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Northeast
Reprieve for the Mayport Ferry
The Jacksonville Port Authority has agreed to bail out the Mayport Ferry.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Northeast Business Players - Sept. 2007
Joshua Rodriggs, Jaxport; John. D. Berchtold, Lake Bulter
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Published on 9/1/2007
Northeast Business Briefs - Sept. 2007
Gainesville; Jacksonville; St. Augustine
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Published on 9/1/2007
Small Town, Big Plans
More than half of tiny Union County is owned by Plum Creek Timber Co., the largest private landowner in the U.S. and second-largest in Florida.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Northeast Business Briefs - Aug. 2007
Clay County; Fernandina Beach; Jacksonville; Palatka
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Published on 8/1/2007
Overrun
It’s a good thing the Gators are national football champs this year; otherwise,
it might be harder to raise money for
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium renovations now that the price tag has doubled to $28 million. Read more »
it might be harder to raise money for
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium renovations now that the price tag has doubled to $28 million. Read more »
Published on 8/1/2007
U-Turn
When a three-month resurfacing project shut down half of Jacksonville’s Mathews Bridge this spring, sending commuters into a detour that added more than an hour to their trip home,...
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Published on 7/1/2007
Water Fight
Buddy MacKay, who oversaw water and growth management for two terms as lieutenant governor under the late Gov. Lawton Chiles, sees a 21st century conflict gearing up in his part of the state.
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Published on 6/1/2007
Top Jacksonville Communities
Chart showing new home starts in Jacksonville in 2006.
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Published on 5/1/2007
Northeast Business Players - May 2007
Lee Thomas, Rayonier; Brad Thoburn, City of Jacksonville; Ceree Harden, Rob Rhodes, Jacksonville Economic Development Commission; Mark Wisniewk, R-G Crown Banks; Brent Lister, First Florida
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Published on 5/1/2007
Shorstein Stepping Down
State Attorney Harry Shorstein, who serves Duval, Clay and Nassau counties, is not running for re-election in 2008.
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Published on 5/1/2007
All for One?
St. Johns County Commissioner Tom Manuel recently proposed consolidating local governments within the county to save money.
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Published on 5/1/2007
Florida Rock Buyout
Birmingham, Ala.-based Vulcan Materials has purchased Florida Rock Industries (NYSE-FRK), one of the largest public companies in northeast Florida, for $4.6 billion. Vulcan is the nation's largest producer of highway...
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Published on 5/1/2007
Northeast Business Briefs - May 2007
Alachua County; Atlantic Beach; Baker County; Clay County; Flagler County; Jackson County; Jacksonville; Putnam County; St. Johns County
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Published on 5/1/2007
NORTHEAST: Room for the Boom
Jacksonville is girding for an explosion of imports when Jaxport's direct shipping lines to Asia open next year.
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Published on 4/1/2007
Northeast Florida Business Briefs - March 2007
Alachua County, Baker County, Flagler County, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Marion County, Nassau County, St. Johns County.
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Published on 3/1/2007
Bucking the Trend
Home sales in Nassau County fared relatively well last year during the residential real estate slowdown.
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Published on 3/1/2007
Northeast Florida Players - March 2007
Mark Farrell, Michael Holmes, Waldemar Kropacek, Margo Smith, Walther Vliegen, Rudolph Porter, Mike Hightower, Cleve E. Warren, Phil Tufano.
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Published on 3/1/2007
Spreading Out
With land prices soaring in Duval County, developers are turning to rural areas of northeast Florida where they can get land much cheaper and still have easy access to Jacksonville.
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Published on 3/1/2007
Leader of the Pack
Flagler County, with nearly as many golf courses as public schools, has led the nation in both population and housing growth for two years running.
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Published on 2/1/2007
Northeast Florida Business Briefs - Feb. 2006
Alachua County, Atlantic Beach, Clay County, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Marion County, Nassau County, Putnam County, St. Johns County.
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Published on 2/1/2007
Fighting Late Start Date
The Duval County School Board has joined 40 other Florida school districts in lobbying state legislators to rescind a new law that requires public schools to start no earlier than two weeks before labor day.
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Published on 2/1/2007
Northeast Florida Players - Feb. 2007
John Gatti, Tony Russell, Gary Borders, Daniel R. Curran, Wanda Lanier, Hugh Greene.
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Published on 2/1/2007
UNF's $170-Million Plan
With enrollment growing by 500 to 1,000 students every year, the 16,000-student University of North Florida is embarking on a $170-million expansion.
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Published on 2/1/2007
