JAXPORT invites all Northeast Florida small businesses to participate in the port’s inaugural Small and Emerging Business Appreciation Day event on Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held at the JAXPORT Cruise Terminal in North Jacksonville. [Read more →]

Saint Leo University was named as providing two of the best online programs in the United States, according to the 2019 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Programs edition. [Read more →]

The PS27 Female Founders Forum is coming back to the University of North Florida on March 8 and is looking for women CEOs to join their program. The forum is an annual event to motivate and improve the skills of female founders and entrepreneurs. Each year, the event takes place on International Women’s Day. [Read more →]

Rethreaded is continuing its partnership with Southwest Airlines to produce a line of leather accessories inspired by the winning designs seen on the Unconventional Materials episode of Project Runway All Stars, Season 7. [Read more →]

Chase Busby, one of 55 honorees in the Wolfson Children’s Challenge, completes three years of treatment at Wolfson Children’s Hospital

Chase Busby, age 7, is a champion. For nearly half of his young life, Chase has been in the race against cancer. This past October, Chase reached the finish line marking the end of his chemotherapy treatments at Wolfson Children’s Hospital.

“Chase is a remarkable boy and has shown so much courage,” said Cassie Busby, Chase’s mom. “He is our superhero and we are so grateful to have reached this milestone with him.”

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TrailMark is hosting the 2^nd Annual Conquer the Trails 5K on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The race will benefit SAFE Pet Rescue. [Read more →]

For the first time, Jacksonville will play host to a global FinTech innovation challenge. On Feb., Global Accelerated Ventures, in collaboration with FIS, will bring more than 1,000 FinTech industry professionals to Jacksonville to attend GAV’s inaugural Global FinTech Innovation Challenge. [Read more →]

December 2018 and 2018 annual housing market reports for Northeast Florida are now posted by the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors on NEFAR.com. [Read more →]

Crustacean Nation can help create a Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp T-shirt for the upcoming 2019 season. The club’s contest and fan vote will determine the winning design to be featured on T-shirts as the free giveaway, courtesy of 121 Financial Credit Union and Atlantic Self Storage, to the first 2,000 fans at the Jumbo Shrimp’s home game on Saturday, April 6. [Read more →]

The JAX Chamber recently announced its 2019 Small Business Leader of the Year winners. [Read more →]