ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, March 14 -- Eckerd College issued the following news: * * * Faculty dissect current political climate in panel discussion By Madison DeVore '25 Politics can be overwhelming. To help Eckerd College students navigate the current political climate's sea of news and executive orders, the EC Feminists club hosted a panel discussion and Q&A with faculty experts on Feb. 27. Political science and human development professors; Vice President for Inclusive Excellence Beverly  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 14 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FIU and MDC together propel student success, strong economy The decades-long relationship has turned Florida into a powerhouse of career-ready talent to meet the needs of industry By Alexandra Pecharich Two presidents stepped onto a stage in the GC ballroom today to celebrate an enduring and powerful partnership that has seen tens of thousand  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 15 -- The Florida Department of Education issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Florida Department of Education Announces Florida Leads the Nation on the EdChoice Friedman Index Florida earns the highest ranking amongst states for the amount of choice available for K-12 students Tallahassee, Fla., March 14, 2025 - Today, the Florida Department of Education announced that Florida has earned the highest score on the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index.  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 14 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU's Graduate School hosts workshop on artificial intelligence to explore the impact of AI on teaching and research By: Rodrigo Santa Maria, Anna Prentiss Florida State University recently held a Lunch and Learn graduate workshop on artificial intelligence (AI), bringing together graduate students from various disciplines to explore the impact of AI on teaching and research. Students from across cam  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 14 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Awards $2 Million to Manatee County Port Authority for Infrastructure Improvements at SeaPort Manatee Through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund PALMETTO, Fla.-- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $2 million to the Manatee County Port Authority through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund (JGGF) for infrastructure improvements at SeaPort Manatee. This investment will fu  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Advises OPKO Health in Negotiating $225 Million Asset Sale to Labcorp MIAMI - March 14, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. advised OPKO Health Inc., a Miami-based multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company, in negotiating an agreement to sell select assets of its wholly owned subsidiary, BioReference Health, to Labcorp. Labco  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Represents Gaming & Entertainment Management - Illinois, LLC in Business Combination with Eureka Entertainment, LLC CHICAGO - March 13, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Gaming & Entertainment Management - Illinois, LLC (GEM Gaming), a subsidiary of global hospitality and entertainment company Delaware North, in its business com  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 15 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * In-House Counsel Name 49 Holland & Knight Attorneys Stand-Out Lawyers in Survey by Thomson Reuters TAMPA, Fla. (March 14, 2025) - Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that 49 attorneys have been named as Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers. Every year as part of Thomson Reuters' Sharplegal study, more than 2,000 senior in-house counsel around the world are asked to nominate up to three of the  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 15 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Mayer Brown advises on Proximo's 2024 "North America Refinancing Deal of the Year" award Mayer Brown advised on the $5.35 billion refinancing for the Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Project, which received "Refinancing Deal of the Year" at the 2024 Proximo North America Deal of the Year Awards. The annual awards recognize landmark financings within the project, infrastructure, and energy finance sectors  more

HOLLYWOOD, Florida, March 15 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * Seminole Hard Rock Poker to Host "Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event Benefitting Make-A-Wish Southern Florida" at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. on Thursday, April 3 at 7 p.m. Make-A-Wish Southern Florida announces its partnership with Charity Series of Poker and Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Holl  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 15 -- Tampa Electric, an Emera company, issued the following news release: * * * Tampa Electric Improving Polk Power Station, Retired Coal Portion Early Tampa Electric is making state-of-the-art improvements to a unit at the Polk Power Station, which will save customers' fuel costs. These improvements will make Polk Unit 1 more efficient, which will save fuel costs for customers. It will also make Polk Unit 1 more agile, which will help the fleet respond faster to chang  more