I was surprised when U.S. Army Maj. James Lowe told me JAXPORT is the central hub port for relief shipments to Haiti … Lowe is a Public Affairs Officer for joint forces U.S. Transportation Command [USTRANCOM] at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. It directs logistical movement of equipment and supplies for earthquake recovery. Usually, USTRANSCOM reports [...] [...more]
Not to go overboard singing the praises of JAXPORT, but it has had so many JAXPORTinTheNews tweets on Twitter I feel obliged to share [at least five]. Besides that, Jeff Price, who is JAXPORT’s Communications Coordinator, just yesterday became another Linkedin contact of mine. I saw him on Linkedin because he linked-in with Tony Quesada, [...] [...more]
[Aug. 3, 2009] Via Nancy Rubin, Communications Director, Jacksonville Port Authority We have begun the process of building the Hanjin Terminal by putting out the first bidding opportunity to businesses today. It is a request for design firms to send us their qualifications to design the $300 million terminal. Once this design contract is awarded, the project will start benefitting [...] [...more]
Under discussion at the June 26, 2009 general meeting of the Brazil-Jacksonville Alliance were the status of Workforce Florida training grant and upcoming trade mission to Jacksonville’s most recent sister city designation – Curitiba, Brazil. The $50,000 $55,000 Workforce Florida grant was awarded to the Alliance in February. JAXPORT’s manager of community outreach and environmental advocacy, [...] [...more]
The Post and Courier, of Charleston, S.C., is The South’s Oldest Daily Newspaper – Founded 1803. In Commentary, state Rep. Jim Merrill, former House majority leader, representing House District 99 in Berkeley and Charleston counties, on March 28, 2009, wrote: For the State Ports Authority, the last 10 years have been a litany of missteps. Daniels Island, [...] [...more]
Ron Littlepage, the Florida Times-Union’s overly-opinionated LOCAL POLITICS columnist, on March 30, 2008 2009, continued his relentless assault on his seeming nemesis, the Jacksonville Port Authority. A complicated eminent-domain case, which involved multiple parties and environmental impact studies, has ended after four years. Although a circuit-court judge ruled an appellate court may reduce [Brigham Moore] attorney [...] [...more]
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