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on January 10, 2012 - 7:25pm - 4 CommentsJacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown on Wednesday will announce a week-long series of free financial literacy events in May to improve the financial management skills of the community.
The program, called Jacksonville MoneyWi$e Week, is being sponsored by the city, Family Foundations, University of North Florida, Bank of America and Jacksonville University.
“The whole purpose is to improve the financial literacy of our community,” said Donnie Horner, the mayor’s education commissioner....
By: Beth Cravey on January 10, 2012 - 4:33pm - Add new comment2012 is under way, but we're still hearing news about good works in Northeast Florida over the 2011 holiday season. Aging True, a nonprofit agency that serves Northeast Florida seniors, joined with two automotive dealerships in December to deliver hand-sewn and stuffed-to-the-brim holiday stockings to 200 Jacksonville seniors.
By: Roger Bull on January 10, 2012 - 3:00pm - Add new commentLast week, the Florida attorney general’s office filed suit against two South Florida firms which promised homeowners that for $300 a month, they could not only avoid foreclosure, they could stay in the homes for years without paying their mortgage, insurance or taxes. Apparently there are lots of similar operations out there. The Times-Union is looking for homeowners who have paid money to firms that didn’t deliver on their promises to help avoid foreclosure....
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on January 10, 2012 - 2:53pm - Add new commentHenrietta "Hank" Watson worked for most of her career as an independent certified public accountant, but she jumped at the chance to serve as the chief financial officer of the new Jacksonville Bullies professional lacrosse team.
By: Beth Cravey on January 10, 2012 - 2:52pm - 1 CommentMichele Norris, host of the long-running NPR newsmagazine "All Things Considered," will be the guest speaker at the Jacksonville Women's Network's annual event Feb. 23.
By: Roger Bull on January 10, 2012 - 12:16pm - 4 CommentsLast summer I wrote a story about timeshares. So many people own them and want to get rid of them. But they're not easy to sell. They're not even easy to give away. People are stuck with them. Naturally, whenever there are people in trouble, scam artists move in. One common tactic is to tell a timeshare owner that you've got a buyer for it, but he's going to have to pay you first. A South Florida woman was sentenced Monday for just that....
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on January 10, 2012 - 10:40am - 2 CommentsKohl’s is holding job fair next week to hire 130 employees for its new department store in Yulee.
The fair will be held at Hampton Inn & Suites, 19 S. 2nd St., Fernandina Beach.
The dates:
Sunday, Monday: 10:45 a.m.–6:15 p.m.Tuesday, 12:15 p.m.–7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 18; 8:45 a.m.–4 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 19; 8:45 a.m.–4 p.m.
Positions include cashiers, customer service and freight unloaders....
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on January 10, 2012 - 12:07am - 9 CommentsSen. Marco Rubio said Monday in Jacksonville he fears the government is cutting defense spending too deeply in a "dangerous world."Rubio said it's time to look instead at programs like Medicare to bring down the nation's deficit.
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on January 10, 2012 - 12:06am - 2 CommentsA flurry of interest among Jacksonville business leaders in creating a new small business incubator has featured meetings with Mayor Alvin Brown and the tour of an Austin, Texas, program called Tech Ranch.
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on January 9, 2012 - 4:35pm - Add new commentA Jacksonville couple has a new Mercedes-Benz thanks to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Brumos as part of their Team Teal Dream Deal Comes True.
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