334-244-8948
401 Adams Avenue, Suite 710, Montgomery, AL, 36104,
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
ACCESS. ACCOUNTABILITY. INTEGRITY.
In the midst of an always-challenging political landscape, a growing number of Alabama business, industrial and municipal clients rely on The Bloom Group to represent their interests in vital dealings with the state's legislative and regulatory communities.
Unlike other lobbying firms that come and go, for 30 years, The Bloom Group has been a fixture in Alabama politics. Through our proven track record of success in resolving legislative issues and effectively communicating client needs and positions, we have earned a reputation as one of Alabama's premier governmental relations consultants.
Our Mission | Governmental Relations That Works
For every client and in every situation, The Bloom Group operates in pursuit of these goals:
To consistently deliver to each of our clients the highest level of governmental relations services tailored to the client's specific individual needs and based on a firm understanding of their business.
To develop and value a personal and professional relationship "based upon mutual trust and respect with clients", legislators, members of the executive branch and others with whom we deal.
To always conduct our governmental relations affairs in an ethical and honest manner.
1) 3M Company and Its Affiliates
3) Alabama Association of Conservation Districts
4) Alabama Farmers Federation/Alfa
5) Alabama League of Municipalities
6) American Council of Engineering Companies of Alabama (ACECA/Alabama)
7) Asurion
9) Blackstone
11) Carahsoft Technology Corp.
13) City of Wetumpka
14) Coosa Valley Medical Center
15) D. Curt Lee
20+ years
As the founding principal of The Bloom Group, Hal Bloom brings our clients more than 25 years of experience in politics, with an in-depth understanding of the legislative process as well as the inner workings of state agencies. His leadership and the qualified team he's assembled ensure that clients always get professional services that yield real results. A seasoned and respected veteran in his field, Hal was chosen as one of the top lobbyists by The Montgomery Advertiser (1999).
Key Areas of Expertise
Insider knowledge of the legislative process
Political coalition building
Public and governmental finance
Strategizing for and managing political campaigns
Key Professional Experience
Key legislative strategist, executive assistant and chief of staff to a two-term Speaker of the House
Senior governmental affairs officer, public finance officer and investment banker supervisor for major statewide bank
Investment banker for top Southeast investment firm
Key Issue Areas
Environmental, particularly solid waste disposal and clean water
Municipal bond issues
Government funding
Banking, investments and finance
Commercial leasing
Industrial relations and labor
Prevailing wage
State budget and taxation - business and municipal
Federal grants
Professional & Community Affiliations/Honors
Member, Alabama Alliance of Business and Industry
Legislative Liaison, League of Municipalities Committee on State and Federal Legislation
Chairman of Advisory Board, Baptist Medical Center-East
Former Board Member, Alabama Industry and Manufacturers Association
Former Board Member, Alabama-Guatemala Partners of the Americas
Consultant, State Tax Reform Study Commission
Who's Who in the South and Southwest
Who's Who in Executives and Professionals
Strathmore's Who's Who
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International
Past President, Montgomery Rotary Club
Member, President's Cabinet, The University of Alabama
Member, Board of Visitors, The University of Alabama Honors College
Chairman, Board of Directors, The University of West Alabama Foundation
Alumni Achievement Award, University of West Alabama
Member, The Society of the Golden Key, University of West Alabama
Member, Board of Trustees, University of West Alabama
Education
B.S., Business and Commerce, University of West Alabama
Registered Representative, NASD/New York Stock Exchange
Graduate, Chamber of Commerce Executive Institute, University of Georgia
334-244-8948
401 Adams Avenue, Suite 710, Montgomery, AL, 36104,
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
ACCESS. ACCOUNTABILITY. INTEGRITY. In the midst of an always-challenging political landscape, a growing number of Alabama business, industrial and municipal clients rely on The Bloom Group to represent their interests in vital dealings with the state's legislative and regulatory communities. Unlike other lobbying firms that come and go, for 30 years, The Bloom Group has been a fixture in Alabama politics. Through our proven track record of success in resolving legislative issues and effectively communicating client needs and positions, we have earned a reputation as one of Alabama's premier governmental relations consultants. Our Mission | Governmental Relations That WorksFor every client and in every situation, The Bloom Group operates in pursuit of these goals: To consistently deliver to each of our clients the highest level of governmental relations services tailored to the client's specific individual needs and based on a firm understanding of their business. To develop and value a personal and professional relationship "based upon mutual trust and respect with clients", legislators, members of the executive branch and others with whom we deal. To always conduct our governmental relations affairs in an ethical and honest manner.
1) 3M Company and Its Affiliates
3) Alabama Association of Conservation Districts
4) Alabama Farmers Federation/Alfa
5) Alabama League of Municipalities
6) American Council of Engineering Companies of Alabama (ACECA/Alabama)
7) Asurion
9) Blackstone
11) Carahsoft Technology Corp.
13) City of Wetumpka
14) Coosa Valley Medical Center
15) D. Curt Lee
6-10 years
Professional & Community Affiliations/Honors
Legislator of the Year, American Cancer Society
State Volunteer of the Year, American Cancer Society
Recipient of the prestigious Wes Nowlin Award, American Cancer Society highest award is given to a volunteer in the state of Alabama
Public Servant of the Year, Alabama Kidney Association
Member, Manufacture Alabama Governmental Affairs Committee
334-462-6063
401 Adams Avenue, Suite 710, Montgomery, AL, 36104,
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
ACCESS. ACCOUNTABILITY. INTEGRITY. In the midst of an always-challenging political landscape, a growing number of Alabama business, industrial and municipal clients rely on The Bloom Group to represent their interests in vital dealings with the state's legislative and regulatory communities. Unlike other lobbying firms that come and go, for 30 years, The Bloom Group has been a fixture in Alabama politics. Through our proven track record of success in resolving legislative issues and effectively communicating client needs and positions, we have earned a reputation as one of Alabama's premier governmental relations consultants. Our Mission | Governmental Relations That WorksFor every client and in every situation, The Bloom Group operates in pursuit of these goals: To consistently deliver to each of our clients the highest level of governmental relations services tailored to the client's specific individual needs and based on a firm understanding of their business. To develop and value a personal and professional relationship "based upon mutual trust and respect with clients", legislators, members of the executive branch and others with whom we deal. To always conduct our governmental relations affairs in an ethical and honest manner.
1) 3M Company and Its Affiliates
3) Alabama Association of Conservation Districts
4) Alabama Farmers Federation/Alfa
5) Alabama League of Municipalities
6) American Council of Engineering Companies of Alabama (ACECA/Alabama)
7) Asurion
9) Blackstone
11) Carahsoft Technology Corp.
13) City of Wetumpka
14) Coosa Valley Medical Center
15) D. Curt Lee
0-5 years
Sara Elizabeth Burnham brings a thorough knowledge of government as well as an extensive network of contacts to The Bloom Group thanks to relationships forged and maintained over decades of living and working in Montgomery and her family's deep roots in the capital city. She also has longstanding relationships from her time working on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.
Her years of experience working in real estate give her a broad perspective on the area's business climate and a track record of success listening to, advocating for and representing the best interests of a diverse range of clients.
Key Experience
Staff Assistant for Senator Jeff Sessions
Staff Assistant at The Dutko Group
Staff Assistant for the U.S. Senate Republican Cloakroom
Active REALTOR with Bell and Corwin, Inc.
Key Areas of Expertise
Proven networking abilities
Strong work ethic
Professional & Community Affiliations
Alabama Dance Theatre Development Committee Member
Past YMCA Britton Board of Directors Member
Family Promise Center Volunteer
Education
BA in Political Science (Minors in Public Relations and English), The University of Alabama
(850) 222-8900
204 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) AAR Corp
3) Alliance for Commercial Real Estate
5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
7) AppleOne Employment Services | All's Well Health Care Services
8) Armis, Inc
9) Associated Industries of Florida
10) AT&T
11) Binti, Inc.
12) BlueGreen US Water Technologies, INC
13) BlueVoyant
15) Brooksville RX
16) C5MI
17) Caterpillar c/o MultiState Associates Inc.
18) CDS Housing
19) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
20) Centennial Management Corp.
21) Central Florida Gaming, LLC
23) CHSPSC, LLC
24) Citrus County Board of County Commissioners
25) City of Ocala
26) Classic Learning Initiatives LLC
27) Cleveland Clinic Florida Health System Nonprofit Corporation
30) Endeavors
31) Environmental Defense Fund
32) Everglades Glades College Inc. dba Keiser University
33) Exelerate Smart Traffic LTD
34) FEI Systems
36) Florida Alliance for Seniors
37) Florida Carpenters Regional Council
38) Florida Hospital Association
41) Jabil Inc
43) JetBlue Airways Corporation
44) Kaseware
46) LeadsOnline, LLC
48) Lee County Board of County Commissioners
49) LivaNova, PLC
50) Lottomatrix Corporation d/b/a Jackpot.com
51) Marriott International, Inc
52) Medallion Home
54) MIS Security
56) Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners
58) OpenAI
59) Palladium Investment Partners, LLC
60) Pasco County Board of County Commissioners
61) PayIt, LLC
65) QuickMD LLC
67) Reinsurance Association of America
68) RIDA Realty Investments Corporation
69) Rising Phoenix Holdings Company
70) RSM US LLP
71) Rubrik, Inc.
72) SediVision
78) TechNet
79) TECO Energy, Inc
80) TRHC TPA, LLC
81) U.S. Submergent Technologies, LLC
82) VSP Vision Inc. c/o MultiState Associates
83) Waymo LLC
86) Workday
87) WW Grainger Inc
(850) 222-8900
204 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
2) Associated Industries of Florida
3) Binti, Inc.
5) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
7) CHSPSC, LLC
8) Cleveland Clinic Florida Health System Nonprofit Corporation
9) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates
10) Endeavors
11) FEI Systems
13) Florida Alliance for Seniors
14) Florida Hospital Association
601-353-0559
PO BOX 217, JACKSON, MS, 39205-0217,
1) Alliance for Health Information Operations and Standards (AHIOS) c/o MultiState Associates LLC
2) American Council of Engineering Companies
3) American Rental Association c/o Multistate Associates LLC
5) Automation Designs & Solutions, Inc c/o Multistate Associates LLC
6) CHSPSC, LLC
9) Consumer Data Industry Association
10) Consumer Healthcare Products Association
11) Converge: Partners in Access
12) CTC Disaster Response, Inc.
13) CTIA - The Wireless Association
14) Curriculum Associates, LLC
15) Denmiss LLC
16) DIRECTV, LLC
18) DoorDash, Inc.
19) EchoStar Corporation and its affiliates
20) Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
21) Entertainment Software Association
22) FEi Systems
23) Forerunner
25) GlaxoSmithKline
26) Global Tel*Link Corporation d/b/a/ ViaPath Technologies
27) Hancock County
28) Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission
29) Healthcare Distribution Alliance
30) Lexis Nexis-Law Publishing
31) Lyft, Inc.
35) Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians
36) Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience
37) Mississippi Athletic Trainers Association
38) Mississippi Circuit Clerks Association
39) Mississippi Health Care Association
40) Mississippi Methodist Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Inc.
42) Mississippi Occupational Therapy Association
44) Mississippi Prosecutors Association
45) Mississippi Society of Anesthesiologists
46) Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants
47) Mississippi Society of Radiologic Technologists
48) Motion Picture Association, Inc.
49) National Association of Social Workers, MS Chapter
52) Oquirrh Mountain Law Group, P.C. d/b/a Lexington Law Firm
53) QuickMD
54) Sanofi US
56) Stride, Inc.
57) Swisher International, Inc.
58) Teachers Insurance Annuity Association
59) The Clay Firm
61) ThriveWay
62) Trilogy Integrated Resources, LLC
63) United HealthCare Services, Inc.
64) URAC
65) Visit Jackson
601-353-0559
PO BOX 217, JACKSON, MS, 39205-0217,
1) Alliance for Health Information Operations and Standards (AHIOS) c/o MultiState Associates LLC
2) American Council of Engineering Companies
3) American Rental Association c/o Multistate Associates LLC
5) Automation Designs & Solutions, Inc c/o Multistate Associates LLC
6) CHSPSC, LLC
9) Consumer Data Industry Association
10) Consumer Healthcare Products Association
11) Converge: Partners in Access
12) CTC Disaster Response, Inc.
13) CTIA - The Wireless Association
14) Curriculum Associates, LLC
15) Denmiss LLC
16) DIRECTV, LLC
18) DoorDash, Inc.
19) EchoStar Corporation and its affiliates
20) Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
21) Entertainment Software Association
22) FEi Systems
23) Forerunner
25) GlaxoSmithKline
26) Global Tel*Link Corporation d/b/a/ ViaPath Technologies
27) Hancock County
28) Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission
29) Healthcare Distribution Alliance
30) Lexis Nexis-Law Publishing
31) Lyft, Inc.
35) Mississippi Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
36) Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians
37) Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience
38) Mississippi Athletic Trainers Association
39) Mississippi Circuit Clerks Association
40) Mississippi Health Care Association
42) Mississippi Occupational Therapy Association
44) Mississippi Prosecutors Association
45) Mississippi Society of Anesthesiologists
46) Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants
47) Mississippi Society of Radiologic Technologists
48) Motion Picture Association, Inc.
49) National Association of Social Workers, MS Chapter
52) Oquirrh Mountain Law Group, P.C. d/b/a Lexington Law Firm
53) QuickMD
54) Sanofi US
56) Stride, Inc.
57) Swisher International, Inc.
58) Teachers Insurance Annuity Association
59) The Clay Firm
61) ThriveWay
62) Trilogy Integrated Resources, LLC
63) United HealthCare Services, Inc.
64) URAC
65) Visit Jackson
(404) 791-6137
P.O. BOX 5804, ATLANTA, GA, 31107,
2) Altria Client Services LLC and its affiliates
4) Barton Child Law & Policy Center
6) CGI Technologies & Solutions
7) Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia
9) Conduent Incorporated and its Affiliates
10) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.
11) ENA, Inc.
13) GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students
14) Georgia Association for Behavior Analysis
15) Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential
16) Georgia CASA
17) Georgia Equality
18) Georgia Family Connection Partnership
19) Georgia Nurses Association
20) Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists
23) IATSE Local 479
24) Magistrate Court of DeKalb County
25) Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc.
27) National Association of Certified Professional Midwives Georgia
28) National Association of Social Workers - Georgia Chapter
29) National Domestic Workers Alliance
32) QuickMD
33) Reproductive Freedom for All
34) Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
35) Southern Center for Human Rights
36) Southern Environmental Law Center
37) State Court of DeKalb County
38) Tall Timbers Research Inc.
41) United Ways of Georgia, Inc.
42) Vimes, Inc.
43) yes. every kid.
(828) 545-1401
1046 Washington St, Raleigh, OK, 27605-1258,
1001 Louisiana St, Ste 100, Houston, TX, 77002,
1) 3M COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES
3) ALABAMA ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
4) ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION/ALFA
5) ALABAMA LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES
6) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF ALABAMA (ACECA/ALABAMA)
7) ASURION
9) BLACKSTONE
11) CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP.
13) CITY OF WETUMPKA
14) COOSA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
15) D. CURT LEE
(919) 872-1005
1046 Washington Street, Raleigh, NC, 27605,
(706) 982-3305
P.O. Box 5804, Atlanta, GA, 31107,
2) Barton Child Law & Policy Center
5) CGI Technologies & Solutions
6) Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia
8) Conduent Incorporated and its Affiliates
9) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.
10) ENA, Inc.
12) GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students
13) Georgia Association for Behavior Analysis
14) Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential
15) Georgia CASA
16) Georgia Equality
17) Georgia Family Connection Partnership
18) Georgia Nurses Association
21) IATSE Local 479
22) Magistrate Court of DeKalb County
23) Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc.
25) National Association of Certified Professional Midwives Georgia
26) National Association of Social Workers - Georgia Chapter
27) Natures GA, LLC
30) QuickMD
31) Southern Center for Human Rights
32) Southern Environmental Law Center
33) State Court of DeKalb County
34) Tall Timbers Research Inc.
37) United Ways of Georgia, Inc.
38) Vimes, Inc.
39) yes. every kid.
(785) 220-3319
1046 Washington Street, Raleigh, NC, 27605,
334-244-8948
770 Washington Ave, Suite 117, Montgomery, AL, 36104,
1) 3M Company and Its Affiliates
3) Alabama Association of Conservation Districts
4) Alabama Farmers Federation/Alfa
5) Alabama League of Municipalities
6) American Council of Engineering Companies of Alabama (ACECA/Alabama)
7) Asurion
9) Blackstone
11) Carahsoft Technology Corp.
13) City of Wetumpka
14) Coosa Valley Medical Center
15) D. Curt Lee
(770) 241-9606
PO Box 5804, SUITE 200, ATLANTA, GA, 31107,