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Mitch PerryMay 12, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott‘s Let’s Get to Work political committee raised $687, 691 in April, including a $100,000 contribution from Tampa Bay Lightning owner and Channelside developer Jeff Vinik. That brings his totals in 2015 to more than $2.3 million ($2,368,000). Other major contributions in April came from the AIF PAC, the political action committee formed by […]

Phil AmmannMay 7, 2015

Power Design Inc., a family-owned electrical contracting business, is expanding its national headquarters in St. Petersburg. The $3 million move will bring 60 new jobs to the region, as well as maintaining 196 jobs. Gov. Rick Scott called the expansion “great news for families” in St. Petersburg. “Thanks to companies like Power Design who continue […]

Shannon NickinsonNovember 30, 2014

When you’ve been waiting as long as these Escambia County residents have been, it stings to be asked for more patience. The people who live near the Rolling Hills and Longleaf construction and demolition debris facilities have waited years for their complaints to be heard. So Monday, when they had an audience with people at […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 1, 2014

During the primary, I did Facebook consulting through Brett Doster, Front Line Strategies, Inc. for the House campaigns of Jay Trumbull and Jay Fant. For Fant, the turning point of the campaign, on Facebook, was when SaintPetersBlog published this article. Until then, we were reaching only 300 to 400 people organically, meaning the campaign did […]

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Rick Scott’s Let’s Get to Work PAC has raised more than $2.3 million this year

National electrical contracting firm to expand corporate roots, jobs in St. Pete

Shannon Nickinson: Progress, but the waiting goes on for some Escambia County residents who want dumps closed

Bob West: If you run for office, learn how to use social media effectively