MIAMI, Florida, July 2 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release: Akerman is proud to share Labor and Employment Associate Ashlea Edwards has been sworn in as the new President of the Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar for the 2024-2025 bar year. The YLD, which has more than 20,000 members, provides programing and projects designed to aid members in their personal and professional growth as well as contribute to the community. "The YLD is such an important organization a  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 2 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release: Akerman is proud to share that Litigation Practice Partner and Jacksonville Office Managing Partner Christian George has been inducted as the 2024-2025 Jacksonville Bar Association President. Organized in 1897, the Jacksonville Bar Association's mission is to encourage collegiality and serve its members in the practice of law, aid in the administration of justice, and foster respect for the law and the legal profe  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 2 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release: Akerman Litigation Partner Grasford Smith has been elected to The Florida Bar Board of Governors and will serve a two-year term. Smith is also assigned to the Board Review Committee on Professional Ethics and the Board Legislation Committee, as well as liaison to the Clients' Security Fund Committee and the Mentoring New Lawyers Committee. The 52-member Board of Governors has exclusive authority to formulate and   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 2 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Kelsey Klopfenstein Florida State University Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Jim Clark has appointed Louisa Blenman as interim director of International Programs. Blenman succeeds Jim Pitts, who retired June 30 after a distinguished 56-year career at Florida State. "International Programs is a great point of pride for the university, and I deeply appreciate Lou Blenman for her lea  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 2 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the electric industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240057-EI DATE FILED: 07/01/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0223-PAA-EI PAA Order PSC-2024-0223-PAA-EI approving FPL's AFUDC rate, effective 1/1/24; if no protest filed within 21 days of issuance of order, docket to be closed on issuance of a CO; protest due 7/22/24. DOCKET TITLE: Request for approval of ch  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 2 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the telecommunications division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240049-TX DATE FILED: 07/01/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0221-PAA-TX PAA Order PSC-2024-0221-PAA-TX granting Certificate of Authority No. 8994 to Flying Bull; if no protest, order to become final and effective on issuance of a CO; if order becomes final, docket to be closed; protest due 7/22/24. DOCKET   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 2 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the water and wastewater industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240089-WS DATE FILED: 07/01/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0222-FOF-WS Final Order PSC-2024-0222-FOF-WS acknowledging resolution; docket to remain open to process letters to WAW operators and their subsequent responses; upon staff's verification that final response from WAW system operator affir  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 2 -- Florida State University issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2024: By Bill Wellock Florida State University Provost Jim Clark has announced Dr. Alma Littles as the new dean of the College of Medicine. She begins in the role today. Littles has served as interim dean of the college since February 2023 and as a senior associate dean for medical education and academic affairs for nearly 20 years. "Dr. Littles' dedication to Florida State University and to the peo  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 2 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Montse Zeron Florida State University is hosting four academic fellows from Ukraine for a monthlong visit through the BridgeUSA Ukrainian Academic Fellows Program (BridgeUSA UAFP). FSU is the first university in the United States to host fellows through the program. The fellows will work with faculty mentors at FSU to develop individualized, collaborative programs that meet their specific needs as   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 2 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) of $167 million aggregate principal amount of Qualified Replacement Property Notes, Series due July 2, 2074. FPL is a rate-regulated electric utility engaged primarily in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy in Florida. FPL is the largest electric utility in   more

ELLISVILLE, Mississippi, July 2 -- Jones College issued the following news release: Perhaps a little Disney "magic" helped Jones College's FBLA students earn two, first-place trophies in national competition in Orlando, Florida recently. The 2024 Collegiate National Leadership Conference of Future Business Leaders of America, Inc., (FBLA) the nation's largest Career and Technical Student Organization focused solely on business, attracted more than 1000 college students and educators from across  more

MELBOURNE, Florida, July 2 (TNSres) -- L3Harris Technologies, a technology company, defense contractor and information technology services provider, issued the following news release: L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) will release its second quarter 2024 financial results on Thursday, July 25, 2024, after market close. The company will then host an earnings call on Friday, July 26, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. ET. Participants are encouraged to listen via webcast at L3Harris.com. The dial-in numbers fo  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 2 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: Under the leadership of Monica Garcia-Buitrago, M.D., the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is helping to enhance the standards of cytopathology in Latin America. This comprehensive program, presented in collaboration with Fundacion Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud (FUCS) in Bogota D.C., Colombia, offers 130 hours of virtual  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 2 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: The esteemed clinician and researcher has overseen the department's expansion and cresting U.S. News & World Report ranking as its interim chair. Following an extensive national search, Jose Romano, M.D., has been named chair of the Department of Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Romano has served as the department's interim chair since January 2023, foll  more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, July 2 -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following news: Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for upcoming public meetings and events in the next three weeks. For a list of all upcoming meetings, check out our Meeting Calendar (https://www.sfwmd.gov/event). Meeting agendas are available at least seven days in advance. Meeting format varies for each meeting, and some meetings may be in-person only, virtual only, or a hybrid o  more