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Bill PrescottApril 8, 2015

Jesse Panuccio is now a step closer to remaining executive director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. With a 5-1 vote Wednesday, the Senate Transportation, Tourism and Economic Development Committee cleared Panuccio’s nomination. Sen. Jack Latvala offered no comment when asked why he would not recommend Panuccio to remain as Florida’s economic developer in […]

Phil AmmannMarch 31, 2015

High school robotics students, Motorola representatives, and state leaders gathered in Tallahassee on Tuesday to celebrate the significance of science, technology, engineering and math education. Co-sponsored by the Motorola Solutions Foundation and Florida FIRST Robotics, “STEM Day at the Florida Capitol” featured robotics teams from across the state, each a participant in national competitions. Motorola Solutions […]

James CallMarch 28, 2015

Job creation in Florida has slowed but continues. The unemployment rate for February fell one-tenth of one percent to 5.6, a drop of 0.6 percent compared to a year ago and down 2.3 percent– down from Feb. 2013, the Department of Economic Opportunity reported Friday. The U.S. unemployment rate is 5.5 percent. Employers added 19,700 […]

James CallMarch 17, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott continues to preach from the Book of Low Taxation while a choir of number crunchers sings about more people going to work. The Florida jobless rate remained unchanged in January at 5.7 percent, above the national rate of 5.5 percent but showing an increase of 13,900 jobs compared with December and 274,000 more […]

James CallJanuary 7, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott’s marketing plan for the state of Florida is starting to come into focus. In his second term inaugural address Tuesday, Scott called on the businesses and people of California, New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois to move to Florida. “Over the next four years, I will be traveling to your states personally to […]

James CallJanuary 7, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott’s marketing plan for the state of Florida is starting to come into focus. In his second term inaugural address Tuesday, Scott called on the businesses and people of California, New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois to move to Florida. “Over the next four years, I will be traveling to your states personally to […]

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Jesse Panuccio one step closer to staying DEO chief

Students, leaders celebrate robotics at Capitol STEM Day

State unemployment rate drops slightly in February

Unemployment rate steady while Rick Scott focuses on new jobs

Enterprise Florida and DEO pitch Leg for money for a “Perfect Business Climate” campaign

Enterprise Florida and DEO pitch Leg for money for a "Perfect Business Climate" campaign