Florida CFO to Musk: move Twitter to the 'free state of Florida'

State official dings California in effort to land Twitter headquarters.


  • By
  • | 12:37 p.m. April 10, 2022
  • | 0 Free Articles Remaining!
  • News
  • Share

First it was Mickey. Then came cheeseburgers. Next on the list of companies Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis is targeting for a Sunshine State relocation? Twitter.

A statewide elected CFO and Florida Cabinet member, Patronis reacted quickly to the news that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has become the San Francisco-based social media firm’s largest shareholder. An outspoken Twitter devotee, Musk acquired 9.2% of Twitter shares April 5, worth nearly $3 billion. Musk’s Twitter power move, which now includes a board seat, came after a series of rant-tweets about how the social media platform fails miserably on free speech and First Amendment principles.   

 

Continue reading your article
with a Business Observer subscription.
What's included:
  • ✓ Unlimited digital access to BusinessObserverFL.com
  • ✓ E-Newspaper app, digital replica of print edition
  • ✓ Mailed print newspaper every Friday (optional)
  • ✓ Newsletter of daily business news

Latest News

Sponsored Content