UF LAND DONATION More than 27,000 acres near Yeehaw Junction in southern Osceola County has been donated to the University of Florida with a use easement granted to Ducks Unlimited. The property includes cattle ranchlands, citrus groves, wetlands and forests and is one of the last refuges for the endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow. The land Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Appointments by Governor DeSantis: Board of Governors of the State University System Appointed were Ken Jones, Tampa, founder and CEO of Third Lake Capital; and Edward Haddock, Winter Park, co-chair and CEO of Full Sail University. CareerSource Florida Board of Directors Eight were appointed to the CareerSource Florida board of directors. They were Stephanie Smith, Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
House Speaker Chris Sprowls (R-Clearwater) announced his leadership team of twelve representatives and the 2020-22 committee structure. His memo can be found here. Representative Bryan Avila (R-Hialeah) will serve as Speaker Pro Tempore, Representative Paul Renner (R-Palm Coast) will be the Rules C Committee chair and Representative Jay Trumbull (R-Panama City) is the Appropriations Committee Read more about Legislative Update[…]
2020 has been a year that most of us would like to forget. But even during the most stressful of times, there comes stories which remind us that we are all capable of selfless acts of kindness and good will towards our fellow people. In Brainerd, Minnesota the manager of a Dairy Queen was minding the Read more about Happy Holidays[…]
David Altmaier Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has been elected president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame Inducted into the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame were: Dr. Wayne Smith Dr. Smith taught at his alma mater, the University of Florida, and in his retirement served as interim dean for Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]