St. Johns River State College to Add Advanced Manufacturing Program

June 14, 2018     0    16

SJR State President Joe Pickens said he is grateful for the role the college gets to play in preparing students for new jobs in this field. The Associate in Science in Engineering Technology will prepare students for employment in advanced manufacturing as process and production technicians, industrial machinery mechanics, quality assurance technicians, programmable logic control technicians and operators, and industrial engineering technicians. The core classes of the engineering technology program align with the national Manufacturing Skill Standards Council Production Technician Certification.  The mechatronics certificate program is part of the Engineering Technology degree program and the Advanced Manufacturing specialization designed to prepare students for positions in industrial engineering, maintenance and technology.  The mechatronics certificate program, part of the Engineering Technology degree program and the Advanced Manufacturing specialization, is designed to prepare students for employment in the areas of industrial engineering, maintenance and technology or provides supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in these occupations. The content includes instruction in advanced manufacturing equipment maintenance techniques, operation of various industrial components, tools and instrumentation, quality and control testing, material handling protocols, robotics applications, ...

Camp Blanding Named Top in the U.S. for Conservation

June 11, 2018     0    25

Camp Blanding is located in what is known as the O2O corridor, a nationally critical wildlife corridor that stretches from the Ocala National Forest to the Osceola National Forest and eventually to the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. NFLT is currently leading two conservation programs to preserve lands within this corridor; The Regional Conservation Partnership Program with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Army Compatible Use Buffer partnership with the Florida National Guard who operate Camp Blanding. The conservation efforts within this corridor are beneficial to several endangered species like the red-cockaded woodpecker, gopher tortoise, indigo snake and many others. “Camp Blanding has been great to work with in our conservation efforts along the O2O and we are proud to be a partner with the most conservation minded military installation in the country,” said Jim McCarthy, president of NFLT. “Camp Blanding has already worked with us to preserve 1,100 acres of conservation land and there are more properties we are working together to preserve.” NFLT first entered into a partnership with Camp Blanding in 2016 when they acquired more than 600 ...

Lucky's Market Opens New Store in OakLeaf Station

June 11, 2018     0    32

The closest Lucky's now open are the Neptune Beach location at 580 Atlantic Blvd. and one in Gainesville at 1459 NW 23rd Ave. The Colorado-based grocer is backed by Kroger Co. and has 13 stores in Florida. In the next three years, Lucky's has plans to open 40 more stores. Earlier this week, one opened in St. Petersburg, and another in Sarasota will soon follow. If the company does end up with more than 50 stores, it will have more in Florida than Whole Foods, with 28 spots, though much smaller than Publix at more than 800.

New Route Starts Service from Jacksonville International Airport

June 11, 2018     0    32

“We’re excited to grow again in Jacksonville with two new flights to Louisville and Norfolk,” Drew Wells, Allegiant vice president of planning and revenue, said in a statement. “There is great demand for travel between these two cities and Jacksonville, and we know travelers will love having nonstop, affordable service to explore Florida’s east coast.” Jacksonville International Airport has added a slew of new destinations in recent months. Frontier Airlines announced two new routes in February, six new Frontier routes in May and another route shortly thereafter. Southwest Airlines also expanded its service from Jacksonville in September. “This year Jacksonville International Airport has experienced more enplanements in the first five months of the year than in any similar period over the last eight years and we are proud to have Allegiant as an integral part of this growth,” Michael Stewart, JIA director of external affairs, said in a statement. “We strongly encourage the northeast Florida community to support all of Allegiant’s nonstop service.” About 1.7 million passengers have traveled through JIA in the first seven months of its fiscal year.

Orange Park Medical Center Announces $3M Expansion to NICU

June 11, 2018     0    29

As part of the expansion, Chief Nursing Officer, Kathy Hester, says they're not only adding on new NICU beds, but ensuring that those beds are designed and equipped to provide specialty level II or level III newborn care.  "We'll be able to take them [babies] much younger, and much smaller," explains Hester, as the new beds would provide the ability to care for babies born at less than 32 weeks and 1,000 grams, as well as babies born with critical illnesses.  Hester says upgrades will also include NICVIEW technology, which is a bedside camera that shares live-stream video through a secure system, allowing families 24/7 access, even if they can't be at the hospital.  In addition, with this expansion, they expect to be better able to keep moms and babies together and provide service to mothers identified as potential high-risk deliveries.  Construction on the expansion will get underway this summer and should wrap up in early 2019.