Board Vacancies Completed with Howard’s Appointment

Mayor Lenny Curry recently announced the appointment of G. Alan Howard to the JEA Board.

Weekend Attracts Tourists to Jacksonville Hotels and Businesses
 
When it comes to the annual football game the city of Jacksonville has hosted for 82 consecutive years, there’s more than just yards gained and points scored on the gridiron. The citizens of Jacksonville benefit greatly from the economic wins of Florida-Georgia weekend. This year’s game, hosted Oct. 31, generated an economic impact of $35 million – a more than $2 million increase from 2014.

The City of Jacksonville has announced that Dr. Sampson Davis, M.D., a highly skilled emergency medicine physician, New York Times best-selling author, and frequent medical expert on TODAY and CNN, will serve as keynote speaker at the 29th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast, presented by Florida Blue. The breakfast, held to celebrate the life, legacy and service of Dr. King, will be held Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at the Prime Osborn III Convention Center.

In accordance with Ordinance 2005-361-E, the second Committee week and City Council meeting in the month of December are suspended due to the Holiday Season.  The Jacksonville City Council meeting cycle will resume with Standing Committee meetings on Monday, January 4, 2016.

On behalf of the citizens of Jacksonville, we extend our condolences and prayers to the citizens and loved ones of those injured and killed in San Bernardino, California yesterday. 

In conjunction with First Wednesday Art Walk, Jacksonville residents and visitors are invited to join Mayor and Mrs. Lenny Curry, along with their children, for the 4^th annual Holiday at St. James on Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 5 – 8 p.m. The event will take place in Hemming Park and City Hall at St. James. 

City Council President Gregory B. Anderson and the Jacksonville City Council invite you and your family to a Holiday Open House on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at City Hall at St. James, Suite 425.

Today Jacksonville City Council Member Aaron Bowman, (District 3) announced his support for Governor Rick Scott’s proposed reforms for Enterprise Florida, including the creation of the Florida Enterprise Fund.

Council Member Bowman said “Job creation is extremely important for the State of Florida and I fully support the proposal to create the Florida Enterprise Fund and improve the economic development process at Enterprise Florida. Enterprise Florida has been integral to creating jobs in our community, with companies such as Vistakon, Macquarie, Anheuser Busch, Fidelity, Deutsche Bank, General Electric, and Safariland. These reforms will continue to diversify our local economy, empower our small businesses, and create even more great jobs.”

The U.S. Coast Guard has completed their inspection and operational testing of the St. Johns River Ferry and it has resumed normal service.  Thank you again for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience(s) caused.

An international recruiting services firm filed plans this week to open a global service center in Jacksonville – a project finalized last month on a city economic development mission to London. Resource Solutions filed plans with the Jacksonville City Council that will add 75 skilled jobs to the city. The project is subject to approval of state and local incentives.