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Jobless rates for Jacksonville remains high in October jacksonville.com - Jacksonville's unemployment rate fell slightly from 10.8 percent in September to 10.7 percent in October, the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation reported today. But the jobless rate in the Jacksonville…

Touchdown Jacksonville has big plans for Jaguars' Dec. 17 game jacksonville.com - Since the new Touchdown Jacksonville was announced Nov. 4, the group of Jacksonville businesspeople have begun work to spur Jaguars ticket sales.

Florida lawmakers weigh end of stimulus money jacksonville.com - As lawmakers grapple with a shortfall for the coming fiscal year that could total as much as $2.7 billion, there's another financial headache looming on the horizon.

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…

Stimulus, SunRail at forefront of TPO jaxdailyrecord.com - For board members of the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization, discussion surrounding a second helping of stimulus dollars isn't quite yet complete.

Duval Jail population is up despite fewer arrests jacksonville.com - Official explanations for that paradox range from too much bail to too few plea bargains, but the bottom line is the jail population is 24 percent over its rated capacity…

Daniels calls for change to Jacksonville council term limits jacksonville.com - Lad Daniels said it wasn't until the end of his first four-year term on the Jacksonville City Council that he finally hit his stride. By then, though, he was on…

New senator: McCain backs Mayport carrier jacksonville.bizjournals.com - Sen. John McCain is pushing for Jacksonville to get an aircraft carrier at Naval Station Mayport, Florida Sen. George LeMieux told Jacksonville business leaders Friday.

Times-Union parent turns a profit in 3Q jacksonville.bizjournals.com - Morris Publishing Group LLC pulled out of multimillion-dollar net losses in the first half of 2009 to a net income of $711,000 in the third quarter.

Congregation restores history in Jewish section of cemetery jacksonville.com - Mayor John Peyton called it a successful public-private partnership, since the city donated the land to Jacksonville's Jewish community 152 years ago and the congregation financed the recent restoration.

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