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Rick Scott hypes new Boeing facility, jobs at Kennedy Space Center

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At a ribbon cutting for a new Boeing facility at the Kennedy Space Center, Gov. Rick Scott announced the multibillion-dollar aviation company will add 550 jobs on the Space Coast. “Leaders in the aerospace and aviation industry like Boeing are choosing Florida over other states because of our world-class facilities, advanced infrastructure and commitment to cutting taxes,” Scott said. “Enterprise Florida is laser-focused on the long-term success of companies like Boeing and has been instrumental in helping them expand in…

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Don Gaetz endorses Neal Dunn in North Florida congressional bid

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Former Senate President Don Gaetz is endorsing Panama City Republican urologist Neal Dunn in his bid for Florida’s 2nd Congressional District seat. An endorsement from the longtime Niceville Republican should surprise few in North Florida. In 2014, Gaetz appointed Dunn in 2014 as the Senate’s representative on the Enterprise Florida Board of Directors, the public-private corporation that oversees economic development grants and financing. Dunn, an Army veteran, faces political newcomer Mary Thomas for the seat held by first-term Democratic U.S.…

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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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Rick Scott cuts radio ad in Connecticut about doing business in the Sunshine State

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Rick Scott is coming soon to Connecticut to sell business leaders on the virtues of relocating Florida, where he’ll pitch them on the idea that they’d save a whole lot of money by coming to a much lower-taxed state. And Enterprise Florida is already hyping the visit, as they began airing a radio ad in markets in the Nutmeg State last week. “I look forward to visiting Connecticut soon to tell businesses that if they want to pay less taxes so they…

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Gov. Scott announces long list of Tampa Bay-area board appointments

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After the Florida Senate’s inability to consider reappointments by the 2015 Regular Legislative Session sine die, Gov. Rick Scott announced 112 reappointments to various boards and commissions throughout the state, including these from the Tampa Bay region: Board of Athletic Training Brian Hudson, 51, of St. Petersburg, is vice president of sales and marketing for Pyramid Healthcare Solutions. His reappointment is for a term ending October 31, 2018. Board of Directors, Enterprise Florida, Inc. Jesse Biter, 39, of Sarasota, is…

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