remains: Renewables alone can’t meet the state’s […]

Jim RosicaAugust 3, 2016

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Despite losing her to another organization, the head of Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) on Wednesday said he was “excited” for Tamela Perdue. Perdue, formerly AIF’s general counsel, took a new job with the Florida-based Sunshine Health insurance plan as senior vice president of legislative and government affairs, handling its lobbying. “AIF has seen tremendous growth and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 12, 2016

The Associated Industries of Florida report card is out, and the Florida Legislature received passing grades. Tom Feeney, the president and CEO of the Associated Industries of Florida, said the Florida Senate voted in favor of the business community 87 percent of the time, while the Florida House voted in favor of the business community […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 12, 2016

A coalition of business organizations is urging lawmakers to support a proposal to cut the tax on commercial leases. The Cut My Rent by 1 Percent Coalition on Friday released an advertisement calling on lawmakers to cut the business rent tax. The 15-second ad marks the start of the coalition’s digital ad campaign. “If you […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 11, 2016

The abrupt end to the 2015 Florida legislative session left an important piece of legislation in limbo: the regulation of the onshore oil and gas industry. Fortunately, Sen. Garrett Richter, R-Naples, and Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, are again championing this good legislation during this year’s session, and we are nearing the finish line. HB 191 […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

The ‘Voice of Florida Business’ speaks up for Shawn Harrison in HD 63

‘Not a model’? No worries: INFLUENCE photog Mary Beth Tyson’s got your back

Rounding out the first round of TallyMadness

Associated Industries releases 2017 Voting Record report

Capitol Reax: Water storage south of Lake O; workers compensation discussions

Brewster Bevis: Karenna Gore out of touch with Florida’s energy future

Tom Feeney lauds Tamela Perdue as she leaves AIF

Associated Industries of Florida releases 2016 Voting Record

New ad campaign urges lawmakers to support business rent tax cut

Brewster Bevis: The Legislature should pass legislation regulating oil and gas industry