Governor Scott Announces TQL Expansion Will Create 60 New Jobs in Dania Beach

 

Governor Rick Scott announced Total Quality Logistics (TQL), one of the largest freight-brokerage firms in the country, will be expanding in Dania Beach and creating 60 new jobs. The expansion of their logistics operation will also create a capital investment of approximately $600,000 in Broward County. TQL has operations in Dania Beach, Tampa, Jacksonville, Orlando and Daytona Beach and currently employs nearly 450 Floridians across the state.

Governor Scott said, “TQL has experienced exciting success in Florida and I am proud to announce the creation of 60 new jobs in Dania Beach today. We look forward to working with the Legislature to create the new Florida Enterprise Fund so more job creators like TQL can continue to create new jobs and diversify our economy.”

The Dania Beach expansion is in addition to their recent Daytona Beach opening that will create 100 new jobs, and the recent announcement that TQL will add a new carrier services division to its operations in Tampa that will create up to 200 new jobs. The company began operations in Florida in 2010 and has been recognized numerous times as a top employer in the Sunshine State.

TQL President Kerry Byrne said, “Thank you to Governor Scott and Enterprise Florida for their efforts to support new business growth in the state and build a competitive workforce. Our experience has been extremely positive working with the state to grow our presence and find the quality, professional talent we need to continue to grow our market share in the logistics industry.”

Florida’s expansive and multi-modal infrastructure is among the best in the nation. As the Western Hemisphere's commercial gateway, Florida's logistics & distribution industry is poised to grow further with the Panama Canal expansion in 2016, and the numerous infrastructure developments and upgrades underway around the state.

Bill Johnson, Enterprise Florida president and CEO said, “Florida is one of the top states in the country for infrastructure and logistics, and that is why we keep attracting great companies like TQL. We congratulate TQL on their continued success and wish them the best as they continue to grow and create new opportunities in Florida.”

The TQL expansion was made possible through partnerships between Enterprise Florida, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, CareerSource Florida, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, Broward County, and Dania Beach.

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Executive Director Jesse Panuccio said, “TQL’s continued expansion across the state is a win for Florida’s economy. Today’s announcement is great news for 60 families in Broward County and continues our trend of making Florida a national hub for logistics and distribution.”

As part of the project, CareerSource Florida has offered TQL performance-based grants for employee training through the Quick Response Training program. Quick Response Training grants are structured to be flexible and responsive to the training needs of new or expanding businesses.

Broward County Mayor Tim Ryan said, “We are thrilled to celebrate the growth of TQL, a major national player in the logistics industry. We’re glad to be part of TQL’s long-range growth strategy, providing jobs today and in the future, here in Broward County.

City of Dania Beach Mayor Marco Salvino, Sr. said, “We are very pleased TQL is expanding its presence in the City of Dania Beach. We look forward to TQL’s continued success in our City.”

Bob Swindell, president and CEO, Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance said, “Global Logistics are an important targeted industry for Broward County and we are excited for TQL’s statewide growth, and grateful they chose to expand in Dania Beach.”

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Total Quality Logistics (TQL) is the middle man of the transportation industry - connecting companies needing products hauled with carriers delivering goods. Their ability to connect customers to the hundreds of thousands of trucks belonging to small carriers and owner/operators creates greater efficiency in transportation and keeps the economy moving. TQL’s Fort Lauderdale office is located at 1855 Griffin Road, Suite A-410. The office is  hiring and interested job seekers can learn more at www.tqljobs.com.

Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) is a partnership between Florida’s businesses and government leaders and is the principal economic development organization for Florida. EFI facilitates job growth for Florida businesses through recruitment and retention, international trade and exporting, promotion of sporting events, and capital funding programs to assist small and minority businesses.

The Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance is Broward County’s official public/private partnership for economic development.  Its mission is to lead Broward County in building a stronger and more diverse economy by stimulating the creation of new jobs and capital investment while facilitating the growth and retention of businesses in Broward County.   Services offered by the Alliance include assistance with business relocation or expansion and site selection; incentive programs and information; market research; and serving as a liaison for workforce development between CareerSource Broward, educational institutions and the business community.  To learn more, call(954) 524-3113.

Florida Republican Party Sunshine Summit 11-12 to 11-14-15

CLAUDIO RONCOLI NAMED OFFICIAL ARTIST FOR THE 16TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS™

The Latin Recording Academy^®  has named Argentinean contemporary painter  Claudio Roncoli the official artist for the 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards. Roncoli's artwork will be used as the official image for the world's premier Latin music annual event and will be featured on this year's poster, program book, tickets and other important applications.

"The contemporary approach Claudio took on this year's artwork mirrors our goal to continue reinventing our artistic presence,while showcasing the colorful cultural diversity of The Latin Recording Academy and the creative fire each of our nominees display in their lyrics and music," said Gabriel Abaroa Jr., President/CEO of The Latin Recording Academy. "The vibrant images around Latin music's most prestigious award evokes a celebratory enthusiasm while promoting the diversity of our musical past while setting the tone for its future."

"I am honored to be the artist invited to create this year's Latin GRAMMY artwork, not only for its importance in the music world, but because of my infinite love for the craft," commented Roncoli. "My inspiration for this painting was the passion that originates fromLatin music; I decided to embody its strength through images of iconic symbols from the Latin American jungles such as the jaguar, theSpanish guitar and the flame of creativity that characterizes Latinos."

Roncoli's work has been featured in numerous international exhibitions, galleries, museums and fairs. For more than 15 years he worked as an art director in advertising agencies. In 2004 he began to devote 100 percent of his life to art and to his first solo exhibition Merienda at The Praxs art gallery in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Roncoli is inspired by images that were part of the popular culture during the '50s, '60s and '70s. In his creations he incorporates elements of advertising, cartoon, design and collage, weaving them with resources such as image scanning. Using a special technique without forsaking his biting irony and humor, through what he calls the "constant balance of life" Roncoli's juxtaposition of images and use of bright colors take the viewer to a "brave new world."

Use of the 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards artwork requires the expressed written permission of The Latin Recording Academy. Please direct your request via email to latingrammypr@grammy.com.

The 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Thursday, Nov. 19 on the Univision Network from 8–11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central).

The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit LatinGRAMMY.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @LatinGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "Latin GRAMMYs" onFacebook , and join the Latin GRAMMYs' social communities on Foursquare, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and YouTube.

Mayor Gary Resnick Testifies Before the Senate on Wireless Broadband

Mayor Gary Resnick, Wilton Manors, Fla. testifies during a Senate committee hearing.

Earlier this week, Mayor Gary Resnick, Wilton Manors, FL testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation at the "Removing Barriers to Wireless Broadband Deployment" hearing. Mayor Resnick is a long time member of the National League of Cities and current chair of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. The hearing featured representatives from the wireless industry, the Administration, and the technology space.

Mayor Resnick testified on the clear and strong role for local governments in increasing wireless broadband services for their communities. Not only does it help promote the economic well-being of their residents, it helps local governments ensure quality communications services for public safety and other critical services. Mayor Resnick highlighted this role by talking about the innovative ways local governments are working to improve the way they respond to requests to increase wireless infrastructure.

Industry can tend to paint a picture of local governments as being an obstacle to wireless deployment and Mayor Resnick was able to share examples of where local governments have taken steps to eliminate unnecessary review procedures thereby expediting this critical deployment and successfully creating partnerships with the wireless industry to improve wireless communications services. To further underscore this partnership, Mayor Resnick noted the FCC's recent wireless broadband facilities siting order and the resources jointly developed by NLC, the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors, the National Association of Counties, CTIA, The Wireless Association, and PCIA, The Wireless Infrastructure Association to help localities comply with the order.

Despite the nation's need for additional broadband deployments, Mayor Resnick testified that needs must be balanced with the ability of local governments to maintain reasonable control and authority over the placement of wireless facilities in their communities. "Because of our responsibility as local leaders to protect the health, safety, and welfare of our residents, federal policies must respect our ability as local officials to manage public rights-of-way as well as land uses on private and public property," said Resnick. "Disruption to neighborhoods, open spaces, streets, sidewalks, and businesses can have a negative impact on public safety and industry, as well as the sustainability of our communities."

When asked by Committee members how cities were managing the various infrastructure requests from industry, Mayor Resnick talked how communities were streamlining applications processes on small cell technologies and developing solutions to facilitate larger structures such as towers. These larger structures can cause an aesthetic issue in the community and Mayor Resnick was able to refer to an example of how these structures are being stealthily disguised to blend in with the environment while increasing wireless capacity. However, local governments are not always experts on the types of infrastructure needed for wireless broadband and he urged the industry to help educate local decisions makers so that they can create policies that would expedite deployment.

Committee members also asked how the federal government can help localities deploy broadband more effectively and Mayor Resnick talked about federal barriers, such as how, in his community, CDBG funds were not eligible for a digital literacy initiative or transportation dollars to be used to build telecommunications infrastructure as part of a transportation project. These obstacles are not unique to Wilton Manors and significantly limit what city leaders can do to spur broadband expansion while stunting innovation at the local level.

The hearing represented a win for local governments as the Senate realized the role cities play in a national discussion about wireless broadband and provided an opportunity for cities to share how they are working to help facilitate the development of this critical infrastructure.

Shia LaBeouf Arrested, Again

Shia LaBeouf Arrested, Again

Shia LaBeouf was arrested Friday in Austin, Texas, taken to the Travis County jail and charged with public intoxication, TMZ reported. LaBeouf was reportedly intoxicated when he ran on a street and jaywalked in front of the police. According to the TMZ report, police officials had warned him but LaBeouf did not listen and continued to…

Television director Jason "Jace" Alexander has been arrested on child pornography

This photo released by the Westchester County, N.Y. District Attorney's office shows television director Jason 'Jace ' Alexander after his arrest on child pornography charges. (Westchester County District Attorney)

Television director Jason "Jace" Alexander has been arrested on child pornography charges for allegedly promoting a video showing a girl stripping and masturbating, the Westchester County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday.

Alexander, 51, of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. the only son of actress Jane Alexander, is accused of promoting the video – depicting a girl about 12 or 13 years old – by making it available for viewing in late June on the Torrent network, according to a criminal complaint.

He also is accused of having a video file depicting a 6- to 8-year-old girl performing a sexual act on herself, according to Investigator Andrew Garcia of the District Attorney’s High Technology Crime Bureau.

Alexander was charged with felony counts of promoting and possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child. He posted $10,000 bail and is due in Dobbs Ferry Court on Nov. 19.

If convicted, Alexander faces up to seven years in state prison, the prosecutor's office said.

According to the Internet Movie Database, Alexander has directed 32  episodes of “Law & Order” and 19 episodes of “Rescue Me,” in addition to episodes of “The Blacklist” and “The Practice."

NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR TELEMUNDO’S 2015 PREMIOS TU MUNDO (YOUR WORLD AWARDS) LIVE FROM THE AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA IN MIAMI AUGUST 20 AT 8PM/7c

Top novela stars Rafael Amaya, Aracely Arambula, Aarón Díaz, Kate del Castillo, Fabian Rios, and Blanca Soto, as well as Latino music stars Enrique Iglesias, Romeo Santos,Daddy Yankee, Banda El Recodo, Prince Royce, and Marc Anthony, are among the nominees announced for the 2015 “Premios Tu Mundo” (Your World Awards). TELEMUNDO announced the nominees via an unprecedented 360 SocialTV event in partnership with Facebook where categories and nominees were revealed in tandem with “Un Nuevo Dia”.  “Premios Tu Mundo” will broadcast live on TELEMUNDO Thursday, August 20, at 8PM/7c with star-studded musical performances, and will be preceded by the blue carpet special “La Alfombra de Premios Tu Mundo” at 7PM/6c, from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Beginning today through August 13th at 12PM ET, fans can review the full list of nominees and vote online at PremiosTuMundo.com. Fans can be part of the action by following @PremiosTuMundo across Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Periscope, Meerkat, Facebook.com/PremiosTuMundo and joining the conversation using #PremiosTuMundo. Tickets for the award show are available at Ticketmaster.com.

In addition, up and coming Regional Mexican singer, Regulo Caro; successful Sinaloense musical group,Banda MS de Sergio Lizarraga; actor and singer Jencarlos Canela; Puerto Rican salsa singer Victor Manuelle; Colombian urban music sensation, J Balvin; and Jamaican singer, son of Bob Marley, Kymani Marley, among the first list of confirmed artists who will hit the stage of “Premios Tu Mundo” with their musical performances.

Through a fan voting and selection process that combines the power of television, web, mobile and social media platforms, and is managed by Telescope Inc., the market leader in audience participation and consumer engagement for live television (The Voice, American Idol, X-Factor), TELEMUNDO viewers will once again vote for their favorite actors, singers and TV moments, selecting from 30 competing categories, and making the winners a true reflection of the people’s choice.

The eclectic list of categories of the awards show that celebrates U.S. Latino pop culture, include: The Perfect Couple, Best Villain, I’m Sexy and I Know It, Fan Club of the Year, and Favorite Influencer, among others. Music categories include nominees in Regional Mexican, Pop, Tropical and Urban genres. 

PTM Tweet: Nominees announced for @PremiosTuMundo @TELEMUNDO. Vote for your favorite actors, singers and TV moments #PremiosTuMundo