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Michael MolineJuly 10, 2018

Central Florida, get ready for a new area code. The Public Service Commission voted Tuesday to authorize the debut of 689 code for new customers, perhaps as soon as May 2019. The North American Numbering Plan Administrator, or NANPA, which oversees the area code system, will figure out the precise timing. “They’ll get back with […]

Staff ReportsJune 4, 2018

Floridians looking for a job in construction and manufacturing, take note: CareerSource Florida is teaming up with some of the state’s largest employers for job fairs to be held across the state in the coming weeks. Among the strategic partners for the job fairs is Lennar Homes, which will have a presence at each of […]

Drew WilsonMay 30, 2018

The Rubin Group was one of seven firms to crack $1 million in legislative lobbying pay during the first three quarters of the year according to newly filed lobbying compensation reports. The estimated $1 million haul on the legislative side was matched with another $1 million in executive branch earnings for a total of $2.1 […]

Drew WilsonMay 25, 2018

New compensation reports put Johnson & Blanton just outside of the top-10 in legislative lobbying pay during the first three months of 2018. The seven-member team headed up by Jon Johnson and Travis Blanton received between $750,000 and $1.5 million from its 79 principals in Q1, with the median earnings estimate clocking in at $1.25 […]

Michael MolineMay 2, 2018

Among the most significant obstacles to strengthening Florida’s electric transmission grid against hurricanes is a lack of access to telephone poles. Utilities rely on thousands of poles statewide that they don’t control. Other obstacles include trimming trees that might fall onto transmission lines. Complaints about those problems featured prominently during Florida Public Service Commission hearings on hurricane […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 4, 2018

Lobbyists for two major players in the utility industry have registered with the City of Jacksonville. Records show Florida Power and Light has engaged Paul Harden, best known locally as the representative for the Jacksonville Jaguars and owner Shad Khan‘s interests. Harden was also pivotal in persuading the Jacksonville City Council to approve a slots referendum in […]

Drew WilsonApril 2, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that Chinese solar panel company JinkoSolar is building a “state-of-the-art” manufacturing facility in Jacksonville. JinkoSolar’s expansion into the Sunshine State is the result of a deal with utility giant NextEra Energy to supply millions of solar panels to the company over the next four years. NextEra Energy is the parent […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 16, 2018

Florida Power & Light says it’s dropping plans to charge customers for Hurricane Irma costs and will instead apply savings from the recently enacted Tax and Jobs Act to cover the cost. For the average customer, this means savings of about $250. FPL also announced that the tax savings could allow it to continue operating […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 15, 2018

Top Republican lawmakers posted big fundraising reports for their political committees in December, with future Senate President Wilton Simpson leading the pack at $427,000 raised last month. Simpson’s committee, Jobs for Florida, took in 31 contributions from Dec. 1 through New Year’s Eve and a pair of committees chaired by Ryan Tyson – Floridians for […]

Phil AmmannDecember 15, 2017

As Puerto Rico struggles with Hurricane Maria recovery, a 10-person team of experts from Florida Power & Light – the nation’s third-largest electric utility – traveled to the territory last week to help with ongoing energy restoration efforts. Maria hit Puerto Rico Sept. 20 as a Category 4 storm, leaving nearly all of island’s 3.5 […]

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PSC approves new area code in Central Florida

Statewide job fairs attract big-name employers

The Rubin Group cracks $2M in first-quarter earnings

Johnson & Blanton clears $1.25M in first quarter

PSC examines progress of storm-hardening Florida’s electricity grid

Utility industry giants lobby up in Jacksonville

Solar panel plant coming to Sunshine State

FPL to pass federal tax cut onto customers instead of raising rates to pay for $1.3 billion Hurricane Irma restoration

Top Republican lawmakers added major cash in December

FPL crews join industry experts in Puerto Rico for power restoration aid