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Nassau County BRE Forum
February 23, 2022 - We are having a BRE (Business Retention and Expansion) Forum on March 3rd from 8 AM to 10 AM. The BRE program focuses on retaining our current businesses in Nassau County. We will be sharing our role in the community and have a panel of experts in Economic Development, Nassau County Planning,...

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FSCJ Nassau Center Receives Florida Job Growth Grant to Support Commercial Vehicle Driving Program Expansion
December 21, 2021 - Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) received a $3,181,791.70 Florida Job Growth Grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and Enterprise Florida to support the Nassau County Transportation Education Institute. Governor Ron DeSantis and DEO Secretary Dane Eagle visited FSCJ’s Nassau Center on Thursday, December 16, 2021, to announce...

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Labor Challenges Persist
November 23, 2021 - As of this past summer, there were 9.5 million people looking for work and 9.2 million job openings — so, technically speaking, there isn’t a labor shortage. However, in addition to those who cannot go back to work because of COVID health concerns or childcare issues due to a continuation...

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Ribbon Cutting for the Opening of the Crawford Road Extension
November 10, 2021 - The Board of County Commissioner hosted a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in celebration of the re-opening of the newly improved Crawford Rd. The improvements included paving the 6.5 mile-long, two-lane dirt road connecting County Road 121 with the existing paved portion of Crawford Road, just west of US 301.  

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Meridian Waste Partners with Dossier Systems
August 30, 2021 - Meridian Waste, an integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services company, announced today a partnership with Dossier Systems, a leading provider of fleet maintenance management software.

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Newsweek’s Best Small Bank in Florida
January 5, 2021 - FFB Named Newsweek's Best Small Bank in Florida for 2021  October 22, 2020 by First Federal Bank First Federal Bank was recently named on Newsweek’s America’s Best Banks 2021 list as the Best Small Bank in Florida.  This distinction is the result of Newsweek...

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Starting Point is One of Only 20 Selected for a National Project on Trauma, Racism, and Resilience-Oriented Care
October 14, 2020 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:          Laureen Pagel, Ph.D, CEO                        904.225.8280            ...

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Skinner Bros. Realty Opens New Multi-Tenant Complex in Wildlight
September 30, 2020 - The Nassau County master-planned community continues commercial development and community growth amidst pandemic. Skinner Bros. Realty is expanding in Nassau County with the completion of its second multi-tenant retail complex in Wildlight. The new mixed-use retail and restaurant space will continue to transform the master-planned community’s central Village...

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Yulee Kindercare Opens In Wildlight
August 2, 2020 - Yulee KinderCare has opened a 10,000-square-foot early childhood education and care facility in Wildlight. The nationally recognized learning center will serve more than 140 children, ages six weeks to 12 years old, and offer high-quality programs in safe, nurturing environments where kids can learn, grow and build confidence for life.

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New Homebuilders Selected for the Forest Park Neighborhood In Wildlight
June 25, 2020 - Raydient Places + Properties announced today that Mattamy Homes and Riverside Homes have been selected as the newest homebuilders in Wildlight. Together, the nationally recognized companies will bring single-family homes to Forest Park, a new neighborhood being developed in the Nassau County master-planned community.   ...

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