Jacksonville, FL

40 hours ago — Jacksonville Business Journal Jacksonville cloud provider changes name
Jacksonville cloud provider World Wide Communications will change its name to Worldwide IT. The rebrand better reflects the magnitude of the companys IT capabilities, founder Joshua Sizemore sa...

40 hours ago — Jacksonville Business Journal Jacksonville home sales trump Florida average
Statewide single-family home sales are up 17.4 percent from a year ago, Florida Realtors reported Wednesday. The statewide sales mark was trumped in some markets, including Jacksonville. Single...

40 hours ago — Jacksonville Business Journal Social Madness: Meet competitor Exit Real Estate Gallery
With nominations for the Social Madness challenge closed, and the competition actually starting in a month, we are offering up a quick introduction to some of the competitors this year. Next up...

40 hours ago — Jacksonville Business Journal BAE lays ship keel, plans to hire another 100
BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Jacksonville LLC will conduct a job fair to attract the 100 additional workers it needs to fulfill its shipbuilding contracts. The company on Tuesday laid the ke...

40 hours ago — Jacksonville Business Journal Jacksonville candy store gets reality TV show
Sweet Petes, a Jacksonville-based all-natural gourmet sweets shop, has inked a deal for a reality TV show on the CW 17. The show begins Sunday, June 2 and has 11 episodes. It features Peter Beh...

40 hours ago — Jacksonville Business Journal Bill would require full use of fund to pay for Jaxport channel maintenance
A bill before the U.S. Congress to fix the Mile Point navigation hazard would also pay for dredging to maintain its current shipping channel depth. The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of...

41 hours ago — Examiner.com Chick-Fil-A Leadercast 2013 JAX gathered more participants
This years Chick-Fil-As Leadercast attracted more attendees, sponsors, volunteers and continues to draw more informative speakers than any other Growth Seminar in the nation. The location that t...

43 hours ago — Jacksonville Local News Brutal attack near London military barracks likely terror related
LONDON | A brutal attack in broad daylight near a military barracks in London left one man dead and two suspects hospitalized Wednesday after a shootout with police. British Prime Minister David...

43 hours ago — Jacksonville Local News Former First Coast sailor aims for Ironman triathlon to honor late wife, inspire
For deeply personal reasons, Michael Buchholz wants to compete in the Ironman World Championship triathlon in Hawaii. On a beach in Guam, he made a 90-second video of himself explaining why. "...

43 hours ago — Jacksonville Local News Jacksonville man on trial; victim shot in head over dispute
By Larry Hannan Two years ago, Carlton Lorenzo Baker fled from the corner of West 14th and Barnett streets in Northwest Jacksonville as fast as he could while 19-year-old Terrell J. Holsey was...

43 hours ago — Jacksonville Local News Navy sailor arrested in 2010 death of Mayport 2-year-old
After a little more than three years, a Navy sailor was charged Wednesday with murder in the death of his girlfriends 2-year-old son, according to the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office. Nicholas Ja...

43 hours ago — Jacksonville Local News Law enforcement authorities shoot and kill Chechen in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death by authorities early Wednesday after he lunged ...

43 hours ago — Jacksonville Local News Jacksonville reaches tentative pension agreement with second general employee union
Another domino falls. A day after striking a deal with the largest general city employee union, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown reached an identical deal with the Jacksonville Supervisors Assoc...

43 hours ago — Jacksonville Local News Crime Watch: Clay County property crimes
Two bicycles, groceries and a glass-top range were stolen from unlocked Clay County homes, according to the Sheriffs Offices latest property crimes report. Here is the full report for May 13-1...

46 hours ago — Examiner.com Meet White Springs, home of the Florida Folk Festival (Video)
With so much bedrock-solid Florida History-with-a-Capital-H on their side, one wonders why the good citizens of White Springs troubled themselves to adopt that carpetbagger Stephen Foster.There ...

47 hours ago — Jacksonville Local News 1 shot at Palatka McDonald's
One of four masked, armed robbers shot a McDonalds employee during a robbery late Tuesday at the Reid Street restaurant in Palatka. They went into the building about 11:50 p.m. and "it was pre...

47 hours ago — Jacksonville Local News Memorial Weekend calendar
SATURDAY World War II program to honor the men and women of that era, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Fort Clinch State Park, 2601 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina Beach. Includes milit...

47 hours ago — Jacksonville Local News Caboodle Ranch owner gets deferred prosecution instead of trial, prison
A Ponte Vedra Beach man charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty at his Caboodle Ranch cat sanctuary in Madison County has escaped trial and possible jail time through deferred prosecution...

47 hours ago — Jacksonville Local News A Jacksonville BJ's to offer early risers a gift with gasoline purchase
On Thursday, BJ's Wholesale Club at12200 Atlantic Blvd. inJacksonville will give a $15 store gift card to the first 500 customers who purchase at least 10 gallons of gas. The station opens at ...