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Update: Rise Doro back for incentives ahead of reconstruction
The fire-damaged, and now demolished, Rise Doro apartments are slated for new city incentives before reconstruction. <\p> The Downtown Investment Authority Strategic Implementation Committee agenda proposes a $3 million workforce housing grant and a $1 million emergency rapid response grant from the city as well as a tax rebate of 75% over 20 years for Rise: A Real Estate Company to rebuild its mixed-use development.<\p>
First Coast Forward: Where public safety and economic development meet
Does Jacksonville have a crime problem or a perception problem?<\p> In the JBJ’s First Coast Forward survey of business leaders, 70% listed crime or violence as the top challenge for the First Coast area and said they believe it hinders companies from coming to the area.<\p>
Viewpoint: Jax can be the most affordable-housing-friendly city in Fla
Today in Northeast Florida, we are facing a crisis: safe, affordable housing is no longer within reach for many of our neighbors. <\p> More than half of Jacksonville households are rent-burdened, spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs each month. And for every 100 families searching for housing on 50% of the median household income, only 48 rental units are available to them. <\p>
Jan. 2 Gator Bowl game scheduled for primetime
The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl announced today that the Jan. 2 game will be played at 7:30 p.m. at EverBank Stadium and will be televised on ESPN.<\p> The 80th annual game will feature a team from the SEC as its home team. The SEC representative will face an opponent from the ACC. The participating will be announced Dec. 8.<\p>
Cowford owner: 'Not a lot has changed' downtown since 2017
In light of downtown restaurant closings like that of Silkie's Chicken & Champagne Bar, the Business Journal sat down with Cowford Chophouse owner Jacques Klempf to discuss the health of the food scene.<\p> Klempf opened the Chophouse in 2017, the culmination of years of effort.<\p>
Viewpoint: Trends shaping the First Coast’s health care landscape
Jacksonville’s health care CFOs, like their counterparts nationwide, face a challenging year. High interest rates, ongoing economic uncertainty, and elevated costs will continue to impact financial stability across the industry. However, the outlook isn’t all bad: new research that polled health care CFOs on their 2024 outlook revealed 79% are anticipating revenue increases. <\p> To achieve this growth, health care CFOs must navigate ongoing challenges and take advantage of new opportunities. Here are the top three industry trends Jacksonville health care CFOs need to know to succeed in 2024.<\p>
Cat's Paw Marina adds land, secures approval for big expansion
With the addition of more property near the San Sebastian River in St. Augustine, Cat's Paw Marina has a major expansion project planned.<\p> The project earned the approval of St. Augustine's Planning and Zoning Board on Tuesday, allowing the marina to absorb five more parcels of land to add about 10 acres at the end of Nix Boat Yard Road — for a total of about 20 acres. <\p>
Photo gallery: Starliner launched from Cape Canaveral
Carrying its first passengers — NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — the CST-100 Starliner launched Wednesday morning from Cape Canaveral on its way to the International Space Station. <\p> The spacecraft performed its planned orbital insertion burn about 31 minutes after launching from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.<\p>
Here's why and how to nominate your team as a Best Place to Work
The Jacksonville Business Journal is taking nominations for our annual Best Places to Work award — but not for much longer.<\p> Best Places nominations will close June 19, with the winning companies slate to be honored at a golf tournament in November. <\p>
Newly renovated hotel opens in Fernandina Beach
From Comfort Suites to boutique, this Fernandina Beach hotel is now open.<\p> Innisfree Hotels announced the opening of Surf & Sand Fernandina Beach at Amelia Island, a boutique hotel at 2801 Atlantic Ave. It stands at the former Comfort Suites Fernandina Beach site after significant renovations. <\p>
Site of imploded condominium up for auction again
After a failed bankruptcy case, the riverfront downtown site of the imploded Berkman II tower is set for auction again.<\p> The site where the half-built Berkman II tower sat for years before being imploded two years ago was slated to go to auction May 25 after a court-ordered foreclosure, but a bankruptcy filing from owner PB Riverfront Revitalization of Jacksonville LLC halted the proceedings. <\p>
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