Peter SchorschMay 9, 2023
5min0
It’s no surprise these trends are already taking hold in Florida.
Tag: public-private partnerships
Peter SchorschMay 9, 2023
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 30, 2018
6min300
Tampa lawyer and mayoral candidate Ed Turanchik wants to use public-private partnerships to create modern transportation solutions. Turanchik presented ideas during the 2018 Florida Autonomous Vehicle Summit this week. Public-private partnerships allow governments to tap into the private sector for a variety of projects, including transportation. Traditionally, such alliances have been used to pass financial […]
Drew WilsonNovember 28, 2018
4min812
National trade group Associated Builders and Contractors put out its annual ranking of state’s construction environments Wednesday and Florida topped the list. The 2018 Merit Shop Scorecard measures the climate for “merit shops,” which are organizations that do not have labor unions, in each of the 50 states plus Washington, D.C. The scorecard takes into […]
Scott PowersAugust 1, 2018
5min607
Calling affordable housing one of the two most critical issues facing Orange County, mayoral candidate Rob Panepinto laid out a detailed housing plan Wednesday and pledged to push for $20 million a year in funding. Panepinto, a Winter Park entrepreneur and leader among Central Florida’s business and nonprofit groups, declared that, as a critical issue […]
Guest AuthorMarch 16, 2017
5min393
Thanks to the efforts of Governor Rick Scott and the state’s committed business leaders, Florida has one of the strongest economies in the country. With our unemployment rate under 5 percent, Florida continues to exceed the nation’s annual job growth rate and tourism, one of the state’s economic drivers remains strong, with just under 113 […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 9, 2016
4min232
Rep. Greg Steube sponsored legislation in 2013 that financially benefited his law firm. Steube, a Sarasota Republican, sponsored legislation in 2013 that created the framework that allows local governments to develop public private partnerships. POLITICO Florida reported that the law also benefited Steube’s employer. The revelation comes as Steube is battling it out in Senate […]
Jim RosicaApril 13, 2016
5min502
The vice chair of Enterprise Florida (EFI), the state’s public-private economic development agency, sounded like he was playing defense in a conference call with the group’s executive committee Wednesday. “As you read some of the newspapers, they make it sound like we’re out of business,” said Alan Becker, co-founder of South Florida’s Becker & Poliakoff law firm. […]
Ryan RayMarch 30, 2016
4min234
Gov. Rick Scott has ordered examinations into Visit Florida and Space Florida, two high-profile public-private partnerships with the state government, according to the Orlando Sentinel’s Gray Rohrer. The purpose of the reviews is to determine the level of return on investment Florida taxpayers get in exchange for funding projects through the entities, which don’t have the same broad […]