Member News
Florida Chamber of Commerce member press releases/updates.
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May- 2024 -22 May
Critically Endangered Baby Orangutan Born at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
On April 13th, our team at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay excitedly helped welcome a baby Bornean orangutan into the world! The female newborn, weighing just over three pounds, was delivered via caesarean section and was surrounded by a team of medical and zoological professionals from various organizations. The youngster’s birth is part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan and represents a beacon of hope for orangutan conservation efforts as the species…
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9 May
NASA selects UF mission to better track the Earth’s water and ice
NASA has selected a team of University of Florida aerospace engineers to pursue a groundbreaking $12 million mission aimed at improving the way we track changes in Earth’s structures, such as tectonic plates and oceans. The mission, titled “GRATTIS” (Gravitational Reference Advanced Technology Test in Space), was the sole proposal selected in a national competition. GRATTIS will demonstrate the performance of state-of-the-art sensors that measure nanometer-scale gravitational changes from space to monitor movements on the…
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7 May
Coke Florida Names Steve Honorowski as New Leader for Customer Management
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) announces the promotion of Steve Honorowski to its Senior Leadership Team as vice president, customer relationship management – retail. In his new role as Vice President, Honorowski will focus on customer development, relationship management, and developing winning sales programs that accelerate the growth of retail customers. He joined Coke Florida, the sixth-largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States, in 2021. Read the Full Press Release: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240507988608/en/Coke-Florida-Names-Steve-Honorowski-as-New-Leader-for-Customer-Management
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7 May
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Recognized as a US Best Managed Company, Third Consecutive Year
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2024 US Best Managed company. Now in its fifth year, the award, sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, recognizes the achievements of U.S. private companies and the successes of their management teams. Private companies selected for the US Best Managed recognition are evaluated on four areas, strategy, execution, culture, and governance and financial performance. In 2022,…
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Apr- 2024 -29 April
Forbes names the University of Florida a “New Ivy” for its output of outstanding graduates
The University of Florida has been recognized by Forbes as one of 10 public “New Ivies” for producing exceptional and highly employable graduates. UF is the only Florida institution on the list. “The University of Florida is committed to excellence, and we are producing some of the most incredible graduates in the nation,” said Mori Hosseini, chair of the UF board of trustees. “We know that employers need the kind of skills our students are building here.…
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26 April
Joe Glover selected as next University of Arizona provost
Former University of Florida Provost Joe Glover has been named the next senior vice president of academic affairs and provost at the University of Arizona. Following 15 years as UF’s provost, Glover stepped down from the position in July. He continued to serve the university as a senior advisor to President Ben Sasse. He will begin his new role leading Arizona’s academic enterprise on July 1. “Joe is a special guy,” Sasse said. “The important…
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25 April
UF engineering professor elected to The American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected University of Florida computer science professor and National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) laureate Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D. as a 2024 Academy member. The Academy, founded in 1780 by John Adams and John Hancock, elects leaders from all disciplines that work together to solve the problems that our nation faces and believes in cultivating a membership of innovators across all fields of arts and sciences.…
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22 April
Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville Appoints Andrew Stec, MD, as Chief Medical Officer
Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville announces the appointment of Andrew Stec, MD, as Vice President, Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Effective May 1, Dr. Stec will transition from his current role of Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery to CMO. “After an extensive external and internal search, and vetting of the most qualified candidates, we are fortunate to have recruited a leader from within Nemours Children’s,” said Michael Erhard, MD, North Florida Region President, Nemours Children’s…
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22 April
Coke Florida Celebrates Earth Day with Statewide Sustainability and Conservation Activities
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) recognizes the global celebration of Earth Day 2024 with activities organized throughout its 18-territory market focused on the environmental well-being of communities. The company’s associates accumulated more than 300 volunteer hours, demonstrating an ongoing commitment and responsibility to the environment. During the month of April, Coke Florida partnered with environmentally conscious organizations, including Keep Florida Beautiful affiliates, Busch Gardens® Tampa Bay, and Miami-Dade County, among others. Read Press Release:…
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19 April
University of Florida scientist to fly on Blue Origin suborbital mission
University of Florida Distinguished Professor Rob Ferl will be the first NASA-funded academic researcher to conduct an experiment as part of a commercial space crew on an upcoming mission of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. Ferl, who is also director of UF’s new space institute, has spent his career studying how biology responds to spaceflight, progressing from experiments in his Gainesville lab to parabolic flight tests to projects on the space shuttle and the International…
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18 April
TECO: NATIONAL LINEWORKER DAY
Florida electrical lineworkers got a shoutout from TECO this week as part of “National Lineworker Appreciation Day.” “Time and time again, the lineworkers at Tampa Electric stand ready to repair lines and restore power to Floridians after disaster strikes. And we are no stranger to natural disasters. As hurricane season approaches, let lineworkers across our state know how appreciated and valued they are by thanking them on your social media channels,” TECO said in a…
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18 April
American Association for the Advancement of Science honors 12 UF faculty as Lifetime Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected 12 faculty from the University of Florida to its newest class. The honor, which includes alumni such as Thomas Edison and W.E.B. DuBois, is among the most distinguished in the scientific community and recognizes extraordinary impact and achievement across disciplines, from research, teaching, and technology, to administration in academia, industry…
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16 April
UF partners with Safe Schools For Alex to unveil enhanced school safety dashboard
The most comprehensive school safety dashboard in the country is now available, thanks to a collaboration between the University of Florida and Safe Schools For Alex. Designed to help reduce violence on school campuses by providing timely access to critical school safety data, the dashboard currently serves millions of students, parents, educators, and policy makers throughout Florida. The concept is a model for the development of future dashboards nationwide. The data includes rates of violence…
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16 April
Dr. G. Devin Stephenson selected as next president of Florida Polytechnic University
The Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees announced the selection of Dr. G. Devin Stephenson as the next president of the University. The announcement followed a vote by the Board during a public meeting on Monday, April 15. Stephenson, who currently serves as president of Northwest Florida State College, will become Florida Poly’s second president, pending confirmation by the Board of Governors. Stephenson was one of five finalists selected by the University’s Presidential Search Committee,…
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9 April
Engineering students solve soldiers’ problem at lightning speed
It started as a class project for University of Florida senior engineering students, and it became a viable solution for soldiers who needed an easier, faster, and safer way to camouflage their vehicles on the battlefield. Students from Matthew J. Traum’s mechanical engineering capstone course received real-world training last year when they partnered with peers at Georgia Institute of Technology and the Civil-Military Innovation Institute, or CMI2, to design and produce a vehicle camouflage deployer…
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