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Peter SchorschAugust 14, 2017

A two-man government affairs team doesn’t seem to be slowing Bryant Miller Olive PA down. The team of Foyt Tipton Ralston and Frederick Springer earned the firm at least $110,000 — a quarterly average of $50,000 for legislative work and $60,000 for executive branch work — during the second quarter, which included the second half of […]

Peter SchorschJuly 31, 2017

Telecommunications giant Motorola Solutions announced Monday that it has hammered out details with aerospace company Airbus to acquire an emergency call handling company. Motorola will take over Plant Holdings, Inc., which owns Airbus DS Communications, and will add its VESTA software suite, including text-to-911, mapping, data management and analytics capabilities to the Motorola software portfolio. […]

Peter SchorschApril 7, 2017

Last week, the federal government awarded AT&T with the coveted FirstNet contract to build and manage the next-generation federal public safety communications network. This week, unsealed court records shed added light on the reason federal officials sided with AT&T and Motorola Solutions and not rivals Rivada Mercury and Melbourne-based Harris Corporation. Documents outline a series […]

Peter SchorschMarch 31, 2017

Telecommunications giant AT&T, partnering with Motorola Solutions, received some exciting news Thursday. The U.S. Department of Commerce and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) has announced AT&T was chosen to build and manage the first nationwide wireless broadband network for America’s police, firefighters and emergency medical services. FirstNet is a federal initiative to create a single platform […]

Michael MolineSeptember 12, 2016

Motorola Solutions Inc. has acquired a Florida company that helps police, firefighters, and other public-safety workers communicate via two-way radios and wireless systems. In announcing it’s acquisition Monday of Wireless Technology Equipment Co., a privately held company, Motorola did not provide the purchase price, but said the company has been one of its subcontractors and […]

Larry GriffinAugust 16, 2016

With a virtual reality headset that fits snugly over the eyes, Motorola Solutions is bringing in the wave of the future. The technology, intended to usher in a new age of high-tech police work, is reminiscent of what the layman, even only a few years ago, might have called science fiction. Motorola Solutions, as a part […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 15, 2016

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Southern Strategy Group remains one of the top government affairs firms in the Sunshine State. The Tallahassee-based firm reported second quarter median compensation of more than $2.1 million for its legislative services. Those median earnings mean the firm will once again be among the Top 3 earners in the state. Firms must file compensation reports […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 9, 2016

The political committee backing Gov. Rick Scott continued to boost its coffers in May, raising more than $144,000 in the one-month fundraising period. State records show “Let’s Get to Work“ — the political committee that fueled Scott’s 2010 and 2014 gubernatorial campaigns — raised $145,100 in May. Since January, the political committee has raise more […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott’s political committee, Let’s Get to Work, brought in $70,100 in contributions during the first two weeks of the month. The contributions came in through just five contributions, with $50,000 of that money coming from the political committee of prison contractor the GEO Group, which operates many detention centers across the country, including […]

Ryan RayMarch 15, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott declared his plan to lay waste to nearly 300 projects amounting to some $256 million with a preemptive announcement on Tuesday. Among the roughly $82 billion in funding items left standing: a controversial appropriation of $7 million to refresh the state’s stock of radio equipment for state law enforcement agents. The radio money making the cut […]

Tag: Motorola Solutions

Bryant Miller Olive’s lobbyists could post maximum earnings of $159K in Q2

Motorola to acquire next-generation 911 company

Feds reveal why Rivada Mercury, Harris lost FirstNet bid

AT&T, Motorola chosen for FirstNet, nationwide public safety comms network

Wireless company makes acquisition, adds jobs in Florida

With virtual reality technology, Motorola Solutions intends to help law enforcement be more efficient

Southern Strategy Group earns more than $2 million for legislative lobbying in Q2

Let’s Get to Work raises $145K in May

Let’s Get to Work adds another $70K so far in May

State police radios funds spared from veto list