Governor Rick Scott announced that Pinellas County will receive another $2 million, and Lee County has received an additional $1.1 million, in grant funding from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to support efforts to mitigate the impacts of red tide. [Read more…] about Gov. Scott: Pinellas and Lee Counties to Receive Another $3 Million for Red Tide Cleanup
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Gov. Scott: Publix to Create 700 New Jobs by Expanding Lakeland Corporate Office
Governor Rick Scott and Publix CEO & President Todd Jones announced today that Publix will expand its headquarters in Lakeland and add 700 additional jobs by the end of 2027. Since construction on Publix’s current corporate office was announced in 2001, Publix has entered three additional states, more than doubled its annual sales, opened more than 500 new stores and added about 70,000 associates. [Read more…] about Gov. Scott: Publix to Create 700 New Jobs by Expanding Lakeland Corporate Office
Gov. Scott: Florida Awarded More Than $50 Million to Fight National Opioid Crisis
Grant to Aid Communities as they Continue
to Provide Treatment, Support Services
Governor Rick Scott directed the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to begin utilizing a new federal grant to increase access to medication-assisted treatment, reduce opioid-related deaths and equip professionals with the necessary tools to combat the national opioid epidemic in Florida. [Read more…] about Gov. Scott: Florida Awarded More Than $50 Million to Fight National Opioid Crisis
Gov. Scott: Nearly $2.2 Million Investment to Expand Mote Marine Laboratory Ozone Systems, Clay Testing Combatting Red Tide
Governor Rick Scott today announced that the State of Florida will direct a $2,178,000 investment to test innovative technologies to mitigate the effects of red tide utilizing specialized clay field experiments and other innovative approaches for controlling and mitigating the impacts of red tide including expansion of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Ozone Treatment System. [Read more…] about Gov. Scott: Nearly $2.2 Million Investment to Expand Mote Marine Laboratory Ozone Systems, Clay Testing Combatting Red Tide
Gov. Scott: More than 1.6 Million Jobs Added Since December 2010
Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida businesses have created 1,615,500 jobs since December 2010 with 20,000 private-sector jobs being added in August. Over the past year, 217,600 new private-sector jobs were created in Florida, and the state’s annual job growth rate has outpaced the nation for 76 of the past 77 months. [Read more…] about Gov. Scott: More than 1.6 Million Jobs Added Since December 2010
Gov. Scott: FWC Should Create New Red Tide Research Center, Reconvene Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force
Governor Rick Scott today wrote a letter to the commissioners of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) regarding the impacts that naturally-occurring red tide is having on Florida’s Gulf Coast. [Read more…] about Gov. Scott: FWC Should Create New Red Tide Research Center, Reconvene Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force
Gov. Scott: Manufacturing Company MLMC Florida to Create 45 New Jobs in Plant City
Governor Rick Scott today announced that MLMC Florida (MLMC), a manufacturing company specializing in alternative fuels technology, will open a new facility in Plant City creating 45 new jobs. The new jobs will fulfill various functions including production, sales and logistics. [Read more…] about Gov. Scott: Manufacturing Company MLMC Florida to Create 45 New Jobs in Plant City
Gov. Scott: FWC Launches Innovative Partnership with World-Renowned Scientists to Combat Red Tide
Governor Rick Scott today announced that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is partnering with world-renowned red tide experts to conduct field experiments to mitigate the effects of red tide. [Read more…] about Gov. Scott: FWC Launches Innovative Partnership with World-Renowned Scientists to Combat Red Tide
Gov. Scott: Software Engineering Company, Beast Code, to Create 40 New Jobs
Governor Rick Scott today announced that Beast Code LLC, an employee owned and operated software engineering company, has chosen to expand in Fort Walton Beach and will add 40 new jobs. Since December 2010, nearly 1.6 million private-sector jobs have been created in Florida. [Read more…] about Gov. Scott: Software Engineering Company, Beast Code, to Create 40 New Jobs
Gov. Scott Reappoints Shaun Oxtal to Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority
Governor Rick Scott today announced the reappointment of Shaun Oxtal to the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority. [Read more…] about Gov. Scott Reappoints Shaun Oxtal to Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority
