MIAMI, Florida, March 27 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release: Akerman successfully represented USR Technology Holdings, LLC and Swamp Ox, LLC and the businesses' majority owner in a dispute pertaining to fraud and breaches of fiduciary duties. Between 2018 and 2020, the majority owner started the two businesses with a minority owner in Washington County, Arkansas. The minority owner managed both businesses, while the majority owner provided financial contributions. In Aug  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, March 28 (TNSres) -- Eckerd College issued the following news: By Ashlyn Fransen Bruce Carter '74 paid a visit to Eckerd College's Lewis House on Mar. 7 to discuss, with human development students taking a human sexuality course, his qualitative research focused on gay and lesbian grandparents. But first, he talked about his diverse background knowledge in child development. Carter has an impressive resume. After graduating from Eckerd with a Bachelor of Arts in psych  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, March 28 (TNSres) -- Eckerd College issued the following news: By Tom Zucco Karin Ebey was competing against graduate students from colleges and universities across the Southeast. But if the past was any clue, she was up for the challenge. An Eckerd College junior biology, chemistry and mathematics student from Los Alamos, New Mexico, Karin recently received one of two J. Larry Landers Student Research Grants from the Gopher Tortoise Council that will provide $2,000 t  more

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, March 28 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University issued the following news: By Melanie Azam For the first time, all three of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University's campuses were awarded Top 10 status in the 2024-25 Military Friendly Schools ranking. The rankings, which were released March 27, 2024, via "G.I. Jobs Magazine" and the MilitaryFriendly.com website, grouped schools into five award levels, with the Top 10 award recognizing the very best schools. "At Embry Ri  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 28 -- Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: On Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., the 2024 Serving the Arts Awards will be held at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 West Flagler Street. The awards ceremony will celebrate 27 cultural leaders and organizations for their continued commitment to advancing arts and culture in Miami-Dade County. This year, the inaugural Miami-Dade County Mayor's Legacy in Arts   more

MIAMI, Florida, March 28 -- Florida International University's Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work issued the following news: Rajiv Chowdhury, chair and professor of the Department of Global Health at FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, was honored with the Faculty Leader in Global Health Innovation Award by the Velji Family Foundation and the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH). Chowdhury received the award at the 15th Annual CUGH Conference   more

MIAMI, Florida, March 28 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: By Todd Ellenberg A team led by the federal government continues to investigate the 2021 partial collapse of Champlain Towers South, the 12-story beachfront condominium in Surfside, Florida, that resulted in 98 deaths and multiple injuries. Now an interdisciplinary FIU team will contribute to the search for answers into what caused the disaster, its  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the protection of over 8,000 acres of Florida agricultural land through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. With today's approval by the Governor and Cabinet, approximately 8,349 acres of working agricultural lands w  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following financial and federal single audit (No. 2024-168) on March 22, 2024, involving Flagler County District School Board. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Flagler County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting standards. SUMMA  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following financial and federal single audit (No. 2024-167) on March 22, 2024, involving Putnam County District School Board. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Putnam County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting standards. SUMMARY  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following Financial Audit (No. 2024-169) on March 22, 2024, involving Indian River State College. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of Indian River State College (a component unit of the State of Florida) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting standards.   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following financial audit (No. 2024-166) on March 22, 2024, involving the University of South Florida. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the University of South Florida (a component unit of the State of Florida) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting s  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet approved an investment to protect nearly 28,000 acres of Florida's natural lands and link existing conservation areas. Today's actions also mark the first acquisition within the Caloosahatchee-Big Cypress Corridor, an important Everglades and panther habitat. "Florida continues to lead the way in land conservation and protecting our n  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following consummating order (Docket No. 20220064-WS; Order No. PSC-2024-0079-CO-WS) on March 25, 2024: * * * In re: Application for transfer of water and wastewater facilities of Tymber Creek Utilities, Inc., water Certificate No. 303-W, and wastewater Certificate No. 252-S to CSWR-Florida Utility Operating Company, LLC, in Volusia County. CONSUMMATING ORDER BY THE COMMISSION: By Order No. PSC-2023-0305-PAA  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 28 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order acknowledging intervention (Docket No. 20230139-EI; Order No. PSC-2024-0080-PCO-EI) on March 27, 2024: * * * In re: Petition for approval of 2023 depreciation and dismantlement study, by Tampa Electric Company. ORDER ACKNOWLEDGING INTERVENTION BY THE COMMISSION: On March 18, 2024, the Office of Public Counsel filed its Notice of Intervention in this proceeding, pursuant to Section 350.0611, F  more

ORLANDO, Florida, March 28 -- The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Board addressed the region's growing need for aerospace innovation with its approval of a new Fixed Base Operator (FBO) at Orlando Executive Airport (ORL). At today's meeting, the Board approved a lease with Sky Harbour, the country's leading corporate hangar developer, to build a 20-acre facility at ORL's south campus area. The  more

ORLANDO, Florida, March 28 -- The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority issued the following news release: It was an active Board Day at the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. Prior to the regular meeting, the Board held a workshop to consider options for a reimagined concessions program at Terminals A & B. The Master Plan update would focus on: * Modernizing and right-sizing the concessions program * Capitalizing on existing infrastructure * Updating the concession concepts and designs to mee  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 28 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Greenberg Traurig advised Australian publicly listed company ALS Limited (ALS) on the acquisition of the Wessling Group, which includes 17 group companies. The Federal Cartel Office and the relevant ministries for investment control in Germany and France still need to approve the execution of the transaction. The purchase price is confidential. ALS is a global provider of testing, inspection, and labo  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 28 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. advised APx Acquisition Corp. I, a special purpose acquisition company, in its definitive business combination agreement with OmnigenicsAI Corp, a precision medicine company incubated by Bioceres Group PLC, and MultiplAI Health Ltd, a UK-based AI-enabled preventive medicine company. The strategic combination will create a global AI-driven genomics company with a  more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, March 28 -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following news on March 27, 2024: Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District for a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting on the Central and Southern Florida (C&SF) Flood Resiliency Study. Meeting Details Date: Friday, April 12, 2024 Time: 11:00 a.m. Zoom Registration Link (https://sfwmd-gov.zoom.us/webinar/registe  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Josh Baxt Each year, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Medical Faculty Association honors Ph.D. students with Best Research Awards. This year, students researching cancer, HIV and cerebral amyloid angiopathy garnered the awards. "The annual Best Research Awards highlight the powerful and innovative research our Ph.D. students conduct," said Ana Fiallos, Ph.D  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 28 -- The University of Tampa issued the following news: * * * EMBA Program Ranked 32nd * * * In a ranking of MBA programs that stressed "fact-based criteria," The University of Tampa's Sykes College of Business was placed in "Tier One" of global business schools. Additionally, UT's Executive MBA ( EMBA) program was ranked 32nd out of 139 schools in the Global EMBA rankings. The ranking was compiled by CEO Magazine to "cut through the noise and provide potential studen  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, March 28 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: The University of West Florida has been recognized with a 2024-2025 Top Ten Military Friendly(R) School designation in the large public category. In the annual rankings released on March 27, 2024, UWF ranked No. 5 and was the only Florida State University System institution to earn recognition from Military Friendly(R) in the large public T  more