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Port official sees partial fix to Mile Point, Estimated at $3.5 million jaxdailyrecord.com - A top Jacksonville Port Authority executive told a community think tank Wednesday that the Mile Point navigational impediment could be partially fixed by early next year.

Peyton shifting priority to downtown, riverfront jacksonville.com - Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton set out Thursday with big ideas and essentially no money to sell city officials and business leaders on a plan to spruce up the city's riverfront…

Intern did inspections on doomed project jacksonville.com - Before it collapsed, temporary supports for the Berkman Plaza 2 parking garage were inspected by an intern engineer using incomplete building plans, the intern said Thursday during a federal hearing.

Crist To Sign Controversial Growth Bill theledger.com - Gov. Charlie Crist will sign a bill environmentalists and growth management advocacy groups say will lead to more sprawl.

Jacksonville Real Estate Market Feels Pain of Recession nuwireinvestor.com - Tough times have proven particularly brutal to major real estate markets in Florida, and the city of Jacksonville is no exception.

Area's economic indicators looking better jacksonville.com - The recession continues but the future is looking somewhat brighter, according to indexes of leading economic indicators.

Amtrak launches construction on new Auto Train station in Florida progressiverailroading.com - Yesterday, Amtrak broke ground on a new Auto Train station in Sanford, Fla., the southern most terminus for the service, which enables passengers to travel with their own vehicles from…

118 Main Street: Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda urbanjacksonville.info - Content Design Group's Urban Facelifts were cruel, reverse foreshadowing of what 118 Main Street would become. Instead of a nice infill project reclaiming a historic Jacksonville building, the city demolished…

Mayor sees finish line, but not without hurdles to overcome jacksonville.com - With just two years left in his second term, Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton sees the finish line, but not without many hurdles to overcome

Landfill operator sues Jacksonville over contract jacksonville.com - Waste Management filed a lawsuit against Jacksonville on Friday, fulfilling its promise to sue over the Trail Ridge landfill.

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