DUVAL COUNTY NEWS
Deutsche Bank hires General Fleming
Deutsche Bank has hired a retired brigadier general as the managing director and head of the global business services center in Jacksonville.
Embraer would bring about 50 jobs
A Brazilian airplane manufacturer would bring about 50 jobs to Jacksonville if it chooses to set up shop at Jacksonville International Airport, a Jacksonville Aviation Authority spokesman said.
Jacksonville arts center gets new director
SMG Jacksonville reported it hired Sarah Bartlo as the new director of the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Jacksonville.
Jacksonville gas price drops 4 cents again
Jacksonville gas prices dropped another 4 cents over the past week even though the price of crude oil rose.
Jacksonville included in Visit Florida, Southwest...
Southwest Airlines and Florida's official tourism marketing corporation, Visit Florida, are partnering to bring visitors to the state over Labor Day weekend.
Jaxport board seeks Ferrin's resignation
The Jacksonville Port Authority's board of directors voted unanimously Thursday to ask for Executive Director Rick Ferrin's resignation.
Jax Chamber starts health care panel
The Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce is introducing a new health care council.
Ferrin to leave Jaxport post
The Jacksonville Port Authority is discussing at a noon board meeting whether to ask for Executive Director Rick Ferrin's resignation or whether he should be terminated.
Hampton Golf to manage Selva Marina
Hampton Golf has signed a contract to provide management services to the Selva Marina Country Club in Atlantic Beach.
Navy bases to hold job fair
The Fleet and Family Support Centers at Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., will hold a job fair at the Morocco Shrine Center in Jacksonville Sept. 22.
Beazer, Woodside Homes exiting area
Two national homebuilders are winding down construction in the Jacksonville market. (BZH)
Three Jax companies make Inc. 500
Three companies based in Jacksonville are included on this year's Inc. 500, a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.
Jacksonville house sales fall 5%, median price 9%
Existing single-family home sales in Jacksonville were down in July for the first time in 15 months, falling 5 percent, according to Florida Realtors.
Pollo Tropical coming to Jacksonville
Pollo Tropical, a Caribbean-inspired quick-service restaurant, is opening its first Northeast Florida restaurant at the Markets at Town Center.
Dixon Hughes names Edelman state chief
Dixon Hughes PLLC has named Jacksonville office member Daniel Edelman as the managing member for Florida.
Jacksonville hotel occupancy up 6%
Jacksonville's hotel occupancy rate rose 6 percent to 58.7 percent for the first seven months of the year over the same period in 2009, according to Smith Travel Research. It was the first year-to-date increase in occupancy in five years.
JEA to sponsor St. Johns River summit
The Jacksonville Electric Authority has signed on as the title sponsor for the River Summit being presented by the St. Johns River Alliance. Details on the summit, to be held September 15 and 16 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center, can be found in the press release below:
Jacksonville gas price drops 4 cents
Jacksonville gas prices dropped 4 cents over the past week as the price of crude oil continued to fall.
Jaxport asks feds for $10M to buy crane
The Jacksonville Port Authority has applied for $10 million in federal funding to help pay for a $13.3 million crane at Blount Island Marine Terminal.
Spectrum Trucking leases 48K sf near port
Spectrum Trucking has signed a lease for 48,055 square feet of space at the Alta Lakes Commerce Center on Jacksonville's Northside.

Island in Intracoastal near Neptune Beach being downsized in JTA plan
NEPTUNE BEACH - After about two years of objections from city officials, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority is shrinking an island near the Intracoastal Waterway just south of the Atlantic Boulevard bridge.read more
Neptune Beach proposes animal ordinance changes
NEPTUNE BEACH - The City Council on Monday directed staff to review about a dozen recommended changes to the animal ordinance to better control dangerous dogs.read more
Publix planned for proposed Neptune Beach shopping...
NEPTUNE BEACH - Publix supermarket officials said this week they plan to build a new store at a long-vacant complex on Atlantic Boulevard even though it's just a few blocks from an existing Publix.The property in the boulevard's 600 bock is owned by Lakeshore Village of Atlanta and developer Regency Centers has proposed building a shopping center there. Publix officials said they want to be the anchor retailer in a 54,000-square-foot center."We are working diligently to bring a new location...
Neptune Beach rejects sculpture near the ocean,...
NEPTUNE BEACH - The City Council voted to turn down a proposed 26-foot-high sculpture for the Atlantic Boulevard roundabout, but supporters of the artwork say they're not giving up.read more
Disputed Kings Road bridge reopens in Neptune...
NEPTUNE BEACH - After about a decade of debating what to do with the Kings Road bridge and five months of closure for reconstruction work, the revamped span reopened to traffic Friday."The residents, I think, are going to be very pleased because I've been hearing they're tired of waiting," Mayor Harriet Pruette said at a small reopening ceremony.The bridge crossing Hopkins Creek was wooden and rickety for many of its 50 years. The city decided about a decade ago to replace or revamp it. In...
No plans to close Beaches office, tax collector...
Neptune Beach city leaders are proposing a resolution against closing the Duval County Tax Collector's Office on Atlantic Boulevard, and Tax Collector Mike Hogan welcomes the opposition.Hogan said he has no plans to close the office at 1505 Atlantic Blvd. But he also acknowledged Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton's budgetary restraints could force him to consider closing two of his nine branch offices in the city.read more
E-mails pressure council to reject roundabout...
After the Atlantic Beach Commission approved a proposed 26-foot-high sculpture for the roundabout at the foot of Atlantic Boulevard this week, another round of e-mails has arrived at Neptune Beach City Hall imploring the City Council to reject the idea.The City Council has set a special meeting for 6 p.m. Monday to consider the "Pathfinder" sculpture proposed by the Town Center Agency.read more
Atlantic Beach OKs sculpture near ocean
ATLANTIC BEACH - A proposed 26-foot-tall sculpture for the Atlantic Boulevard roundabout got new life from the City Commission on Monday, and supporters will now turn their efforts to the Neptune Beach City Council.read more
Three more voyeurism charges in shoe camera case
Three additional video voyeurism charges were filed Monday against a man already in jail charged with using a camera in his shoe to video women in a Neptune Beach surf shop dressing room.read more
First stop, Springfest, then Neptune Beach
Not a lot of women play upright bass, but musician Amy LaVere said the instrument is a perfect fit for her.read more
Plans to revitalize shopping center get thumbs up
NEPTUNE BEACH - A proposed new retail center on Atlantic Boulevard is getting a much warmer reception than Wal-Mart got there three years ago."I'm glad that we will have a new shopping center that hopefully will have a major benefit to the community and that the eyesore will quickly disappear," Mayor Harriet Pruette said. "I just looked at the drawings and saw that the anchor is right at 54,000 square feet."The137,000-square-foot Seminole Shoppes shopping center proposed for the 600 block of...
Picture gets worse for shoe camera suspect
NEPTUNE BEACH - A man who pleaded no contest to filming women in a surf shop dressing room with a shoe camera could face additional charges after police discovered this week that the camera contains more videos of other women in other Beaches locations.read more
Troubled shopping center may get new life
NEPTUNE BEACH - A commercial site that remains empty and blighted along Atlantic Boulevard after a lengthy public debate over putting a Wal-Mart Supercenter there is being considered for a new shopping center.read more
At library, kids get to see some 'peek-a-boo'...
Children and their parents and grandparents visited with animals from the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Thursday morning during weekly preschool story time at the Beaches branch library in Neptune Beach.The feathered, prickly and scaly visitors included a box turtle named Terry, a screech owl named Poppers, an African hedgehog named Millie, an orange-winged Amazon parrot named Gomez, a rat snake named Pira and a bearded dragon from Australia named Tucker.read more
Man, 19, charged in sexual batteries
NEPTUNE BEACH - A 19-year-old man was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexual battery after two mentally disabled women were battered repeatedly in January, police said.Chase Robert Bacon, of the 1000 block of Seagate Avenue, was charged with sexual battery to a mentally impaired victim and abuse of a disabled adult after incidents from Jan. 12 to 15.Police said the two women were coerced to strip naked and perform acts that were "sexual in nature" over several days.read more
Shoe camera leads to chase, man's arrest
NEPTUNE BEACH - A Jacksonville man was arrested and charged with voyeurism after a shoe camera was used to take pictures of women in a surf shop dressing room.Jeffery Philip Polizzi, 24, of the 3000 block of Oak St., was arrested Monday evening after three women reported they saw a shoe with a camera fixed atop it beneath the dressing room doors while they were changing into swimsuits at Aqua East Surf Shop.read more
Kings Road Bridge work OK'd
NEPTUNE BEACH - The city has received clearance from the St. Johns River Water Management District to begin rehabilitating the half-century-old Kings Road Bridge across Hopkins Creek.
Community garden takes root as its value grows
NEPTUNE BEACH - A community garden that will let Beaches residents grow their own vegetables is taking root on a city-owned lot near Jarboe Park.
Town Center businesses back art
Now that Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach have approved the concept of displaying a sculpture at the roundabout at the foot of Atlantic Boulevard, many Town Center businesses hope the artwork will boost attention on the area.
Neptune OKs resolution for sculpture at roundabout
NEPTUNE BEACH - Final City Council approval was given Monday to a resolution that endorses the placement of a sculpture on the Atlantic Boulevard roundabout near the ocean.
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