by Alyssa Parker | Jun 29, 2017
Six months after leaving his job as an attorney, Senate President Joe Negron is joining Akerman LLP in West Palm Beach, one of the largest law firms in the country. The new gig should be familiar to Negron in that it’s a homecoming. Negron worked at Akerman from 2005...
by Alyssa Parker | Jun 28, 2017
For Visit Florida, it’s all about quality, not quantity when it comes to tourists in Florida. “We also understand that at the end of the day it’s all about yield,” said Nelson Mongiovi, Visit Florida’s interim chief marketing officer. “We would certainly rather have...
by Alyssa Parker | Jun 27, 2017
With the new Florida fiscal year starting July 1, Governor Rick Scott signs new legislation that can be described as a “compromise to achieve a win-win” for him and House Speaker Richard Corcoran. The “compromise-win” for Scott is that the new legislation includes $85...
by Alyssa Parker | Jun 26, 2017
As the Affordable Care Act is still in play, nine insurance companies doing business in Florida are asking for a rate increase to make sure the carriers are in compliance. The average rate increase is at 17.8 percent, according to the Office of Insurance Regulations,...
by Alyssa Parker | Jun 23, 2017
After months on the attack, House Speaker Richard Corcoran is actually being complimentary of Visit Florida. “It’s clear that Visit Florida has heard us loud and clear and are beginning the process of cleaning up their act and ceasing the waste of taxpayer...
