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Saft Confirms Location for Lithium-Ion Battery Factory in Jacksonville, Florida pr-canada.net - Following receipt of a $95 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and successful negotiations between Saft, the state of Florida, and…

JEDC to amend Downtown historic restoration agreement, restart project jaxdailyrecord.com - An agreement approved by City Council five years ago to grant $400,000 from the Historic Preservation Trust Fund to rehabilitate a building on West Adams Street got some new life…

Renovation of downtown Jacksonville building gets accelerated payout jacksonville.com - A Jacksonville company overhauling a century-old building in downtown Jacksonville stands to get an accelerated payout of grant money from the city to keep renovation moving forward.

Convention center funds may be diverted to football stadium, sports complex jacksonville.com - As speculation over a possible Jacksonville Jaguars exit builds, the city has identified about $5 million a year that can be used to pay for needed maintenance at the Sports…

Downtown property market in search of a bottom jacksonville.com - The recession hasn't been kind to the downtown Jacksonville commercial real estate market, but brokers say there are signs that the decline may be nearing an end.

Artists Looking for Downtown Studio urbanjacksonville.info - Downtown Vision is hosting an open house Thursday, September 17th from 6 - 7:30pm to allow artists an opportunity to view 10 potential available spaces. I posted about this opportunity…

Keystone Coal plans Jacksonville marine terminal jacksonville.com - Keystone Coal has filed plans with Jacksonville City Hall for construction of a $100 million marine terminal that would handle shipments of bulk materials such as products for road-building.

Jacksonville Historical Society buys Old St. Luke's to expand jacksonville.com - The Jacksonville Historical Society announced Monday it will purchase the Old St. Luke's Hospital complex and convert it into "a premier research and exhibition center."

JEDC has grand designs for Metropolitan Park jacksonville.com - The collapse of the real estate market chased off private developers who had shown dazzling plans for residential towers in downtown Jacksonville.

Why Jacksonville's economic indicators lead most of Florida jacksonville.com - Why does Jacksonville lead much of the rest of Florida in such important economic indicators? Some reasons may not be so obvious.

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