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Rayonier Provides Grants to 53 Nonprofit Organizations Supporting Nassau County
Rayonier Provides Grants to 53 Nonprofit Organizations Supporting Nassau County Kim Sartor, Community Affairs Manager, Rayonier; Thea Seagraves, Amelia Island Museum of History; and Dave Nunes, CEO, Rayonier Kim Sartor, Community Affairs Manager, Rayonier; Lena Ramsey, Big Brothers Big Sisters; and Dave Nunes, CEO, Rayonier. Kim Sartor, Community Affairs Manager, Rayonier; Regina Lee and Robin…
Read MoreOcean Network Express Brings New West India Container Service to JAXPORT
Ocean Network Express Brings New West India Container Service to JAXPORT The WIN service, operated by Ocean Network Express, connects JAXPORT with seven ports in Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Egypt. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 4, 2023) – Beginning May 2024, Ocean Network Express (ONE) will launch its new West India North America (WIN) container service, directly…
Read MoreRestaurants Open/Offering To-Go Options for Christmas Day 2023
Restaurants Open/Offering To-Go Options for Christmas Day 2023 Please see below for a complete list of Chamber member businesses that will either be open on Christmas Day 2023 or offering to-go. For additional information about any of the restaurants listed below, please contact the individual business. Restaurants Open on Christmas Day 2023 Coast at the…
Read MoreSBA Veterans Small Business Advisory Committees to Host Virtual Public Meetings
SBA Veterans Small Business Advisory Committees to Host Virtual Public Meetings WASHINGTON – Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33 million small businesses, announced the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Interagency Task Force (IATF) on Veterans Small Business Development and the SBA Advisory Committee…
Read MoreCity of Fernandina Beach Bicentennial Celebration
City of Fernandina Beach Bicentennial Celebration The City of Fernandina Beach, along with Fernandina Beach Main Street, Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Historic District Council, the Amelia Island Museum of History, and the Amelia Island- Fernandina Restoration Foundation are collaborating to bring you a commemorative year of events. Fernandina Beach was established on…
Read MoreOIR Approves 15.1% Decrease in Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates
OIR Approves 15.1% Decrease in Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates Effective January 1, 2024 for new and renewal policies Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky issued a Final Order granting approval to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) for a statewide overall workers’ compensation insurance rate decrease of 15.1 percent. The rate decrease applies to both new and…
Read MoreJacksonville Attorney Tom Slater Appointed to JAXPORT’s Board of Directors
Jacksonville Attorney Tom Slater Appointed to JAXPORT’s Board of Directors Tom Slater JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Nov. 29, 2023) – Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan has appointed attorney Tom Slater to JAXPORT’s Board of Directors. The Jacksonville City Council unanimously approved Slater’s appointment on November 28. Slater is an attorney with the law firm of Pajcic & Pajcic, with practice…
Read MoreFlorida-Only Business Rent Tax Reducing from 5.5% on December 1, 2023
Florida-Only Business Rent Tax Reducing from 5.5% on December 1, 2023 The sales tax rate levied on Florida businesses renting or leasing commercial property, also known as the business rent tax (BRT), is set to be reduced from 5.5 to 4.5 percent this Friday, December 1. For more information on how the tax cut could…
Read MoreCity of Fernandina Beach Receives Financial Reporting Award
City of Fernandina Beach Receives Financial Reporting Award The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of Fernandina Beach for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2022. This is the second year in a row the…
Read MoreJ.McLaughlin Amelia Island Holiday Shopping and Good Cheer Event
J.McLaughlin Amelia Island Holiday Shopping and Good Cheer Event
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