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The Best Companies To Work For In Florida
Employees at Kegel, bowling equipment manufacturer in Lake Wales. Kegel is No. 30 on the Midsized list.
Find out which 100 companies made the cut in the ninth annual Best Companies to Work For In Florida rankings. Winning companies were selected for their policies, practices and demographics. Randomly-selected employees at each firm also weighed in.
- Best Large Companies (250 or more employees)
- Best Midsized Companies (50 to 249 employees)
- Best Small Companies (15 to 49 employees)
- Sponsored: Featured winner profiles
Pete Antonacci picked to lead Enterprise Florida
Described by Gov. Rick Scott as someone who can “get deals done,” South Florida Water Management District Executive Director Pete Antonacci has been tapped as the next leader of the business-recruitment agency Enterprise Florida. More from the Miami Herald and the Tampa Bay Times.
Triumph chairman: BP settlement money "game changer" for Florida panhandle
As devastating as the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was to the local economy seven years ago, the settlement money now available could be a game-changer. Many leaders believe the $1.5 billion from the Triumph Gulf Coast legislation could transform the Panhandle for generations to come. [Source: WKRG]
Florida gets another 60 days to prove why an abortion waiting period is needed
Attorney General Pam Bondi's office has 60 more days to gather evidence and testimony to defend a mandatory 24-hour waiting period for abortions, which lawmakers enacted in 2015 but blocked from taking effect amid a two-year legal battle. More from the Times/Herald and the Palm Beach Post.
State Department drops Cuba entirely from annual detail of terrorist activity
After spending 33 years designated a state sponsor of terrorism by the U.S. government, Cuba no longer has any activity that even merits its own report in the State Department’s annual review of terrorist threats around the world. [Source: Miami Herald]
See also:
» U.S.-Cuba diplomatic ties: What a difference two years and a new president makes
› Are you a qualified mechanic? Florida Forklift in Jacksonville is looking for you — desperately
Florida Forklift is not seeing a hiring boom, said Roger Young, the company’s branch manager. And that’s because he simply can’t find qualified forklift mechanics.
› PortMiami to issue $200 million in commercial paper
Miami-Dade County commissioners voted Tuesday to allow PortMiami’s capital improvement program to issue commercial paper notes of up to $200 million on a rolling basis to finance ongoing upgrades to terminals and infrastructure.
› FPL introduces solar trees to South Florida
Joining South Florida's lush, green canopy of real trees are a new crop of solar trees. These "trees" have blue trunks and bear no fruit, but supply free electricity to whoever needs it.
› Pinellas County budget on the rise thanks to high property values
After another year of growth, Pinellas County commissioners won't have to fight to pay for critical needs in the 2017-2018 budget.
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