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Chicken wings coming to McDonald's next month 27 Aug 2013 | 04:48 pm
McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) will offer chicken wings nationally starting Sept. 9. The restaurant's Mighty Wings, which were tested at 280 Atlanta restaurants, are lightly breaded, bone-in drummettes and w...
CEVA Logistics opens new center in Singapore 27 Aug 2013 | 03:31 am
CEVA Logistics, a global supply chain management company whose U.S. headquarters in Jacksonville, has started operations at a new 42,000-square-meter logistics center in Singapore. The new facility w...
Jacksonville council will educate uninsured on health exchanges 26 Aug 2013 | 11:34 pm
A Jacksonville-based nonprofit will help the University of South Florida identify the state’s uninsured and assist that population in understanding health insurance requirements under the Affordable C...
CEO Brian Taylor says Jaxport strategy will include diversification 26 Aug 2013 | 11:32 pm
Brian Taylor, four weeks into his job as CEO, said the Port of Jacksonville’s diverse business lines were a surprise to him and also an asset he would use to grow the port's income while pursuing deep...
Should Jacksonville take note of Downtown Columbia, S.C.'s homeless crackdown? 26 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
A South Carolina city is dealing with one of the much-debated issues facing Downtown Jacksonville: the homeless. The City Council in Columbia, S.C., has passed legislation aimed at removing the homel...
Yash Nath named new CEO of iStart Jax 26 Aug 2013 | 09:26 pm
iStart Jax, a business accelerator for startups, has named former director Yash Nath its new president and CEO, a news release said. The two-year-old non-profit promotes entrepreneurship with events ...
Florida Lottery to pay FSU, Gators for logo use 26 Aug 2013 | 09:16 pm
The Florida Lottery is paying big bucks for the rights to use the logos of the University of Florida and Florida State University on a new line of scratch-off tickets. Tickets for the “$50,000 Gridir...
Orlando to Miami by train may cost less than $100 26 Aug 2013 | 07:48 pm
A ride on Florida East Coast Industries' passenger train from Miami to Orlando is likely to cost less than $100, Miami Today is reporting. The company will use 32 trains on three-hour trips between M...
Hey Jaguars, we really need you to win! 26 Aug 2013 | 07:46 pm
Apparently, business people in Jacksonville are not pulsing with optimism these days. Despite national surveys that say business people across the land are felling better about their business than th...
Simon Property Group buys 42 acres near Charlotte, N.C. 26 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm
A joint venture between Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE:SPG) and Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. (NYSE:SKT) has closed on 42 acres of land in the Steele Creek area in southwest Charlotte, where the...
