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Important Clarification to Editorial in The Tampa Tribune
Over the weekend, the editors of The Tampa Tribune ran an editorial that contained misinformation about an offer Harris Corporation of Melbourne has made to the State of Florida under a public-private partnership. Under an existing contract running through 2021, Harris has offered to refresh the State Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) – a statewide […]
Miami Herald: Federal ethanol requirements need to be fixed
Last month, I traveled to our nation’s capital to deliver a message to the members of Congress and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. I told them that while the federal ethanol mandate is big business for Iowa’s corn growers, it is bad business for Florida. Our state’s economy is driven by small business, which faces […]
Tallahassee Democrat: Florida has been preparing for the storm
While there is no preventative measure to stop a hurricanes from reaching Florida, preparation is paramount and it requires going beyond buying generators and stocking up on batteries, bread and water. It requires financial preparation, which is something that Florida leadership has been focused on in recent years. In March, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the […]
Tampa Tribune: Bill Newton, Softening the blow of hurricane season
Hurricane experts predicted Florida and the rest of the country should prepare for a slow 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which starts Monday. Colorado State University experts believe 2015 will bring seven named storms, including three hurricanes. It should be noted that in 1992, only four named storms transpired, one of which was Hurricane Andrew, which […]
Sun Sentinel: William E. Gibson, Pressure mounts to drill for oil near Florida shores
WASHINGTON — Florida leaders are struggling to fend off mounting pressure to drill for oil off the east and west coasts, just five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. Republican senators from Louisiana and other oil-rich states are pushing legislation in Congress that would allow rigs as close as 50 miles from Florida’s […]
Harris Corporation Names Retired Highway Patrol Major Steve Williams Operations Manager of Florida’s Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System
MELBOURNE, Fla. and BOSTON, Mass., May 27, 2015 Advisory Facts Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) named Steve Williams, retired Major and Chief Technology Officer of the Florida Highway Patrol, Operations Manager of Florida’s statewide law enforcement radio system (SLERS). Williams will have responsibility for all implementation, operations and maintenance of SLERS. Williams, 57, worked his way from […]
TC Palm: Carole Jean Jordan,Tax Reform key to small-business success
Serving as Indian River Country tax collector, while also owning a small family business, I have a unique perspective on taxes. I collect them and pay them, both as an individual and as a business owner. And I see the direct impact taxes have on businesses and the economy. As both a tax official and […]
Florida Today: Barney Bishop, Op-ed: Florida should allow seismic testing
As we all know, Florida is an odd state for politics; one where Republicans control the Cabinet, House and Senate, but where voters have supported a Democratic Presidential candidate the past two cycles. On the important topic of energy, Florida’s red politicians get very purple. Traditionally, Republicans have supported the notion of offshore energy exploration, […]