March 18, 2024

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| 10/17/2016

Florida elections chief ordered to meet today's court-imposed deadline on fixing mail ballots

Secretary of State Ken Detzner is under a court-imposed deadline to allow mail ballots with signature defects to be fixed in time to be counted in the upcoming election -- a ruling that could affect thousands of Florida voters. Calling the state’s election laws “a severe burden on the right to vote,” U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ordered Detzner to allow a fix in cases in which a voter's signature on a mail ballot envelope does not match the signature on file. "It's a good order," said Pinellas Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark. "Any law that results in more ballots being accepted is a good law." More from the Times/Herald.

Sales and Marketing Advice
Mentors and advisors are invaluable business heroes

We like to talk about the rock-star CEOs and technology whizzes taking their companies to new heights. Yet, in almost all cases, these people will gladly tell you about their mentors and advisors. More from Ron Stein.

No longer endangered, Florida alligators now worth a pretty penny

It’s quite a turnaround story. Florida’s iconic animal was so scarce in the 1960s that it was put on the endangered-species list. Now, an expanding market for alligator meat, skins and leather has become so big it has attracted foreign competition. More from USA Today.

Two of the three companies that received incentives last week moving jobs to Jacksonville

The big “Project Velo” is still a mystery, but the other two companies that the Jacksonville City Council approved incentives for last week will be bringing more jobs to Jacksonville. More from the Florida Times-Union.

Small Business Advice
EpiPen demonstrates what is wrong with big business

With most small businesses, the owners are very close to their customers so they can quickly see the impact of any decision, whether it is raising prices or changing customer service practices. More from Jerry Osteryoung.

Out of the Box
The Barnacle

the barnacle Fort Lauderdale is helping to give the boot to the boot — those clunky contraptions used by parking enforcement officials to immobilize cars. A pair of inventors think they've created a better device, and Fort Lauderdale is one of two U.S. cities testing the potential solution.

» More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Business Profile
Custom Manufacturing & Engineering

camerasCustom Manufacturing & Engineering’s focus on possible international expansion led to the creation of an Export Marketing Plan from the SBDC at the University of South Florida.

» More from Florida Small Business

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