TAMPA, Florida, June 15 -- Emory University's Goizueta Business School issued the following news release: Bisk, a pioneer in online and corporate education, is expanding its partnership with Emory University, launching the Data-Driven Leadership & Digital Transformation Certificate series this fall. The series offers three new online certificate pathways centered on Business and Digital Transformation, Analytics, and AI (artificial intelligence) through Emory Executive Education by Goizueta Bus  more

SANFORD, Florida, June 14 (TNSres) -- Seminole State College issued the following news: Dr. Loretta Ovueraye, vice president of Academic Affairs and chief academic officer at Seminole State has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in the Germany International Education Administrators Program for 2024-2025. Open to higher education administrators and executives and community college faculty, this prestigious award will enable Dr. Ovueraye to travel to Germany in October 2024 and   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 14 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the protection of a 1,800-acre cattle ranch and farm in Okeechobee County through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. With today's approval by the Governor and Cabinet, Clemons Oak Creek, a 1,800-acre working cattle ra  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 14 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson applauded Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature for the 2024-2025 state budget that makes investments in Florida agriculture, natural resources, and consumer protection. "I applaud Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature for making critical investments in the 2024-2025 sta  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 14 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announces two judicial appointments: Robert Pickens III, of Welaka, to serve as Judge on the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Pickens has worked as an associate at Holmes & Young, P.A. since 2021. Previously, he served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Seventh Judicial Circuit. He earned his bachelor's degree from Jacksonville University and his jur  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 14 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the 'Focus on Florida's Future' Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The Focus on Florida's Future Budget totals $116.5 billion--less than the previous fiscal year--which reflects a reduction in overall state spending. This year's budget features significant investments for Florida's top needs, and thanks to the Governor's line-item actions, this bu  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 14 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: SB 2518 - Health and Human Services HB 5003 - Implementing the 2024-2025 General Appropriations Act HB 5005 - Collective Bargaining HB 5101 - Education HB 5001 - General Appropriations Act - with appropriation veto To view the transmittal letters, click here (https://t.e2ma.net/click/wmarco/0dims2r/8ft2gnb), here (http  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 14 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: HB 823 - North Okaloosa Fire District, Okaloosa County HB 897 - Dorcas Fire District, Okaloosa County HB 741 - Town of Hillsboro Beach, Broward County CS/HB 379 - Public Records CS/CS/HB 1267 - Economic Self-sufficiency CS/HB 983 - Public Records CS/HB 103 - Public Records HB 521 - Equitable Distribution of Marital As  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 8 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following weekly briefing (Vol. 6, Issue 22) on June 7, 2024: This week, we shined a light on the dangers of opioid misuse and the power of naloxone to save lives. On Florida's first Revive Awareness Day, we warned Floridians to never use illicit drugs and highlighted our Helping Heroes program. Over the past several years, more than 100,000 Americans died annually from drug overdoses--more than 7,000 Floridians a  more

LAKELAND, Florida, June 14 -- Florida Polytechnic University issued the following news release: A new Student Achievement Center will soon provide even greater support to Florida Polytechnic University students as they pursue the in-demand STEM degrees that help fuel Florida's high-tech economy. Florida Poly received $5.7 million in funding for the achievement center's preliminary design stage after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state budget on Wednesday, June 12. The new budget takes effect on  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 14 -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release: Forvis Mazars, LLP, ranked among the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, celebrated Adam Smith and Holly Reavis as the winners of the Key Award--the organization's highest honor--during the 2024 VISION conference held in Orlando, Florida this week. The Key Award is given annually to one partner and one team member who exemplify the firm's cultural D  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 14 -- The Florida Department of Transportation issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: This week, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Focus on Florida's Future Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, investing a record $15.5 billion in Florida's transportation infrastructure. This record investment is in addition to the Department's recent announcement receiving all remaining financial authority to deliver on the Governor's Moving Florida Forward Initiative, an eff  more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, June 15 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. represented Socius Family Office in its sale to Corient Private Wealth, the U.S. wealth management arm of Canadian asset manager CI Financial. The deal closed May 31. The Miami-based Corient was previously known as CI Private Wealth. Socius is a registered investment advisory firm with $915 million in assets under management as of the end of 2023, acco  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 15 (TNSres) -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight was recognized by Yale Law Women (YLW+) in its 19th annual "Top Firms Report." The firm received an honorable mention in the "Culture" category. The "Culture" award highlights firms that cultivate work environments in which all attorneys can succeed without compromising their personality, values or identity. Each year, YLW+ produces the report to monitor trends in overall equ  more

SARASOTA, Florida, June 14 -- The University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus issued the following news: By Marc R. Masferrer, University Communications and Marketing About 60 Latino high school students enrolled in a college preparation program organized by UnidosNow, a local community organization, are spending almost two weeks of their summer at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee learning what it might be like to attend USF, the region's only preeminent global resear  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 15 -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: Miami Dade College (MDC) has been named one of the 25 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the first Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Classification. This elective designation is awarded by the American Council on Education (ACE), the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. "It is an honor to be an inaugural recipient of the 2024 Ca  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 15 -- Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: This morning, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava shared an update (https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8M0fAWOq6O/?igsh=MXc0Mmp2MDNoYWJmbg%3D%3D) on the County's response to the continued extreme weather and flooding experienced this week. According to the latest report from the National Weather Service, although we are expecting less rain today, there is still pote  more

NICEVILLE, Florida, June 14 -- Northwest Florida State College issued the following news release: Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) is proud to announce a pioneering initiative in collaboration with Knack, a Florida-based peer tutoring platform. This partnership will ensure all students have access to free, on-demand tutoring starting Fall 2024. This initiative, a collaboration between NWFSC and Knack, aims to significantly enhance student retention and success. As part of this collabora  more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 15 -- Orange County issued the following news: Over the past 16 years, Orlando-based IDignity, Inc. has helped more than 30,000 local U.S. citizens, including homeless individuals, obtain lost identification documents needed to access housing, employment, bank accounts, and more. All the while, the nonprofit organization has been without a physical address, bouncing from place to place around the community. That will change soon thanks to help from Orange County, which   more

PALATKA, Florida, June 14 -- St. Johns River State College issued the following news release: St. Johns River State College, in partnership with Jax Beach Aviation, will launch a fast-track pilot program at the Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport this fall to address the national pilot shortage. The Professional Aeronautics Certificate is a 21-month accelerated program accredited by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and designed for career-focused students seeking a direct pathway   more

MIAMI, Florida, June 15 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Ryan Bermudez The nonprofit group Castaways Against Cancer recently launched their annual fundraising event, a 160-mile kayak and cycling tour to Key West, Fla., to support research innovation at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. This year's theme, "Here Comes the Sun Tour: A Silver Lining of Hope," expressed the optimis  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 15 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Chad Hanson David Reis, Ph.D., the University of Miami's senior vice president and chief information and digital officer, once again earned recognition as one of Becker's Hospital Review's "Hospital and Health System CIOs to Know." The list honors CIOs for their dedication to improving health via information technology (IT). The 133 recognized leaders are, according to the Becker's we  more