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Mitch PerrySeptember 30, 2015

2015 was supposed to be the year that the Florida Legislature authorized funding to replenish its depleted film tax incentives package, allowing the Sunshine State to compete with Louisiana, Georgia and other Southeastern states in getting its fair share of movie and television production work. It didn’t happen. Despite the reshaping of the incentives and […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 4, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott on Monday reappointed 14 men and women as directors of state agencies despite the Florida Senate refusing to confirm them during the Legislative Session. The agencies run the gamut from Department of Economic Opportunity to the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to the State Technology Agency. Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner […]

Associated PressFebruary 22, 2015

In more than 30 years of living in central Florida, Brindley Pieters has experienced his share of struggles with Interstate 4. “I tell you, some days you don’t know what to expect,” said Pieters, a 69-year-old civil engineer. “The problem with I-4 is one day it’s not so bad, and some days it’s horrendous.” State […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 13, 2015

Former Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad is going back to the Missouri-based consulting firm he left to head the state agency. HNTB Corporation announced Prasad has returned to lead the firm’s transportation practice, concentrating on working with state transportation departments. Prasad, a professional engineer, spent two years with HNTB prior to taking the […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.30.15 – Ybor and Florida lose out to Georgia in Hollywood production

Rick Scott reappoints 14 agency heads after Senate snub

Florida investing lots of money, big hopes in I-4 project

Former FDOT chief Ananth Prasad rejoins Missouri consulting firm