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Rick Scott announces 420 new jobs coming to Coral Springs

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A new state-of-the-art plant being built in Coral Springs will create 420 new jobs. Gov. Rick Scott announced Tuesday the company Hoerbiger will open a manufacturing facility creating $43.1 million in capital investment in the region. “I am excited Hoerbiger has chosen Coral Springs to open a new manufacturing plant and create 420 new jobs for Florida families,” Scott said. “Florida’s workforce is exceptional and we are quickly becoming the best place in the country to get a job with…

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Rick Scott says Paris air show yielded $151 million in sales for Florida companies

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Gov. Rick Scott took some flak for visiting France during a special session in Tallahassee where lawmakers narrowly avoided a constitutional crisis by passing an 11th-hour budget, but according to a release Friday the trip was not in vain: Florida aerospace and aviation industries collected some $150 million in sales during the 2015 Paris Air Show. “I am thrilled to announce the 17 Florida companies that attended the business development mission have reported $151 million in total projected export sales from the…

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Florida leads big states in June job creation, Gov. Scott says

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Job growth in Florida leads the nation’s 10 most populous states. Gov. Rick Scott announced Wednesday the private-sector growth rate was 3.9 percent in June. According to the Scott administration, this is the fourth month in a row Florida has bested the other nine most populous states for the top job growth. “These positive economic trends show our pro-growth policies are working for Florida families. Florida continues to beat larger states in job growth rates, and we are leading the rest…

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Gov. Scott touts 100 new jobs in Jacksonville

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Jacksonville is getting 100 new jobs thanks to Johnson & Johnson Vision Care. The company is planning to expand its facility in the North Florida city from its current base of 2,000 employees. The company will also spend more than $300 million to make the expansion happen. “Since December 2010, more than 879,000 private-sector jobs have been added in Florida and we have cut taxes 50 times, including eliminating the sales tax on manufacturing equipment, which shows that Florida’s business-friendly…

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Florida’s unemployment rate drops slightly in June

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Florida’s unemployment is dropping slightly. The June unemployment rate was 5.5 percent, compared to 5.7 percent the month before. The state added 7,000 jobs last month, according to figures released Friday by the Department of Economic Opportunity. The state’s jobless rate remains higher than the national rate of 5.3 percent. There are approximately 529,000 unemployed Floridians, out of a labor force of nearly 9.6 million people. June’s rate was a 0.6 percentage point drop from a year ago. Hendry County…

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Rick Scott touts Orlando lighting company expansion to create 35 new jobs

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Orlando is next on the list of cities Gov. Rick Scott is touting for job creation. The company Industrial Lighting Products is expanding its operations in the Central Florida city to include 35 additional jobs. The company currently employs 160 people. “The Orlando metro area is leading the state in job creation because of job creators like ILP. ILP is one of the many great companies that have found success in Florida, and I am proud to join ILP’s hardworking…

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Gov. Scott touting 240 new jobs to Sebring

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Hot on the heels of an announcement that a Hillsborough County company was expanding operations to create 100 new jobs, Florida Governor Rick Scott’s office announced another 240 jobs are coming to Sebring. The company, CitraPac, is opening a new manufacturingfacility at the Sebring Airport in a new 37,000 square-foot facility in Sebring Commerce Park. The project brings $14 million in capital investment to the area. “We are excited that CitraPac has decided to expand their operations in Highlands County…

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