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On this week’s “Florida NewsMakers” program produced by Sachs Media Group, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty talks with Michelle Ubben about why the state’s homeowners insurance market is the strongest it has been in 10 years. McCarty credits Florida’s homegrown insurance companies for helping to keep the state’s overall property insurance market healthy. Even though […]

Editorial by Tampa Bay Times on September 11, 2014. The Taoist Tai Chi Society’s newly released plans for the historic Fenway hotel in Dunedin contain good news for local residents who worried the private religious organization would seal off the landmark from the public. The plans not only call for public meeting space inside the 90-year-old […]

A Tallahassee resident and his family are being featured in a CNN series tracking his slow and difficult decline through the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The series, which airs its initial chapter this weekend, documents the ordeal of Sandy Halperin and the devastating impact the disease can have on families. The series, entitled “Sandy’s […]

More than two-thirds (68 percent) of likely Florida voters believe police officers should wear live, body-mounted cameras while on duty to give photographic evidence of their interactions with the public, according to a recent Sachs Media Group/ Mason-Dixon poll. The results also showed that 100 percent of African-Americans surveyed believe body cameras should be required […]

Sachs Media Group and the Guardianship of Eric Brody today announced that they have amicably resolved all outstanding issues. The Guardianship acknowledges that it entered into an agreement with Ron Sachs Communications (now Sachs Media Group) in late 2008, for services related to the passage of a claims bill.  The Brody family recognizes and appreciates the […]

An update from Marilyn After a year of aggressive chemotherapy, myriad medications and frequent doctor visits, I am still fighting. Though there haven’t been any significant changes in my tumors, no new tumors are present. The tumors that do exist haven’t grown, and that is significant enough to me. My doctors are optimistic and continue […]

Have you recently seen more and more videos in your Facebook News Feed? If so, you aren’t alone. Whenever Facebook launches a new product or feature, it typically elevates relevant content in the News Feed. This gives the content that extra bit of “Facebook Juice” to get it seen by a larger audience. Because of this, it […]

This article by Keyonna Summers ran in the Tampa Bay Times on September 3, 2014. The newest owners of the long-shuttered Fenway Hotel plan to pour $14.1 million into a project that would not only restore the historic icon to its 1920s heyday, but also add townhomes and conference space along the city’s waterfront. On Wednesday, three […]

On this week’s “Florida NewsMakers” program produced by Sachs Media Group, U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Panama City, talks with Trimmel Gomes about his efforts to limit the expansion of the federal government and discusses his bid for a third term in office. In one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional races, Southerland is in […]

This op-ed article by Rick Ferreira ran in the The Tampa Tribune on August 24, 2014. To most people, a recent reorganization at Tampa City Hall may seem like just another bureaucratic overhaul that won’t have any direct impact on the city or the people who call it home. But to those of us who spend […]

Two years ago, Sachs Media Group had the privilege of working on a phenomenally successful promotion for the Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Florida). At that time, more than 2.3 million people all across Florida voted online for their favorite buildings. Inspired by the success of that event, AIA Florida again […]

Goodwill Industries-Big Bend Inc. today announced plans to open a new retail store and Career Training Center in Quincy, in partnership with the Gadsden County Chamber of Commerce. The announcement today was made at the monthly “Go Gadsden” meeting by Fred Shelfer, CEO and President of Goodwill Industries-Big Bend Inc., and David Gardner, Executive Director […]

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