A.G. GancarskiSeptember 9, 2023
3min0
Former Enterprise Florida chief has a new appointment.
Tag: Florida Defense Support Task Force
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 9, 2023
Jesse SchecknerSeptember 8, 2023
6min0
Appropriately, all have military backgrounds.
Jason DelgadoJune 12, 2020
3min267
Florida's defense communities have been awarded $1.4 million this fiscal year.
A.G. GancarskiAugust 23, 2019
Michael MolineMay 17, 2018
5min323
A state task force on Thursday approved grants worth nearly $1.33 million for projects designed to support military installations and preserve Florida’s reputation as the most military-friendly state. They included land and easement buys neighboring the Avon Park Air Force Range and Camp Blanding; development of a Bay County innovation center to advance amphibious warfare; […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 5, 2017
3min424
The state has inked a $1.67 million deal for just over eight acres known as “Barefoot Palms” as a buffer around Naval Support Activity (NSA) Panama City. The Department of Environmental Protection announced the completed purchase. NSA Panama City sits on 657 acres in the Panhandle. “The acquisition of this property will prevent further incompatible development adjacent to NSA […]
Phil AmmannJuly 20, 2017
5min179
Gov. Rick Scott announced eight appointments and reappointments this week to a variety of Florida judicial, state boards, and commissions. 11th Judicial Circuit Court Scott began by naming Judge Lourdes Simon to the 11th Judicial Circuit Court. Simon, 49, of Miami, currently serves as county judge for Dade County. She previously served as an Assistant […]
Staff ReportsApril 1, 2017
6min220
On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott announced eight appointments and reappointments to a variety of Florida state boards and commissions. Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County, Inc. Scott began by reappointing Luke Buzard to the Early Learning Coalition Hillsborough County, Inc., which collaborates with agencies throughout the community to offer a range of early learning services. […]
Michael MolineMarch 16, 2017
5min537
Florida would place its military installations at risk of commercial encroachment — and, possibly, closure — without adequate funding for land acquisition through the Florida Forever land acquisition program, a military support organization warned Thursday. Some $3 million from U.S. Department of Defense funds will be lost at the end of 2018 unless the state […]
Phil AmmannJune 30, 2015
3min297
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 […]