02/18/16 – By Zach Murdock Sarasota County’s economic development agency and a watchdog nonprofit group settled a long-standing legal battle Thursday over whether the agency must submit to Florida’s open government laws. [Read More]
Appellate court hears EDC public records case – Florida Today
Attorneys of the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast and Brevard County Clerk of Courts Scott Ellis appeared before a Florida appellate court panel today, in a high-profile case involving the extent to which the EDC’s records should be public. The EDC wants the appellate court to reverse a March 2014 ruling by then-Circuit […]
Shining sunshine on Florida’s secretive business recruitment – Herald-Tribune
The secretive nature of business recruitment across Florida could soon become much more public following a court ruling in Brevard County that requires the area’s economic development agencies to comply with open government laws. The decision has already prompted the Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County to consider a settlement that would end a five-year […]