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Pilot Pen moves HQ to Jacksonville
Pilot Pen Corporation has announced that they are moving their corporate headquarters from Connecticut to Jacksonville’s Southside. The company already has a large manufacturing and distribution facility in the area, but bringing the national headquarters to Jacksonville will have major positive economic impacts for our city. From the Jacksonville Business Journal… The tax incentive package for [...]
Continue reading...Verges steps down from top post at Northeast Florida Boys and Girls Club
8. September 2008
Debbie Verges, president of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida, recently resigned her post after serving with the group for more than twenty-years. The Business Journal reports… Verges stepped down Sept. 5, and the organization will be headed by Ron Osborne, who will serve as interim president until the search to fill the [...]
Continue reading...It’s election day, don’t forget to vote!
26. August 2008
Today is primary election day here in Florida. Among the many races on the ballot locally, the highest profile is the one in which voters will select a new State Attorney to replace Harry Shorstein. Candidates Angela Corey and Jay Plotkin have been campaigning hard for months and the race has been quite [...]
Continue reading...Join us on election night!
25. August 2008
JaxDaily will be hosting a special live chat tomorrow night from 7pm to 10pm as we watch the election results roll in. If you’re able, please stop by and say hello! And don’t forget to vote!
Continue reading...Early voting for the August primary!
11. August 2008
Today marks the start of early voting for the August 26th primary elections. Early voting will run from today through Sunday, August 24th. The polls will be open on weekdays from 10:00am until 6:00pm. Early voting on the weekends is also available, on both Saturday and Sunday, from 1:00pm until 5:00pm. Any registered voter may [...]
Continue reading...I am done shopping at Winn-Dixie!
7. August 2008
I’ve tried to be a supporter of Winn-Dixie in the past. They’re the local store and their prices are normally a bit cheaper than Publix. But I think my years of shopping there are done with. Earlier tonight, I had a snack of some Winn-Dixie brand toaster pastries. Basically, the Winn-Dixie store brand [...]
Continue reading...JaxDaily’s new look
24. July 2008
Please pardon our dust as we finish redesigning this site. JaxDaily hasn’t been very “daily” over the last week, but updates and new news/interviews will resume this weekend. So please stay tuned!
Continue reading...Our interview with Milford Shirley
15. July 2008
Milford Shirley is the President of the Jacksonville Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, a group that gained major attention over a zoning dispute with the city last year. Shirley also hosts his own radio talk show. He was kind enough to answer a few questions for JaxDaily. JaxDaily: First off, what is [...]
Continue reading...Our interview with Sarah Lovett
13. July 2008
Sarah Lovett is a Republican candidate for State House of Representatives in District 14 and will face the winner of the Democratic primary (either Mia Jones or Pat Lockett-Felder) in November. Mrs. Lovett took a few moments to answer some questions for JaxDaily… JaxDaily: Why did you decide to run for State House? Is this [...]
Continue reading...Weaver: Jaguars aren’t going anywhere
11. July 2008
Wayne Weaver has come out today and strongly denied media rumors that the Jaguars were for sale and might wind up moving to Los Angeles. With the team starting a big push to sell season tickets, there was little else that could be said at this point. Even if some discussions were taking [...]
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9. September 2008
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