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Jim RosicaAugust 8, 2016

A bid protest filed over a Florida Lottery advertising contract worth $125 million has been “dismissed,” a spokeswoman said Monday. Lottery communications director Connie Barnes, in response to an inquiry from FloridaPolitics.com, said the “dispute has been dismissed.” She did not offer further details, including when and why. Barnes did not immediately respond to a request for more information. “The Lottery is […]

Jim RosicaJune 27, 2016

A Florida Lottery advertising contract worth $125 million is being challenged by the losing bidder. St. John & Partners, a Jacksonville-based advertising and PR firm, filed its 166-page protest Friday. Representing the company is Foley & Lardner partner Robert Hosay in Tallahassee. He’s an expert in bid protests and former interim secretary of the Florida Department of Management Services under Gov. Jeb Bush. The Lottery […]

Jim RosicaJune 23, 2016

The Florida Lottery has awarded a lucrative advertising contract to PP+K, a Tampa-based advertising agency. The award, potentially worth tens of millions of dollars, was posted by the Lottery Tuesday. A spokeswoman declined to comment on the contract until a safe-harbor period ends Friday. That’s the deadline for losing bidders to file an administrative protest over […]

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