May 2008 Business Opportunity Vacancy Announcements
Ten (10) Business Opportunities are available for the May 2008 selection cycle. They are listed by Business Enterprises’ Region.
Region 1 – Panhandle and Northwest Florida (Darryl Lane, Consultant)
Facility 286 Non-Highway Vending: A Non- Highway vending machine operation with two locations; one at the Pensacola US Post Services’ facility on Jordan Street and the other at the Chappie James Bui lding on Government Street, also in Pensacola
Facility 522 Highway Vending: A Highway vending machine operation at the I-10 Rest Area (Mile Marker 96) in Holmes County near Ponce de Leon and the I-10 East Bound Rest Area (Mile Marker 58) in Okaloosa County near Crestview
Facility 532 Non-Highway Vending: A Non-highway vending machine operation located at the Federal Correctional Institution in Marianna
Facility 566 Highway Vending: A Highway vending machine operation at the I-10 West Bound Rest Area (Mile Marker 61) in Okaloosa County near Crestview
Facility 567 Highway Vending: A Highway vending machine operation at the I-10 East & West Bound Rest Areas (Mile Marker 29) in Santa Rosa County near Milton and Pensacola
Region 2 – First Coast and North Central Florida (Bernie Kaiserian, Consultant)
Facility 401 Snack Bar: A Snack Bar located at the State Regional Services Center in Jacksonville
Facility 424 Highway Vending: A Highway vending machine operation at the I-10 East Bound Rest Area in Suwannee County near Wellborn
Region 3 – Space Coast and Central Florida (Raquel Falero, Consultant)
There are no vacancy announcements for this Region at this time.
Region 4 – Tampa Bay Area and Southwest Florida (Maureen Fink, Consultant)
Facility 064 Non-Highway Vending: A Non-Highway vending machine operation at the Police Department Headquarters in St. Petersburg
Facility 180 Non-Highway Vending: A Non-Highway vending machine route in Lee County centralized in Ft. Myers
Facility 382 Highway Vending: A Highway vending machine operation located the Rest Area just off I-75 Route in Lee County
Region 5 – Gold Coast and Southeast Florida (Chenel Chevalier, Consultant)
There are no vacancy announcements for this Region at this time.
Application Deadline
The absolute deadline to apply for one or more of these opportunities is June 4, 2008, without exception. Please note the application must be received in Tallahassee by 5:00 PM, considered as close of business on that date. The use of postmark is no longer practiced, as a measure of timeliness.
Selection Test and Interview Information
Dates, times and locations for the Selection Test and the interviews will be posted at Selection Panel Meeting Schedule as soon as arrangements are finalized.
Florida Business Enterprises Program
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