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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 13, 2016

Calling business owners the “backbone of Florida growth over the past five years,” Cissy Proctor helped kick off the annual Florida Chamber of Commerce’s Capitol Days event Wednesday. “A strong economy is good for all of us,” said Proctor, newly appointed executive director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Proctor told the crowd she […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 13, 2016

Florida Chamber of Commerce members are taking over Tallahassee. The 2016 Florida Chamber’s Capitol Days kicks off Wednesday. The two-day event is meant to give the business community a chance to interact with lawmakers and advocate for issues that are important to them. Edie Ousley, the chamber’s vice president of public affairs, said the annual […]

Staff ReportsDecember 21, 2015

Two Republican lawmakers are joining the Department of Economic Opportunity in the fight against unemployment-benefits fraud. State Sen. Kelli Stargel of Lakeland and state Rep. Mike La Rosa of St. Cloud on Monday filed legislation (SB 1216/HB 1017) called the “DEO Cybercrime Prevention Act.” “In the past two years, DEO’s state-of-the-art technology has prevented more than 135,000 […]

Jim RosicaDecember 17, 2015

Cissy Proctor, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity‘s chief of staff, will now lead the agency, Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday. She takes over as the department’s executive director, succeeding Jesse Panuccio, on Jan. 9 — three days before the beginning of the 2016 Legislative Session. FloridaPolitics.com first heard word of Proctor’s likely appointment earlier this […]

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Cissy Proctor to Chamber crowd: Florida’s economy “leading the way”

Florida Chamber: Capitol Days focus on issues important to business community

Anti-fraud measures filed for 2016 session

Cissy Proctor named new head of Dep’t of Economic Opportunity