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Aetna is a Fortune 50 Company, dedicated to diversity, serving an estimated 46.5 million people with a mission of making them happier and healthier, one person at a time.  By providing information, tools and services to make better informed decisions about their health and well being, Aetna is meeting that goal. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health care management services, workers’ compensation administrative services and health information technology products and services.
We are Blue Line Solutions – and we’re not like other traffic safety companies. Built by cops for cops, our founders are veteran police enforcement officers who blend 106 total years of expertise with a passion to save lives. In our school zones, on our street, highways and construction zones. We’re guided by an unwavering promise…to reduce vehicle speed, increase safety and equip our police agencies with superior intelligence to stop crimes…proactively and effectively. We partner with our communities – from parents to government – to make it all happen. And we’re also the industry’s only mission-focused organization, firmly grounded on the principles for giving back and honoring the fallen.
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company. Our businesses reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. We deliver world-class broadband, wireless, and video through Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky; produce, distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through brands including NBC, Telemundo, Universal, Peacock, and Sky; and bring incredible theme parks and attractions to life through Universal Destinations & Experiences. For more information, visit: https://florida.comcast.com
The Florida Association of Counties Trust (FACT) was established in 1989 as not-for-profit public entity risk pool, to serve the unique needs of Florida Counties. It was formed by and is owned by Florida Counties. FACT is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of representatives from the participating member counties.
FACT’s goal is to deliver:
  • Broad Liability coverages specifically designed to protect our Counties
  • Competitive, stable pricing that is reasonable and predictable
  • Broad risk management programs that are an extension of your staff
  • Aggressive claims management and defense of questionable claims
The Florida Local Government Finance Program is a flexible, low-interest, short- to medium-term loan program geared toward helping local governments meet their many infrastructure and capital needs. Funding acquired through the program has been used for landfills, water and sewer facilities, courthouses, spring training complexes, library construction, beach re-nourishment and more. The Florida Local Government Finance Program was created in 1991 and has loaned over $2.5 billion to Florida’s counties, cities, school boards and special districts. The program is administered by the Florida Association of Counties.
 
“Experienced Professionals Working Together to Serve Florida Communities”
In 1991, the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) and the Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers (FCCC) teamed-up with four counties (Brevard, Hernando, Manatee and Orange) to establish the Florida Trust to provide a local government investment pool (LGIP) for Florida’s counties. Established in accordance with section 163.01, Florida Statutes, the Florida Trust is governed by a six-member board of trustees comprised of three County Commissioners and three Clerks of the Circuit Court. Focused on safety, liquidity and return, the Florida Trust is the longest running member-owned, member-governed LGIP in the state and has an outstanding track record for safety and performance since it opened on January 15, 1992.
Florida Power & Light Company – As America’s largest electric utility, Florida Power & Light Company serves more customers and sells more power than any other utility, providing clean, reliable electricity to approximately 5.9 million accounts, or more than 12 million people. www.fpl.com

FPL hosted a webinar for FAC membership on June 3, 2020 titled “Planning & Working with Utilities During the Pandemic & Hurricane Season.” To watch that webinar, please click here. 

Founded in 1979, GrantWorks is a national provider of highly specialized grant administration, program management, and technical consulting services for state and local governments in the areas of infrastructure, housing, community and economic development, broadband, disaster recovery, mitigation, and resilience. Over the past 44+ years, the purpose-driven firm has secured and managed over $8 billion in federal and state grant-funded projects while helping over 600 of our nation’s communities become smarter, stronger, and more resilient. 
Discover more about GrantWorks, by clicking here. 
 
Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc. is a Florida-based Florida-focused consulting firm specializing in engineering and environmental services.  For 50 years, they have provided infrastructure solutions to counties throughout Florida. Their expertise covers various projects, including water and wastewater utilities, water quality and supply, solid waste, stormwater, roads, site development, and GIS/asset management.  Jones Edmunds has extensive experience in local communities and offers comprehensive project services, including construction administration, funding, and resilience while staying up-to-date with emerging technologies.  They are committed to improving the quality of life in Florida counties by upholding its company values of Integrity, Knowledge, and Service.
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of Lennar’s homes and, through LMF Commercial, originates mortgage loans secured primarily by commercial real estate properties throughout the United States. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. LENX drives Lennar’s technology, innovation and strategic investments. For more information about Lennar, please visit www.lennar.com
Jeremy L Susac
Jeremy services as Vice President of Government Affairs for Lennar Corporation.  In this capacity he works with various levels of government and serves as a liaison to associations to increase collaboration and improve affordability of homeownership.
Nabors, Giblin and Nickerson (NG&N) is a law firm which limits its practice to representing local governments. The practice of NG&N is divided into the following practice areas: Public Finance, Local Government Law, Litigation and Appellate Law, Public Utilities Law, Employment Law, Land Use and Real Estate Law, and Special Project Financing. NG&N is a leading bond counsel firm in Florida for the financing of local government infrastructure. NG&N is a leader in advancing the development of home rule revenue options and home rule implementation of intergovernmental cooperative programs, and public/private partnerships. NG&N is the County Attorney to both Wakulla County and Okaloosa County, Florida overseeing the resolution of a wide range of legal issues the counties faces on a daily basis. NG&N maintains offices in Tallahassee, Tampa, and Plantation. For more information call Mark Mustian, Firm President, at (850) 224-4070.
Founded in 1973, Nationwide is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services and is associated with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Nationwide is a market leader in supplemental retirement defined contribution plans for public safety and governmental employees. Nationwide provides plan administration, comprehensive investments, and communication/education services to over 7,800 government sector defined contribution retirement plans with 1.60 million participants and $50 billion in public sector assets under management*. Nationwide’s programs include 457(b), 401(a), and Post Employment Health Plan (PEHP). For more information contact our Regional Office in Boca Raton Florida. The toll-free number is (800) 432-0822.
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The OnSyte system represents a performance breakthrough for distributed treatment. In fact, the OnSyte system achieves total nitrogen reduction in excess of 80% and outstanding reductions in BOD, TSS, and coliform bacteria. The key to achieving advanced wastewater treatment at this small scale is the patent pending OnSyte Performance programmable logic controller (PLC), operating in a networked environment (commonly called the Internet of Things, or IOT). The network of OnSyte DWTUs is remotely monitored by a licensed wastewater operator who will optimize system performance and perform remote supervisory control if a unit is operating out of specification.
Peoples Gas System, Florida’s largest natural gas distribution utility, serves more than 500,000 homes and businesses across the state. To learn more about the benefits of natural gas for Florida, visit FloridasEnergy.com. Find more information about the company, its culture, career opportunities and community investments at PeoplesGas.com. 
About Tampa Electric
Tampa Electric, one of Florida’s largest investor-owned electric utilities, serves more than 840,000 customers in West Central Florida. Tampa Electric is a subsidiary of Emera Inc., a geographically diverse energy and services company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Cashvest by threeplusone
For public sector and higher Ed institutions, cashVest is the proven data partner that simplifies cash, banking, and investment-management decisions, so finance officers can maximize the value of all cash with greater confidence.
The public finance leaders we serve find the cashVest platform saves them time, increases interest income, provides necessary savings, and helps them make the most effective use of taxpayers’ dollars.
cashVest allows you to see more, so you can do more, all without added stress on your staff.
Threeplusone hosted a webinar on May 20, 2020 titled “Making the Most of Your County Cash Flow During COVID-19.” To watch the webinar, please click here. 
Truckworx
Since 1978, Truckworx has proudly remained a family-owned business committed to our mission of doing what’s right for the right reason. Our knowledgeable and experienced parts, service, and equipment sales teams maintain up-to-date training on products and equipment enabling us to address our customers’ needs effectively and efficiently. We are honored to share that Truckworx has been recognized as North America’s Kenworth Dealer of the Year by Kenworth Truck Company for the second consecutive year.

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Government Services Group INC, serving the local, state and federal government. The GSG team does not just offer advice, our staff has experience at many different levels of government, and we understand that unique and ongoing challenges every government faces. We are private sector, looking for the places in which each of our employees bring unique advantages to leverage outcomes. We work hard and it reflects through our service with 60 counties, 89 cities, 15 special districts, and the federal government. 
To learn more visit www.weservegovernments.com
AshBritt
AshBritt is a national rapid-response emergency management, turn-key logistics, and disaster debris removal contractor. Since its inception in 1992, AshBritt has conducted over 500 disaster response missions and 52 special environmental projects, successfully serving more than 600 clients across the United States. The AshBritt team has been directly involved in the recovery efforts of more than 108 federally declared disasters in over 30 states, responding to major weather events, like Hurricanes Ian, Harvey, Irma, and Michael, wildfires in northern California, historic flooding in Kentucky, and mobilizing during the COVID-19 pandemic to administer more than 1 million vaccines across 20 states. Through the AshBritt Foundation, AshBritt supports communities where our team lives and works, investing more than $15 million across the U.S. Learn more at AshBritt.com.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) helps millions around the globe connect with leading entertainment, mobile, high speed internet and voice services. We’re one of the world’s largest providers of pay TV. We have TV customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin American countries. We offer the best global coverage of any U.S. wireless provider.* And we help businesses worldwide serve their customers better with our mobility and highly secure cloud solutions.
Additional information about AT&T products and services is available at http://about.att.com. Follow our news on Twitter at @ATT, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/att and YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/att.

 

Founded in 1986, Chen Moore and Associates (CMA) specializes in civil engineering, water resources, water and sewer, landscape architecture, electrical engineering, transportation, planning and irrigation, environmental and construction engineering services. The firm has its headquarters in Fort Lauderdale. CMA has regional offices in Miami, West Palm Beach, Orlando (Maitland), and Jacksonville, with additional offices in Jupiter, Port St. Lucie, Sarasota (Nokomis), Gainesville, Tampa, Atlanta, GA, and Raleigh (Cary), NC.

 

Duke Energy, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C,. is one of America’s largest energy holding companies. Our electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Our natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. Our company employs 28,000 people.
We’re executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve our goals of net-zero methane emissions from our natural gas business and at zero carbon emissions by 2050. The 2050 net-zero goals also include Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions. In addition, we’re investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear. 
Making a difference for a brighter tomorrow, please click here for more information. 
Meet the dynamic duo behind Elite Medical Response: a Firefighter and a Healthcare Executive. Frustrated by the industry’s delays, stagnation, and inadequate services, they joined forces to revolutionize healthcare transportation. Their brainchild, Elite Medical Response, was born from a passion to improve arrival times, adapt to evolving healthcare demands, and elevate professionalism through cutting-edge training. Committed to excellence, they set a new standard with state-of-the-art dispatch services, ensuring timely, top-notch care to their valued healthcare partners. 
Discover more about Elite Medical Response, by clicking here. 
Evident automates insurance verification, helping counties eliminate paperwork and administrative burdens while ensuring vendor compliance with Certificate of Insurance (COI) requirements. Our AI-driven platform verifies coverage, flags non-compliance, and provides real-time tracking, so counties can mitigate risk, streamline vendor onboarding, and focus on serving their communities. Built to meet local regulations, Evident empowers counties with complete risk visibility, reducing liability exposure and reclaiming valuable time previously spent on manual tasks.

 

Verizon is a global leader delivering innovative communications and technology solutions that improve the way our customers live, work, learn and play.
On July 8, 2020, Verizon hosted a webinar for FAC membership titled “5G, Public Safety & Cybersecurity.” Click here to watch the webinar.
Waste Management’s Florida Area provides collection, recycling, transfer, and disposal service to municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential customers throughout the State of Florida (except the Panhandle, which is serviced by our Gulf Coast Area) and a portion of south Georgia. Our nearly 5,000 employees operate 32 hauling facilities, 18 active landfills, 23 transfer stations, three Material Recovery Facilities, four C&D recycling centers, and one organics recycling facility. As the leading provider of comprehensive environmental services in North America, we are proud to provide our customers with safe, professional service every day. We are also committed to enhancing the communities where we work and live, as well as acting as stewards for the environment. Check out how Waste Management can service you, by clicking here. 
WGI is a national design and professional services firm leading in technology-based solutions for the construction of public infrastructure and real estate development. 
At WGI, we’re creatively transforming how our world is envisioned, designed, and experienced. 

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Cigna HealthcareSM is a health benefits provider that advocates for better health through every stage of life.  As the health benefits provider for The Cigna GroupSM, we guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality.  To learn more click here.