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Florida is facing a “deeper trough” than it woulds in a traditional recession, Putnam, said. Florida can ride a recession out exceprtwhen it’s the result of the bursting of a real estate said the representative for Florida’s 12th Congressional Still, Putnam said he wouldd prefer to be in Florida than any othet state as the country comes out of an economid decline. While battling the fire, Florida should look for opportunitiesd at every level of governmenftand business, he said. Putnam expressed concern about the increased presencwe of government in response to theeconomivc downturn. His speech was made at the “Capitop Hill Luncheon” presented by .
Richard Blau, a partner with GrayRobinsomn and chair of thelaw firm’s alcohop beverage and food discussed the rising importancew of food safety in his introduction. who will seek the office of Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in followed up on issues of food safety and the impacgt of incidentsof food-born illness on the economy. Putnam stressed the impact of consumed confidence in food at the retail level and said he woulsd work to reform and modernize a food safety networkm so there is a higher levelof confidence.