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Florida Business Leaders and GOP Donors Mike Fernández and Bob Dickinson Join U.S. Citizens in Calling on Republican Senator Rick Scott to End His Silence on the GOP Marriage Penalty

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Floridian voters and taxpayers urge Sen. Rick Scott to support the American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio and ensure all Americans have access to critical COVID relief regardless of whom they married

In a press conference hosted by IMPAC Fund, Florida business leaders and GOP donors Mike Fernández, MBF Healthcare Partners Chairman, and Bob Dickinson, Carnival Cruise Lines Former CEO today joined local business owners and U.S. citizens and voters who continue to be left out of stimulus checks due to the immigration status of their spouse in calling on Senator Rick Scott to cosponsor the American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act introduced by Senator Marco Rubio, which aims to eliminate the GOP marriage penalty and provide stimulus checks to all U.S. citizens. [Read more…] about Florida Business Leaders and GOP Donors Mike Fernández and Bob Dickinson Join U.S. Citizens in Calling on Republican Senator Rick Scott to End His Silence on the GOP Marriage Penalty

Veteran State Government Communicator Jenn Meale Poggie Joins Sachs Media as Senior Account Manager of Public Affairs

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Sachs Media today announced that veteran state government communicator Jenn Meale Poggie will join the agency’s senior leadership team in the role of Senior Account Manager of Public Affairs, advancing the top-ranked firm’s ability to provide superior service to its diverse roster of clients. [Read more…] about Veteran State Government Communicator Jenn Meale Poggie Joins Sachs Media as Senior Account Manager of Public Affairs

Business Leaders and GOP Donors Join U.S. Citizens to Call on Republican Senators to Reject the CARES Act Marriage Penalty and Ensure All Americans Have Access to Critical COVID Relief

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In Wake of Stalled Stimulus Negotiations and Potentially Unconstitutional Executive Order, Business Leaders and GOP Donors Mike Fernandez and Bob Dickinson Join U.S. Citizens to Call on Republican Senators to Reject the CARES Act Marriage Penalty and Ensure All Americans Have Access Critical COVID Relief
Floridian Voters and Taxpayers Urge Sen. Rick Scott to Support the American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act Sponsored by Senator Marco Rubio in the Next Stimulus Package

[Read more…] about Business Leaders and GOP Donors Join U.S. Citizens to Call on Republican Senators to Reject the CARES Act Marriage Penalty and Ensure All Americans Have Access to Critical COVID Relief

U.S. Tourism Chief to Address Reviving International Visitors to Florida and the USA

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Former Visit Florida President to share pandemic’s challenges

Brand USA President and CEO Christopher Thompson will address The Path Forward for U.S. International Tourism in a speech before the Economic Club of Florida on Wednesday, August 5, from noon to 1pm, at the Governors Club in downtown Tallahassee. [Read more…] about U.S. Tourism Chief to Address Reviving International Visitors to Florida and the USA

Florida Ports Council releases new economic analysis of COVID-19 impacts on Florida seaports

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Pandemic has caused an estimated loss of nearly 169,000
Florida jobs and $23 billion in economic activity

Decreased liquid bulk, dry bulk and containerized cargo and nearly five million fewer cruise passengers at Florida seaports is expected through 2020, according to a new analysis by internationally recognized maritime research company Martin Associates. [Read more…] about Florida Ports Council releases new economic analysis of COVID-19 impacts on Florida seaports

Dozens of Florida Small Businesses & Trade Associations Applaud U.S. Senator Marco Rubio for Leadership on Economic Recovery and Immigrant Inclusion During Pandemic

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ABIC urges Sen. Rubio to push Leader McConnell to
get all U.S. citizens included in next stimulus package

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio today joined dozens small business owners from across the state of Florida who received loans via the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) with assistance from IMPAC Fund in a Zoom video call to share their experiences during the pandemic, and discuss the Senator’s push to ensure U.S. citizens in mixed-status families are not yet again denied  stimulus checks in the next round of federal COVID relief being negotiated in Congress. [Read more…] about Dozens of Florida Small Businesses & Trade Associations Applaud U.S. Senator Marco Rubio for Leadership on Economic Recovery and Immigrant Inclusion During Pandemic

MEAG Power, JEA, and the City of Jacksonville Announce Settlement of Litigation and All Related Claims

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JEA, Northeast Florida’s community-owned electric provider, the City of Jacksonville, and the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power) have announced a settlement of all disputed issues relating to the new Units 3 and 4 of the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (“Plant Vogtle”), and the Amended & Restated Power Purchase Agreement dated as of December 31, 2014 (the “Project J PPA”). [Read more…] about MEAG Power, JEA, and the City of Jacksonville Announce Settlement of Litigation and All Related Claims