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A.G. GancarskiAugust 19, 2015

Enterprise Florida is the official economic development organization for the state of Florida. Jobs in the Sunshine State, by most measures, are booming. Florida is, as they say, open for business. However, there is a caveat, which was revealed Wednesday morning during the Enterprise Florida Board Legislative Policy Meeting. And it is a significant caveat. […]

Phil AmmannJuly 27, 2015

State Rep. Jim Boyd has joined Enterprise Florida as an appointed member of the Board of Directors. The Bradenton Republican, who is serving as Deputy Majority Leader and Majority Whip through 2016, will advocate for the state-run nonprofit economic development organization within the Florida Legislature. “Realizing that business is the backbone of our economy, I […]

Staff ReportsJuly 15, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott continued a string of jobs announcements, reporting Wednesday that Feld Entertainment, which moved its international headquarters from Vienna, Va., to Ellenton in 2013, will continue to expand its workforce in Florida by relocating the corporation’s Motor Sports division to Manatee County. The live-show production company, will shift about 200 jobs and a […]

Staff ReportsJuly 14, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott said Tuesday the opening of a new Accusoft headquarters will bring about 125 new jobs to the Tampa Bay area. According to a release from the governor’s office, Accusoft, a “global provider of document, content and imaging solutions,” will expand its base of operations in Tampa, where the company was founded in 1991 […]

Phil AmmannJune 30, 2015

Senate President Andy Gardiner appointed Senate President Pro Tempore Garrett Richter on Tuesday to chair the Florida Defense Support Task Force. The 12-member Defense Support board, established by Florida Statute, works to protect and enhance Florida’s military missions and installations. The task force is administered by Enterprise Florida, the quasi-governmental agency that serves as the […]

Mitch PerryJune 25, 2015

Since being elected in 2010, Rick Scott has never been shy about traveling across the country aiming to recruit companies to do business in the Sunshine State, regardless of whether he’s been invited. Already this year he went cold-calling CEOs in California and Pennsylvania, and Thursday he visits another blue state: Connecticut. In advance of […]

Mitch PerryJune 22, 2015

Rick Scott is coming soon to Connecticut to sell business leaders on the virtues of relocating Florida, where he’ll pitch them on the idea that they’d save a whole lot of money by coming to a much lower-taxed state. And Enterprise Florida is already hyping the visit, as they began airing a radio in markets in […]

Phil AmmannJune 13, 2015

After the Florida Senate’s inability to consider reappointments by the 2015 Regular Legislative Session sine die, Gov. Rick Scott announced 112 reappointments to various boards and commissions throughout the state, including these from the Tampa Bay region: Board of Athletic Training Brian Hudson, 51, of St. Petersburg, is vice president of sales and marketing for […]

Christine Jordan SextonJune 13, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott traveled to Paris on Friday aiming to bring back to his home state economic development projects. But while Scott is away House and Senate budget negotiators have reached a deal to give the governor considerably less money than he wanted for business recruitment. Sen. Tom Lee and Rep. Richard Corcoran on Saturday […]

Christine Jordan SextonJune 8, 2015

Senate budget Chief Tom Lee said on Monday the House is “doing the bidding” of Gov. Rick Scott in pushing to increase funds to Enterprise Florida. The remarks followed Sen. Jack Latvala‘s abrupt move to adjourn the Tourism and Economic Development budget conferee meeting early Monday morning just minutes into the meeting and as the House […]

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Enterprise Florida: “Our competitors are smiling”

Jim Boyd named to Enterprise Florida Board of Directors

Rick Scott says Feld Entertainment to expand in Manatee County

Rick Scott says new Accusoft HQ in Tampa will create scores of new jobs

Garrett Richter tapped to chair Florida Defense Support Task Force

Rick Scott tells Morning Joe audience that “Florida is on fire” as he attempts to woo Connecticut CEO’s

Rick Scott cuts radio ad in Connecticut about doing business in the Sunshine State

Rick Scott announces long list of Tampa Bay-area board appointments

As Rick Scott travels to Paris, lawmakers inch closer to final budget

Tom Lee says House is “doing the bidding” of Rick Scott on Enterprise Florida funding