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Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has issued an Order to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) requesting an amended rate filing to further reduce workers’ compensation rates for 2021. [Read more…] about OIR Orders Larger Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rate Decrease for 2021
Sachs Media has been named one of America’s Best PR Agencies in 2021 by Forbes Magazine – one of only nine agencies in Florida and one of only 200 agencies nationally to make the inaugural list. [Read more…] about Sachs Media Named to Forbes Magazine’s Inaugural List of America’s Best PR Agencies 2021
FDLE is reminding citizens to download the FDLE App before Halloween to easily search Florida’s Sex Offender Registry. [Read more…] about Download the FDLE App before Halloween to help stay safe
A new survey finds that more than half of Florida residents say they’ve delayed dental care for themselves or their family because of COVID-19. [Read more…] about Survey: More Than Half of Floridians Delaying Dental Care for Themselves or Their Families
During a meeting of the Children and Youth Cabinet at the Florida Capitol, First Lady Casey DeSantis today announced that the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) and the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) have partnered to provide nearly 1,000 devices to Florida children in foster care who are in need of a mobile technology device, such as a laptop or notebook, to help address the unique challenges to educational stability that these students confront. [Read more…] about First Lady Casey DeSantis Announces Nearly 1,000 Devices for Children in Foster Care in Florida
Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are joining forces on a new national program to help parents and caregivers better understand the importance and benefits of water as a critical part of the health and well-being of kids. [Read more…] about Nestlé Waters North America and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Team Up to Promote Health Benefits of Kids Drinking More Water
Florida could support more than 25,000 construction jobs and spur nearly $4 billion in economic investment by reducing regulatory hurdles to enable power purchase agreements (PPAs), according to a new report. [Read more…] about New study: No-cost solar policy could support 25,000+ Florida jobs; $4 billion in investment
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity today announced Florida businesses gained 36,100 private sector jobs over the month and Florida’s unemployment rate for September 2020 is at 7.6 percent. [Read more…] about The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Announces Florida Businesses Gained 36,100 Private Sector Jobs Over the Month
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) today issued reemployment assistance updates on the Reemployment Assistance (RA) Claims Dashboard. [Read more…] about Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Provides Reemployment Assistance Update – October 15
First Lady Casey DeSantis today announced that counties in Northwest Florida still rebuilding from Hurricane Michael will be receiving an additional $5.2 million to support continuing efforts to expand telemental health services, rebuild early education facilities, and ensure Florida’s youngest learners and their families are ready and able to return to school and work. [Read more…] about First Lady Casey DeSantis Announces $5.2 Million Grant to Rebuild Pre-School Facilities, Expand Mental Health Services in Hurricane Michael Impacted Counties
