Northeast Florida

Jacksonville, Palm Coast, St. Augustine

Christine Jordan Sexton | 10/10/2011

Quality of Life

K-12 education: Jacksonville public school Stanton College Preparatory School earned the No. 4 spot on Newsweek's 2011 ranking of "America's Best High Schools." Five other area schools also made the elite list.

Amenities here include 90 miles of pristine Atlantic beaches. [Photo: Glenn Hastings]

Sports and recreation: There's plenty to cheer about in Florida's Northeast. Catch the National Football League's Jacksonville Jaguars in the fall or minor league action all summer with the Jacksonville Suns, a double A-affiliate of the Florida Marlins. Golf is always in season at more than 85 elite courses, and pristine beaches stretch for 90 miles along the Atlantic coastline.

Arts and culture: The Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Jacksonville Film Festival, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Museum of Science and History, Jacksonville Maritime Heritage Center and Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens are just some of the region's arts and cultural assets. No surprise that Jacksonville was named to AmericanStyle magazine's 2011 "Top 25 Big Cities for Art." St. Augustine is the oldest European settlement in North America.

Northrup Grumman manufactures the U.S. Navy's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early-warning aircraft at its Northeast Florida plant.

Notable Employers

Aviation

FlightStar Aircraft Services, Cecil Field, Jacksonville
Kaman Aerospace Corporation, Jacksonville

Financial Services

Bank of America, Jacksonville
Deutsche Bank, Jacksonville
Fidelity National Financial, Jacksonville
JP Morgan Chase & Co., Jacksonville

Life Sciences/Healthcare

Availity, Jacksonville
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Jacksonville
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
Medtronic Corporation, Jacksonville
Science First, Yulee

Logistics/Transportation

Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, Jacksonville
Coach Distribution Center, Jacksonville
CSX, Jacksonville
Ocean Galley Seafood, Green Cove Springs
RailAmerica Inc., Jacksonville

Manufacturing

Alternate Energy Technologies, Green Cove Springs
BAE Systems Ltd., Jacksonville
Enkei Florida Inc., Jacksonville
Hydro Aluminum, St. Augustine
SAFT North America, Jacksonville
Union Industries, Jacksonville

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