Kylee Nelson In order to help aspiring entrepreneurs — from restaurant owners to high-tech movers and shakers — maximize their chances for long-term prosperity, WalletHub compared the relative startup opportunities that exist in 100 U.S. cities. They did so using 19 key metrics, ranging from the five-year business-survival rate to labor costs to office-space affordability. Read the … Read more
Comcast announced Greater Jacksonville and surrounding areas will be one of five regions from which eligible small businesses can apply to its nationally recognized Comcast RISE program for the opportunity to receive business support grants. Those areas include Clay, Duval, Nassau, and St. Johns counties in Florida’s First Coast along with Camden, Charlton and Glynn counties in … Read more
Bringing an accolade to Duval County, Atlantic Coast High School Principal Michael George has been named Florida’s principal of the year, state Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr.’s office said Monday. Read the article
The first homeowners at Johnson Commons at LaVilla recently moved into the downtown neighborhood. Johnson Commons is a development of 91 townhomes built by Breeze Homes, in a partnership between Corner Lot and JWB Real Estate Capital. Read the article
Mayor Donna Deegan will include $10 million in her next budget specifically to provide loans to affordable housing developers, she announced Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Read the article
Contentious talks between the owner of the Laura Street Trio and city leaders ended without any breakthroughs on redeveloping the historic buildings that have become as well-known recently as a symbol of downtown stagnation as they once were signs of Jacksonville’s rebirth a century ago. Read the article
There are some really great schools in Northeast Florida. Thanks to Florida’s Board of Education, there’s also a list identifying the 75 First Coast schools the state considers “schools of excellence,” a standard of distinction spelled out in state law. Read the article