Money magazine ranks UNF among Best Colleges in America
The University of North Florida is rated one of America’s Best Colleges 2024 by Money magazine. Read the article
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Viewpoint: Trends shaping the First Coast’s health care landscape
Jacksonville’s health care CFOs can make their organizations more sustainable and stable. Read the article
Lifelong dreams of building cities coming true for Gateway Jax CEO Bryan Moll
Bryan Moll, CEO of Gateway Jax, is in charge of what could be one of Jacksonville’s largest and most ambitious projects in recent years. In September, he announced a $500 million mixed-use development project downtown. Read the article
Poll: Jaguars stadium renovation support boosted by community benefits agreement
The community benefits agreement included the plan to renovate EverBank Stadium into the Jacksonville Jaguars “Stadium of the Future” makes the difference between voters supporting the plan or rejecting it, according to a University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab poll released May 28. Mayor Donna Deegan’s administration and the Jaguars announced a $1.4 … Read more
JCC Endorses Stadium Deal and Community Benefit Agreement
The Jacksonville Civic Council congratulates the Mayor and Jaguars for reaching agreement on a landmark deal to renovate the stadium and invest in a pathbreaking set of community-wide programs that ensure the deal benefits all residents. The Civic Council strongly urges the City Council to approve the Stadium deal and Community Benefit Agreement as a … Read more
Jacksonville voted third friendliest airport in USA
Nothing beats a warm welcome or a helpful hand from staff when you’re zigzagging through airport mazes. But bump into a grumpy TSA agent or a less-than-enthusiastic staff member and suddenly your travel vibe gets a dose of unnecessary turbulence. In this study, we examined passenger feedback from Yelp and Google reviews about staff behavior, … Read more
Duval one of Florida’s counties with the least high school dropouts
Weeks after the National Education Association reported that Florida had the 50th worst average teacher pay in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., Newsweek released a list and map of the percentages of high school dropouts in the state, by county. Newsweek used data from the U.S. Census Bureau of residents aged 25 and over with at least a … Read more
Premier League soccer clubs coming to Jacksonville in July
For the first time in nearly a decade, Premier League soccer is coming back to the First Coast. English soccer clubs West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers will play a preseason match at Jacksonville’s EverBank Stadium at 7 p.m. July 27. The match is part of the inaugural Stateside Cup, a three-team tournament that also … Read more
The year of the Downtown public space
At long last, several high-profile parks in Downtown Jacksonville have opened this year, with more on the way in the coming months. Friendship Fountain reopened in February, the Emerald Trail’s LaVilla Link launched this week, and Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park will open in June, putting 2024 on track to be the most significant … Read more
ASUN is moving its conference headquarters to Jacksonville this summer: Here’s why
For Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida, calls to the office of their athletic conference are about to get a whole lot less distant. The ASUN Conference is moving its headquarters to Jacksonville during the summer, commissioner Jeff Bacon announced Wednesday in a press conference at City Hall. The 46-year-old conference would become … Read more