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Community => News => Topic started by: thelakelander on February 29, 2012, 09:40:20 PM

Title: Ron Barton Lands In Tampa
Post by: thelakelander on February 29, 2012, 09:40:20 PM
Former JEDC head Ron Barton hired for similar post in Hillsborough County

http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/472000/david-bauerlein/2012-02-29/former-jedc-head-ron-barton-hired-similar-post
Title: Re: Ron Barton Lands In Tampa
Post by: mtraininjax on February 29, 2012, 10:17:55 PM
Tampa is a great business town, Barton will do well there. Congrats to him!
Title: Re: Ron Barton Lands In Tampa
Post by: ChriswUfGator on February 29, 2012, 10:56:21 PM
My condolences to Tampa.
Title: Re: Ron Barton Lands In Tampa
Post by: billy on March 01, 2012, 06:32:29 AM
Who is current acting head of the JEDC?
Title: Re: Ron Barton Lands In Tampa
Post by: tufsu1 on March 01, 2012, 08:12:52 AM
Note that he'll be working for Hillsborough County (the unincorporated areas)....much different than the City of Tampa....for example, the Tampa City Council has 5 Democrats and 0 Republicans...the County Commission, on the other hand, has 7 Republicans and 0 Democrats.

I wish him the best.