PHOTO: Lori Costantino-Brown, President and CEO/Bridges of America and Michael D. Crews, Secretary of Florida’s Department of Corrections, (center) cut the ribbon to open The Jacksonville Bridge. The newest facility in the statewide network features a work release program, a transition center, and a residential facility for court-ordered substance abuse treatment, and created 50 new […]
Sachs Media Group (SMG) has been named the top Environmental & Public Affairs PR firm in Florida and 12th in the nation by O’Dwyer’s, the respected national public relations industry journal. The firm is one of only two in Florida to earn a ranked spot on the list in the February 2014 “Environment” issue of […]
Josh McLawhorn, a frequent collaborator with Sachs Media Group on video and photography work and son of SMG’s chief operating officer Michelle Ubben, this week won first place in Nikon’s nationwide Everyday Cinema Contest for a short film titled, “Almost Ready.” The contest invited entrants to create a 120 to 180-second movie that “transforms an […]
This is Why I Walk: Florida’s Need for Better Sexual Abuse Prevention By Lauren Book Nineteen years after the tragic rape and murder of nine-year-old Jimmy Ryce shook the people of our state and our nation, his killer will finally be brought to justice and executed February 12. It’s a fitting time to look at […]
If you launch a sustainability campaign and no one knows about it, does the campaign make an impact? Social media provides corporations, non-profits and government agencies with a variety of ways to promote citizen engagement and build support for sustainability initiatives. The following presentation was given by Ryan Cohn, Vice President of Social/Digital Operations at Sachs Media […]
The following article is from the 2014 Winter Olympics. For a current, 2018 list of Florida athletes competing in this year’s games taking place in South Korea, please click HERE. As the Winter Olympics open in Russia, Florida sports fans will see a most unlikely sight: Fellow Floridians in Sochi, Russia, as part of […]
The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) today disclosed the 16 finalists for the first-ever Sunshine State Spirit Showdown, a statewide contest to promote sportsmanship and celebrate the community-wide pageantry of high school athletics. For the next month, fans everywhere have the chance to play a role in picking the winning entry, casting online votes to supplement voting […]
Distinction Makes Jessica Clark among Elite Project Management Professionals Sachs Media Group today announced that its project manager of campaigns and branding, Jessica Clark, has earned her international Project Management Professional (PMP)® credential. The PMP® distinction, held by a rare few in Tallahassee, enhances Clark’s and the firm’s expertise in managing complex, large-scale projects, including […]
National and state leaders came together last week to address Florida’s continued efforts toward a smarter, more affordable approach to criminal justice issues at the 2014 Justice Summit in Orlando. Some 150 experts ranging from elected officials and policy makers to leading service providers attended the summit. Florida’s 37th Attorney General, Pam Bondi, opened the […]
Since Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown opened its doors, we have been committed to conserving resources and protecting Tallahassee’s environment. Our mission is to preserve Tallahassee’s beautiful environment and encourage tourism and corporate growth in Florida’s Capital. All citizens, including businesses, have a responsibility to consider how they are impacting their local environment. I […]
Today, the two sides of Florida’s trauma center debate sat down together, with former Florida Supreme Court Justice Ken Bell acting as a mediator, to try to hash out a compromise with the Florida Department of Health on the question of how to apportion new trauma centers in the state. Each side was represented by […]
The Florida High School Athletic Association today adopted three forward-looking measures to better protect fair play, provide for increased student mobility among member schools when appropriate and enhance due process measures for student-athletes who compete in FHSAA activities. A new bylaw approved by the organization’s Representative Assembly seeks to safeguard teens from the ongoing threat […]
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