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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Sunday June 29, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Canadian Space Agency: Space Testing Services to Resume at David Florida Laboratory
OTTAWA, Ontario, June 28 -- The Canadian Space Agency, an arm of the Canadian government, issued the following news release: * * * Space testing services to resume at the David Florida Laboratory In response to Canada's vibrant space sector's need for continued access to specialized space testing services in Canada, the Government of Canada is announcing that MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation (MDA Space) will be taking over the operations of the David Florida Laboratory (DFL) in  more

English/Espanol: Diaz-Balart Congratulates Rosa Maria Paya on Her Election to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * English/Espanol: Diaz-Balart Congratulates Rosa Maria Paya on Her Election to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations, issued the following statement on the election of Rosa Maria Paya to the Inter-Am  more

Foreign-Trade Zones Board Issues Notice on Lithium-Ion Battery Production Activity
WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board has issued a notice entitled "Foreign-Trade Zone 193, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Lithionics Battery, LLC; (Lithium-Ion Battery Systems and Accessories); Clearwater, Florida." This notice details a proposal for new production activity within Foreign-Trade Zone 193, Subzone 193C, located in Clearwater, Florida. The notification, submitted by Lithionics Battery, LLC, outlines plans to produc  more

Miami Herbert, IESE Partner for Executive Program on AI Leadership
CORAL GABLES, Florida, June 28 -- The University of Miami's Miami Herbert Business School issued the following news: * * * Miami Herbert, IESE partner for executive program on AI leadership The three-day course equips senior executives to balance technology and human-centric leadership. By Marlen Lebish The University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School is partnering with IESE Business School to launch "Leadership in the Age of AI," an intensive executive education program aime  more

Newark Museum of Art to Repatriate Human Remains to Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Seminole Tribe of Florida, & Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The Newark Museum of Art has completed an inventory of human remains representing at least two individuals and has determined a cultural affiliation between these remains and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. This action is being taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. No associated funerary objects are present with these remains. One set of human remains  more

Summit Real Estate Group Enters Polk County With a Logistics Center in Lakeland
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Central Florida Development Council posted the following news: * * * Summit Real Estate Group Enters Polk County with a Logistics Center in Lakeland Summit Real Estate Group's strategic push into high-growth areas led to its move into Polk County, where it's launched one logistics center and has expectations to keep building. Since its founding in 1995, Summit Real Estate Group has grown into a leading commercial real estate investment, development, and operating   more

Tampa Union Station Gets $6 Million Restoration - and USF is Driving It Forward
TAMPA, Florida, June 28 -- The University of South Florida issued the following news: * * * Tampa Union Station gets $6 million restoration -- and USF is driving it forward By Paul Guzzo For more than a century, Tampa Union Station has served as the city's grand gateway for passenger trains. Now, with an eye toward the next 100 years, the city of Tampa's Community Redevelopment Agency has committed $4 million to restore the national and local historic landmark -- including new windows, upda  more

UM Miller School of Medicine: Paralyzed Veteran Surgically Implanted With Neuralink Device at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
MIAMI, Florida, June 28 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Paralyzed Veteran Surgically Implanted with Neuralink Device at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Patient part of landmark study aiming to enable paralyzed patients to use their own thoughts to control external devices through a brain-computer interface. * A paralyzed United States military veteran has been implanted with the groundbreaking Neuralink brain-computer device by surge  more