Recently added articles from The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL):
Jacksonville, Fla., health-care conference draws attendees from near, far.(Conference news)
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Urvaksh Karkaria Oct. 2--Improving access to health care on the First Coast and dealing with the growing obesity and infant mortality crises were some marquee issues discussed at a health care powwow last week. More than 100 people from around the country and ...
Florida high court ruling setback for St. Johns County shopping-center plan.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Diana Middleton Oct. 2--A recent Florida Supreme Court decision could delay the final approval for the much-anticipated Esplanade shopping center in St. Johns County. Specifically, the court decision has thrown a wrench into Esplanade developers' plans to ...
Furniture dealer bucks trend, stocks warehouse before sales come in.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Urvaksh Karkaria Oct. 1--Like any entrepreneur, Chris Scully believes in risk. For 18 years, the owner of Jacksonville-based Florida Office Interiors took customer orders for desks, chairs, credenzas and filing cabinets, then purchased the products from U.S ....
Bulkhead plays important role in Jackson, Fla., economic development.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Liz Flaisig Oct. 1--The relationship of a stable riverfront to a thriving downtown business community dates as far back as 1846. That year, a gale sent a significant amount of water into the city, wrote T. Frederick Davis, who authored History of Jacksonville ...
Dollar's slide has changed most aspects of international business.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Timothy J. Gibbons Sep. 30--It's the type of conversation you have to expect to have when you do business around the world, when you're trading another country's currency for the dollar, a form of money that has lost its long-held luster. "Hold on, I'm ...