Personnel note: Sydney Ridley joins Frontier Communications
Sydney Ridley, former House Republican Leader Dana Young’s right-hand woman, is leaving to head government and regulatory affairs for Frontier Communications’ Florida operations. Ridley, who will be based in Tampa, “will represent Frontier’s Florida interests, involving extensive interaction and advocacy with public officials to include state and federal legislators (and) state agency representatives,” according to a press release. “Our growing presence in Florida as a critical telecommunications provider as well as nationally makes it extremely important that our company’s positions are…