Attorney General Pam Bondi has officially entered into a historic multi-billion dollar joint federal-state agreement with BP Exploration & Production Inc. to settle the economic loss claims declared by Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf. Florida stands to receive more than $3.25 billion in total. After the agreement was […]
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Recently, we lost a dear friend and colleague, Greg MacKenzie. Greg joined the Florida Surety Bonds Team in 2002 with a surety career that spanned decades. A former Marine, he brought with him tremendous expertise and problem-solving skills for a solid ten years before his retirement. Greg was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. During
Credit reports touch many aspects of people’s lives, so accuracy of the reports are very important to American consumers. The three credit reporting giants have been criticized for frequent errors in reports over the years; now there is finally a plan in place for a massive overhaul for better consumer protection. The overhaul includes seven key
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In the Fiscal year of 2014, a new record was set by Federal agencies. According to the SBA, the federal government awarded contracting money to Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and met its goal for the third year in a row. In 2014, almost 4% of all federal contracting dollars (a nice $13.5 billion) went to SDVOSBs,
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