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It’s all about Dredging

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 …

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What’s in a Name

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.

Florida’s Business Leaders Making Florida the Safest, Healthiest, and Sustainable State in America

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, …

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Florida’s Insurance Market: The Decade Ahead

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.

New Miami Dade College President to Share Impact of COVID-19 Virus on Higher Education

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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Robinson touts value of Florida A&M, HBCUs in address to Economic Club of Florida

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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