Governor Rick Scott released the following statement today on the Secretary of State's announcement of the results for the 2012 general election. (The deadline for county canvassing boards to report these results was noon today, per Section 102.141(5), F.S.): "Around 8.5 million Floridians voted in this general election -- more votes cast than in any [...] Company's U.S. expansion to bring 400 jobs to Gainesville Today, Governor Rick Scott joined Mindtree Limited's co-founders Krishnakumar Natarajan and Scott Staples for the ribbon cutting of Mindtree Limited's first U.S. Delivery Center in Gainesville. Since Governor Scott announced the project in March, 47 people have been hired at the global information technology company. A [...] Today, Governor Rick Scott made the following statement on the passing of his mother, Esther Scott, at the age of 84. She died on Tuesday in her hometown of Kansas City, Mo., where she had been hospitalized since last month. "My mom, Esther, was one of the only constants in my life. We moved many [...] Gov. Rick Scott announced that Secretary Detzner will begin meeting today with supervisors of elections to discuss what areas of Florida's election process need to be improved. The Secretary will hold additional meetings following the certification of Florida's election results later this month. Governor Rick Scott said, "We need to make improvements in our election [...] ~Expansion to Create 230 Jobs and $63 Million in Capital Investment~   Today, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and United Technologies Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Louis