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Holiday Greetings
TERRANCE, SR., LIL COTNEY And TERI’OYNA
TERRANCE MOORE And MOM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Love, Mom, Dad and fam- ily.
Senator Receives Group’s First ‘Legislator Of Year’ Award
Recently, the Bay Area Apartment Association (BAAA) named Senator Arthenia Joyner as the recipient of their “Legislator Of The Year” Award. This was the first time this organization has presented this award to a legislator.
Members of BAAA pre- sented the award to Senator Joyner during the Annual Gold Medallion Awards Cere- mony. The ceremony is de- signed to pay tribute to outstanding individuals, com- munities and local businesses.
Senator Joyner was rec- ognized “for always being available and supportive to in- dustry members on visits to Tallahassee and in the district.”
SENATOR ARTHENIA JOYNER
She was also recognized for having served for 15 years in the Florida legislator. She was first elected as a legislator in 2000.
Happy Anniversary
GREGORY And TANYA PETERSON
Happy anniversary, 12/28/15, to my best friend, soulmate and wife.
Love you always. Gregory.
Happy Birthday
JOE, BEZO, J-BIRD And STOLKS
Happy birthday, Unc “J’Bird.” Love you, Phi.
Governor Announces 157 New Jobs Slated For Tampa
Governor Rick Scott an- nounced that Willis Group Holdings PLC, a global risk ad- visory and insurance brokerage firm, has chosen Tampa as the site of its new Operational Cen- ter of Excellence in North America. The new center will create 157 new jobs for Tampa families and serve as a south- east regional hub for Willis. The project will also invest more than $9 million in the local community.
As part of its North America business, Willis currently oper- ates eight retail insurance bro- kerage offices in the State of Florida, including its existing Tampa retail office. The Oper- ational Center of Excellence will feature teams of insurance professionals providing sup- port to Willis’s property/casu- alty business across North America.
Additionally, the state-of- the-art facility offers employees
a modern work space to inno- vate and collaborate. Willis’s estimated $9.05 million capital investment will include renova- tion costs for their office space as well as furniture, fixtures, and computer/IT equipment.
The project was made pos- sible through strong partner- ships between Enterprise Florida, the Tampa Hillsbor- ough Economic Development Corporation, Hillsborough County, the City of Tampa and the Florida Department of Eco- nomic Opportunity.
Willis joins a growing roster of multinational companies that have recently established major North American and re- gional operations in Tampa and Hillsborough County, in- cluding Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, and Ash- ley Furniture Industries.
For additional information interested candidates can visit www.willis.com/Careers/
Shout Out
ARTHUR CHAVIS, JR.
Shout out: blessed.
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