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The City of Miami has hired Trump-connected Continental Strategy to work on federal procurement matters.
Miami has just elected Democrat Eileen Higgins as its mayor. She’s the first Democrat to win that post in 28 years.
Higgins, who speaks Spanish and had represented the “Little Havana” neighborhood, beat former city manager Emilio Gonzalez.
President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and Sen. Rick Scott had endorsed Gonzalez. Trump plans to build his presidential library in downtown Miami on land donated by Miami Dade College.
Carlos Trujillo, who founded Continental after he retired as ambassador to the Organization of American States during the first Trump administration, handles the Miami account.
He also served as Donald Trump's surrogate to the Latino community during the presidential campaign.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
