Few Details on Economic Development Fund Both chambers of the Florida Legislature approved funding Friday for the newly created Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, a deal that followed months of debate among top Republicans, capped off by a three-day special legislative session. That $85 million fund for Gov. Rick Scott will change the way the state attracts business. June 15, 2017 By Laura Pavlus General, News Economic Development, Incentives, Florida job growth grant fund 0 Comment Read More >>
Clay Commission Discussing Rebranding County Image The Clay County Commission this month is expected to consider recommendations to showcase the county’s natural, historic and recreational resources as well as its communities to best attract tourism, new businesses and residents. June 6, 2017 By Laura Pavlus General, News Strategic Plan, Clay County Florida, Rebranding, Placemaking, Defense Reinvestment Grant 0 Comment Read More >>
An Airport for Northern Clay County - Talks Again in the Works GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Thirty years after first talking about the idea, county officials are getting more serious about the idea of a county airport in northern Clay County. June 1, 2017 By Laura Pavlus General, News Airport, Clay County, Intermodal, Transportation, Shipping, Regional Airport, Reynolds Park, First Coast Expressway 0 Comment Read More >>
Beltway Driving Development to Clay Three new commercial projects inspired by the First Coast Expressway, a beltway under construction that will connect Interstate 10 with I-95, are in the works to bring new jobs and capital investments to Clay County. May 26, 2017 By Laura Pavlus General First Coast Expressway, Outer Beltway, Challenger Center, Northeast Florida Association of Realtors 0 Comment Read More >>
Major Milestone for Jaxport: Deepening Project Receives First-ever Federal Construction Dollars The Jacksonville Port Authority has taken a major step forward in its quest to deepen the shipping channel in the St. Johns River: The federal government has committed $17.5 million in the upcoming fiscal year to help with the project. May 25, 2017 By Laura Pavlus News Jaxport, logsitics, Jacksonville Port Authority, America's Logistical Center 0 Comment Read More >>
First Coast Expressway-Connecting Our Community By the end of 2017, the Florida Department of Transportation will finish buying the right of way needed to begin construction on the second segment of the $2.4 billion roadway that will, when completed, connect Interstate 10 in Duval County to Interstate 95 in St. Johns County. The majority of the 46-mile roadway will run through Clay County, the largest county in Florida without an interstate. May 22, 2017 By Laura Pavlus Expansions and Relocations, News FDOT, First Coast Expressway, Outer Beltway, Infrastructure 0 Comment Read More >>
Jacksonville is Open for Business and Willing to Make a Deal! Possibility flows - Clay County, Just South of Jax. Mayor Lenny Curry wants CEOs to know that Jacksonville is open for business and willing to make a deal. May 18, 2017 By Laura Pavlus Expansions and Relocations economic development, Clay Florida Economic Development Corporation, Incentives, Deals, Just South of Jacksonville, Job Creation, Capital Investment, Workforce 0 Comment Read More >>
Moves From the Snow Belt to the Sun Belt are Back Up to Pre-recession Levels Almost 600,000 Americans moved from the Midwest and Northeast to the Sun Belt states last year, the most since 2005, according to Brookings Institution demographer William Frey. Migration is boosting growth along Southeast and Western coasts as well as Nevada and Arizona, reflecting a healthier national economy that has made it easier to re-locate. May 8, 2017 By Laura Pavlus General, News economic development, population growth, growing metro areas, regional growth, outpace US growth, job opportunities 0 Comment Read More >>
Entrepreneur with Clay County Ties Forms Deal with Visit Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE – A former Fleming Island entrepreneur has formed a new partnership with Jacksonville’s tourism agency. Zachary Schwartz’s mobile app intoGo is now the official app for Visit Jacksonville, the agency that helps welcome more than 20 million visitors each year to Jacksonville and the region. May 5, 2017 By Laura Pavlus News Entrepreneur, Clay County, Pitch in the Park, Visit Jacksonville, IntoGo 0 Comment Read More >>
Keeping a City 'Pretty' GREEN COVE SPRINGS – In the months of planning to spend $1.4 million to buy and renovate the old Fred Davis Buick dealership building, Paul Holman’s business plan bumped into the city’s Gateway Corridor ordinance. May 5, 2017 By Laura Pavlus Expansions and Relocations, General Green Cove Springs, Gateway Corridor, Streetscaping, Curb Appeal, Park Avenue, Clay County, FL, Town Hall Meeting 0 Comment Read More >>