The company responsible for many of the major beach renourishment and dredging projects in Florida takes center stage at this month’s luncheon, as we welcome Lasse Petterson, CEO and President of Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. The company is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and the only U.S. company …
An engaging panel of participants joins us this month to share the evolving rules allowing college athletes to be paid by marketing their name, image, and likeness (NIL). This includes product endorsements, autograph signings, and social media posts.
Katie Yeutter joins us this month to share the revamped effort by the Florida Chamber of Commerce to make new inroads in improving mental health, fighting opioid addiction, and other challenges to the resilience of Florida’s workforce. She is President of the Florida Chamber Safety Council, which provides training for tactical safety strategies, employee awareness, …
Tom Grady joins us this month to talk about investments in changing times, particularly human investment. Among his many titles and businesses, his most recent start-up is the one closest to his heart. He is cofounder of The Freedom Institute of Collier County, a home schools program that grew out of his success in founding …
Florida’s new insurance commissioner Michael Yaworsky joins us this month to talk about Florida’s topsy-turvy property insurance marketplace. Seven Florida domestic insurance companies have become insolvent in the past 15 months in a market with multiple double-digit rate increases, growing litigation, and natural catastrophes.
Retired four-star US Army General and former CIA Director David Petraeus joins us in person this month to discuss the state of the world and the global economy. He’ll specifically focus on the Russia-Ukraine war and the consequences for the US and European nations. General Petraeus will share his unique perspective on what might lie …
This month’s speaker will be a familiar face to many Club members. State Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson joins us fresh from his recent duty as State Senate President which capped ten years of service in the Senate. Commissioner Simpson now oversees the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DOACS). A fifth-generation Floridian, he has …
Happy New Year! Dr. Jeffrey Roach joins us this month to share his observations and expectations for 2023 in both the financial markets and the broader economy. Dr. Roach is Vice President and Chief Economist for the Investor & Investment Solutions Group at LPL Financial, an independent brokerage supporting more than 21,000 financial advisors across …
Madeline Pumariega, incoming President of Miami Dade College, will address The Role of Higher Education in Economic Recovery in a speech before the Economic Club of Florida tomorrow, Wednesday December 16, from noon to 1pm at the Governors Club in downtown Tallahassee. The address will also be livestreamed. Pumariega will discuss the importance of higher …
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Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson on Tuesday said recent investments in the university by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Thermo Fisher are examples of the university’s strategic plan to create partnerships. Robinson, the university’s 12th president, was the featured speaker during a virtual address before the Economic Club of Florida, the influential …
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