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Floridian Partners bags major PR contract with Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority

Published on September 10, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Staff Reports

THEA (Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority) has awarded a three-year marketing and communications contract to the Floridian Partners, LLC team, which includes two local marketing and production partners, Playbook Public Relations. LLC, and Shooting Stars Post, Inc. Floridian Partners, LLC, a full-service strategic communications and advocacy firm with offices in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Tallahassee and Tampa, has led numerous successful marketing, communications and advocacy efforts at local, state and federal levels. “We look forward to helping THEA market and promote their many…

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Corcoran & Johnston hauls in $1.3 million in Q2 lobbying fees

Published on August 17, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

Corcoran & Johnston collected an estimated $1.3 million during the second quarter of 2015, according to recently submitted compensation reports. The firm’s largest invoices came from Sharon Robinson, who is a guardian and personal representative seeking relief from the state of Florida. Robinson easily broke six figures in paying $84,000 for legislative lobbying efforts and between $30,000 -$39,999 for executive branch lobbying. The iconic Fontainebleu Florida Hotel in Miami also paid a pretty penny for representation in Tallahassee last quarter — its total fees ran to…

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A squirrely FDOT procurement process gets even stranger

Published on July 15, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

As Florida Politics reported in April, an ongoing procurement process within the Department of Transportation over a contract worth hundreds of millions has taken some strange turns, including a $3.6 million settlement payment to a firm that was not only ranked third in a competitive bidding process, but also left the State of Florida in a lurch when it previously divested its tolling interests. Things seem to have gotten only more curious since this last report shed light on this high-stakes procurement. To briefly…

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