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Drew WilsonAugust 12, 2015

The July ADP Regional Employment Report estimates Florida added 13,700 jobs for the month, with most new jobs in the service-producing sector. The report pegs the Sunshine State as the second-best performer in the South, with Texas taking the top spot after adding 15,500 last month. Nationally, California had the biggest gain at 27,600 jobs. The […]

Drew WilsonAugust 11, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott’s office said Tuesday that online job openings have jumped during the past year, with July’s openings marking the state’s highest since May 2005. “The demand for jobs across the state is growing and the good news is that we have many opportunities available for families to get a great job in Florida,” Scott said. “By cutting […]

Drew WilsonAugust 6, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott’s office said Thursday that Internet and telephone service provider Frontier Communications will expand its operations in DeLand, adding 400 jobs and making about $2.5 million in capital investments. “I am excited to announce that 400 jobs will be created in Deland thanks to Frontier Communications’ newest expansion,” Scott said in a news release. ”This great […]

Ryan RayJuly 24, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott took flak for visiting France during a Special Session in Tallahassee where lawmakers narrowly avoided a constitutional crisis by passing an eleventh-hour budget. According to a news release on Friday, though, the trip was not in vain: Florida aerospace and aviation industries collected about $150 million in sales during 2015 Paris Air Show. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 22, 2015

Job growth in Florida leads the nation’s 10 most populous states. Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday the private-sector growth rate was 3.9 percent in June. The Scott administration said this is the fourth month in a row Florida has bested the other nine most populous states for the top job growth. “These positive economic trends […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 22, 2015

Jacksonville is getting 100 new jobs thanks to Johnson & Johnson Vision Care. The company is planning to expand its facility in the northeast Florida city from its current base of 2,000 employees. The company will also spend more than $300 million to make the expansion happen. “Since December 2010, more than 879,000 private-sector jobs […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 15, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott was in Lakeland Friday to celebrate the launch of the newest Legoland Florida resort hotel. Legoland Hotel will create about 150 new jobs in the area. “We are excited to celebrate the grand opening of the new Legoland Hotel at the Legoland Florida Resort today,” Scott said. “Not only will this hotel […]

Melissa RossMarch 5, 2015

Using the newly completed Southbank Riverwalk as a location with the city’s Main Street Bridge as a backdrop on Thursday, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown assembled a group of local business leaders to make the economic case for his re-election. After glowing introductions from local business owners, Brown stepped to the mike and touted his record […]

Marc YachtFebruary 24, 2015

When those who make it rain suddenly give out umbrellas, we can only shake our head and look skyward. The Republicans have decided to take on income disparities. Jeb Bush, a GOP presidential hopeful railed about income equality. “The opportunity gap is the defining issue of our time….” Of course as expected, President Barack Obama received the […]

Daniel TilsonFebruary 22, 2015

On behalf of ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, I want to thank you, especially you, Governor-elect Scott, for having me here. What can I say? Jobs are first, last and everything. Jobs. J. O. B. S. Create enough more jobs – the right kind – and drive down those ugly unemployment numbers, and you’re […]

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Florida adds 13,700 jobs in July, new report shows

Rick Scott says online job demand on rise in Florida

Rick Scott says Frontier Communications Corp. to expand, add jobs in Deland

Rick Scott says Paris air show yielded $151 million in sales for Florida companies

Florida leads big states in June job creation, Rick Scott says

Gov. Rick Scott touts 100 new jobs in Jacksonville

Rick Scott celebrates new Legoland Hotel opening

Alvin Brown appears with business leaders, touts economic record

Marc Yacht: Is the GOP having a wage fairness epiphany?

Daniel Tilson: Florida GOP's secret 2010 post-election economic training