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Guest AuthorMarch 25, 2015

Considering the successes we’ve achieved over the years, it is difficult to imagine that in our lifetime women felt a shame and stigma around breast cancer — one that a small group of women and I vowed to end when I founded Susan G. Komen in 1982. We wanted women to know it was OK […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 25, 2015

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Florida Realtors today announced joining the 23-member coalition of major employers to support legislation updating the state’s discrimination protections for employment, housing and public accommodations. As the newest member of Florida Businesses for a Competitive Workforce, Florida Realtors is the largest trade association in the state, with more than 140,000 members. They are part of a grassroots […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 24, 2015

On Tuesday, Florida reached a milestone in the growing battle for fair, equitable and competitive workplaces throughout the state. Florida Businesses for a Competitive Workforce announced more than 200 Florida employers — both large and small — have joined the fight to support passage of the Florida Competitive Workforce Act. State legislators are considering two […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 12, 2015

NextEra Energy, the Juno Beach-based clean energy company and owner of Florida Power & Light, has joined the fight for fair, equitable and competitive workplaces throughout the state. Florida Businesses for a Competitive Workforce announced the addition of NextEra in its campaign for passage of House Bill 33 and Senate Bill 156, known as the […]

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Florida Realtors join coalition to pass Competitive Workforce Act

More than 200 Florida businesses have joined coalition to pass Competitive Workforce Act

NextEra Energy joins fight to pass Florida Competitive Workforce Act