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Study: Overall Florida consumer sentiment ticks down in July, although many are better off than last year

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According to a new study on consumer attitudes released by University of Florida Friday morning, Floridians by and large say they are better off  than they were this time last year, but that they expect economic times to get tougher for them in the coming months. Per a release: Consumer sentiment among Floridians fell slightly in July to 89, down less than a point from June, according to the latest University of Florida consumer survey.  Of the five components that…

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Rick Scott announces Feld Entertainment will expand in Manatee County

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Gov. Rick Scott today continued a string of jobs announcements, reporting today that Feld Entertainment, which moved its international headquarters from  Vienna, Va., to Ellenton, Fla.,  in 2013, will continue to expand its workforce in Florida by relocating the corporation’s Motor Sports division to Manatee County. The live-show production company will shift some 200 jobs and a $2.975 million capital investment to the southern Tampa Bay area. Feld vice president of finance and strategic planning Casey Rodgers said Florida’s active economic development…

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Rick Scott says new Accusoft HQ in Tampa will create scores of new jobs

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Gov. Rick Scott announced on Tuesday the opening of a new Accusoft headquarters will bring some 125 new jobs to the Tampa Bay area. According to a release from the Governor’s Office Accusoft, a “global provider of document, content and imaging solutions,” will expand its base of operations in Tampa, where the company was founded in 1991 under the moniker Pegasus Imaging Corp. Scott said in a statement the move is in keeping with his employment-centric mission as governor. “Each job that…

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Gwen Graham performs hotel workday

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U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham spent a workday checking in guests, bell hopping luggage, and cleaning rooms at the Sugar Sands Inn and Suites Hotel in Panama City Beach Friday. Graham says she learned firsthand what it’s like to work in the hospitality industry, while also promoting North Florida’s beautiful beaches and summer tourism season. “I wanted to do this Workday to promote Panama City’s beaches and our great tourism industry,” said Rep. Graham said. “There’s no better place to spend July Fourth…

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Personnel note: Ballard Partners hires away Brady Benford from Gunster

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Ballard Partners today announced the addition of Brady Benford as a partner in the Tallahassee office. With his 15 years of experience in government relations, Benford is a well-respected professional among his peers and legislators. He has advocated before the legislative and executive branches on a variety of high-profile issues such as casino gaming, pari-mutuel wagering, tobacco, alcohol, retail convenience stores, telecommunications and health care. “Ballard Partners prides itself on recruiting the best and brightest talent so that we can…

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Back-to-school spending to increase this year, Florida retailers say

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Florida families can expect to increase spending on school supplies this year, says the state’s premier trade association representing retailers. With the recent news that Florida’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday was included in the state’s final budget and expanded to a record 10 days, the Florida Retail Federation (FRF) says it means good things are in store for Florida merchants. “Thanks to the commitment of both the Florida Legislature and Governor Scott on expanding the back-to-school sales tax holiday, the timing…

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Geraldine Thompson says her projects were vetoed because she doesn’t ‘think’ like Rick Scott

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In a blistering press release, state Sen. Geraldine Thompson said Rick Scott vetoed eight projects she supported in the state budget because she doesn’t “think like him.” “I championed eight projects for appropriations that would benefit low-income and minority communities; all eight were vetoed by Gov. Rick Scott,” she said in a statement. “Could it be that my district has less need for support than other districts or could it be that citizens in District 12 are overlooked because I…

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