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Jeb Bush joins Rayonier board
Effective December 1, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will join the board of directors of Rayonier. As of 2006, Rayonier was the fifth largest private timberland owner in the U.S., with 2.2 million acres in nine states. Overall they owned, leased, or managed 2.6 million acres in the U.S. and New Zealand. The Jacksonville-based [...]
Continue reading...First Coast lawmakers split on bailout
29. September 2008
Today, in a stunning vote, Congress rejected the proposed economic “bailout” plan by a narrow margin. Republican and Democrats were pretty evenly split, with the final vote being 228 voting against the bill and 205 voting in favor. Locally, First Coast lawmakers were pretty well split. Republican Congressmen John Mica, Cliff Stearns, [...]
Continue reading...Poll: State of our local economy?
16. September 2008
How do you feel about the state of the First Coast's economy? Strongly favorable! Generally positive. Good, but not great. Slightly worried. Very worried about things. View Results
Continue reading...Fuel prices shouldn’t spike locally
15. September 2008
If you’ve noticed any sort of dramatic spike in gas prices, like a station increasing the price by 50 cents or a dollar, be very aware of what is going on. A great deal of panic has been passed around by people mumbling that gas was going to shoot or $5 or $6 because [...]
Continue reading...Pilot Pen moves HQ to Jacksonville
9. September 2008
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...Internal NASA email leaked
7. September 2008
Mike Griffin, NASA head administrator, authored a frustrated email to several other top officials at the nation’s space agency. What was not planned, however, was that the email would leak and be published in the Orlando Sentinel and elsewhere. In the email, Griffin expresses his opinion that the next Administration will be forced to extend [...]
Continue reading...Farmers Markets are growing business
14. July 2008
Farmers markets are booming business locally, as people are putting a greater emphasis on buying fresh and locally grown fruits and vegetables. The Jacksonville Farmers Market on Beaver Street has filled all of its vendor slots and is now looking to expand. And other local markets are doing well in Fernandina, Neptune Beach, [...]
Continue reading...JEA buying into the nuclear alternative
7. July 2008
It appears that local utility JEA is nearing a deal to add 206 megawatts of nuclear generated electricity to the local powergrid. Nuclear is considered more environmentally friendly that coal and natural gas, and it is expected to be more econonically competitive as fuel costs continue to rise. The Times-Union reports… The energy, which will be [...]
Continue reading...FBI Probes Port Authority Contracts
27. May 2008
It looks like there is about to be a big shake-up at the Port amid allegations that Port Authority board member Tony Nelson had a hand in giving no-bid contracts to a company called Subaqueous. The contacts were for work that was classified as “emergency” even though it appears that designation was not needed. Millions of [...]
Continue reading...Jacksonville Says: “What Recession?”
5. May 2008
Tough economic times and job layoffs seem to be the top story on most national newscasts these days. But Jacksonville’s economy is weathering the storm pretty well. That’s not surprising when you consider the massive growth going on at JAXPORT, on the Westside, and down in Clay and St. Johns counties. Now there’s even more good [...]
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3. December 2008
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