JEJ & Associates congratulates the City of St. Augustine on its 450th Anniversary. The City was founded in 1465 as the first successful Spanish settlement in the New World and remains the oldest continuously occupied city in North America. Spanish Navy Admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés destroyed the French garrison at Fort Caroline at the Read more about Happy 450th Birthday to St. Augustine![…]
America’s oldest city is celebrating its 450th birthday this month. Smithsonian Magazine has posted a wonderful article about the city and the activiteis happening this weekend. Read it here: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/us-oldest-city-st-augustine-florida-180956434/?no-ist
With the dog days of summer upon us, parts of Florida have experienced temperatures close to 100 degrees. Florida covers six degrees of latitude lending a six degree difference in temperature between Key West and Jacksonville. As the second warmest state in the nation, Floridians know heat. The year 1998 marked the state’s hottest summer Read more about Dog Days of Summer[…]
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced that Sha’Ron James has been named Florida’s next consumer advocate on insurance issues. James replaces Steve Burgess, who retired earlier this year. She previously served as director of the Division of Rehabilitation & Liquidation. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES Aaron Keller has been promoted Read more about Movers & Shakers[…]
TOLL CONTRACT UPDATE The fate of a potential $500 million contract for statewide toll services is in the hands of an administrative law judge after hearings concluded on July 11th. At issue is the decision by FDOT to award the contract to Xerox, which was initially ranked third by a procurement committee, before a second Read more about Legal Updates[…]