Enterprise Florida – Page 8

Enterprise Florida CEO Chris Hart resigns, citing lack of ‘common vision’ with Rick Scott

Published on March 6, 2017 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

Citing a lack of “common vision” with Gov. Rick Scott, Chris Hart IV has resigned as Enterprise Florida’s president and CEO. Hart, who had previously served as the president and CEO of CareerSource Florida, was unanimously selected November 30 by the enterprise Florida board of directors for the job that paid between $175,000 and $200,000 a year. He had officially been in the position since January 3. According to his letter of resignation, posted on Twitter by POLITICO Florida’s Matt Dixon,…

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2017 Legislative Session preview: Oscar Braynon on juvenile justice, incentives and Chance the Rapper

Published on March 5, 2017 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Jim Rosica

This is the first legislative session that South Florida’s Oscar Braynon II will be the Senate’s Democratic Leader. The 40-year-old, who succeeded term-limited former Leader Arthenia Joyner, was first elected in 2011 after serving in the House and on the Miami Gardens City Council before that. Though he’s in the minority, Braynon has high hopes for legislative breakthroughs with the GOP majority under President Joe Negron. “We have a good personal relationship and we’ve helped each other before we were…

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Does splitting bill in two edge Enterprise Florida closer to chopping block?

Published on March 2, 2017 in Statewide/Top Headlines by William Patrick

Democratic lawmaker David Richardson appears to be getting his Enterprise Florida wish from his conservative House colleagues. The Miami Beach state rep won’t be getting a grant from the taxpayer-supported economic incentive organization; rather he’ll soon have a chance to help abolish it. House leadership, headed by Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O’Lakes, will be splitting a bill aimed at eliminating Enterprise Florida and reducing Visit Florida’s taxpayer-funded tourism marketing budget by 67 percent into two bills, according to the Orlando…

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House splitting legislation on incentives, tourism funding

Published on February 27, 2017 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Jim Rosica

In a letter to fellow members, state Rep. Jose Felix Diaz says House leadership now is planning to bifurcate its legislation to eliminate Enterprise Florida and to overhaul VISIT FLORIDA. The Senate, however, so far still intends to keep Enterprise Florida as part of its economic development tool chest. On Monday, Diaz – the Miami-Dade Republican who chairs the House Commerce Committee – wrote an email titled “Accountability – Everyone is for it, Right? We’ll see…” about his chamber’s proposal (HB 7005). “We have heard from members and stakeholders…

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Rick Scott’s newest title – lame duck

Published on February 23, 2017 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Joe Henderson

Gov. Rick Scott has added a new title to his resume in the last few weeks – lame duck. Sure, he officially retains the job of Florida governor until a successor takes over in 2019, but for all intents, it appears a majority of state House members aren’t waiting until then to stop listening to him. The House Appropriations Committee euphemistically threw a pie in the governor’s face Tuesday by voting to eliminate Enterprise Florida and eviscerate Visit Florida, the…

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Joe Negron’s land buy plan a non-starter with likely Republican voters, poll shows

Published on February 22, 2017 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

Likely Republican voters are against the Florida Senate proposal to buy land south of Lake Okeechobee, according to a new poll released by the Associated Industries of Florida obtained by FloridaPolitics.com. The survey asked Republican voters about a variety of issues on the table for the 2017 Legislative Session and no matter the wording, the South Florida land buy was a loser. When asked whether the Legislature should use eminent domain to purchase the farmland for environmental purposes, a whopping 65…

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Bill to kill business incentives, Enterprise Florida cleared for House floor

Published on February 21, 2017 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Jim Rosica

A House bill that would abolish the Enterprise Florida economic development organization, eliminate a throng of business incentive programs, and strip the VISIT FLORIDA tourism marketing agency down to a barebones $25 million budget cleared its second and final panel Tuesday. That means the measure (HB 7005), OK’d by the House Appropriations Committee on an 18-12 vote, is ready to be considered by the full House when the 2017 Legislative Session begins March 7. The vote was another hit to Gov. Rick Scott, an advocate…

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Enterprise Florida - page 8

Enterprise Florida CEO Chris Hart resigns, citing lack of ‘common vision’ with Rick Scott

2017 Legislative Session preview: Oscar Braynon on juvenile justice, incentives and Chance the Rapper

Does splitting bill in two edge Enterprise Florida closer to chopping block?

House splitting legislation on incentives, tourism funding

Rick Scott’s newest title – lame duck

Joe Negron’s land buy plan a non-starter with likely Republican voters, poll shows

Bill to kill business incentives, Enterprise Florida cleared for House floor

Enterprise Florida - page 8

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