Personnel note: Matt Ubben to Florida Transportation Commission
It’s a homecoming for Matt Ubben in his new job. Ubben, who has been president of Floridians for Better Transportation (FBT), will be the next executive director of the Florida Transportation Commission, according to a Thursday press release. He was its public affairs director in the late 1990s. Ubben now replaces Brad Swanson as administrative head of the commission. The commission serves as the citizen’s oversight board for the Florida Department of Transportation, the state’s expressway authorities and its regional transportation authorities, according to its website.…