Creating affordable housing opportunities for essential workers – teachers, emergency services personnel as well as service sector employees – is a problem facing communities across the nation. The St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce wants to change the conversation, starting with the nomenclature. The organization’s latest Economic Development Breakfast offered members a deep dive into […]Read More
Most communities list attracting high-tech industries as an essential piece of their economic development and job growth plans. That requires a highly skilled workforce to fill those jobs and a system to provide training opportunities to gain those skills. But creating the conditions where that happens takes cooperation, collaboration and participation, qualities that were on […]Read More
Brian and Dara Packer knew they had found something special when they walked into Outer Banks Boil Company during a beach vacation in Delaware. They loved the concept of being able to pick up a pot full of fresh, tasty seafood to boil at home. But it wasn’t until they relocated from Maryland to St. […]Read More
A business development project that hasn’t even happened yet is already paying a dividend – and could be headed to St. Johns County. In mid-March, St. Johns County commissioners reviewed the details of a proposed economic development agreement with a company code-named Project Krew offering the unnamed company incentives valued at more than $4.6 million. […]Read More
There was genuine excitement in the air as County Commissioner Sarah Arnold welcomed the large group in attendance and Kevin Kennedy from HBM Architects presented four potential designs for the new Hastings Community Center and Library. Inspiration for the design was drawn from historical buildings, past and present, within the community. The architect obtained input […]Read More
https://vimeo.com/866073351?share=copy Victor Raymos, Association Executive and CEO of the St. Augustine and St. Johns County Board of Realtors and Multiple Listing Service, explains the value of their Chamber partnership and how they assist local realtors in achieving success.Read More
Flagler Health+ has a new name but the same mission. The culmination of a process that began in the fall of 2022 when Flagler Health+ announced plan to find a “like-minded partner” in the healthcare sector, the company became part of the University of Florida’s academic health center and will be known as UF Health […]Read More
Entrepreneurs and small business owners in St. Johns County, mark your calendars for a game-changing event! On Monday, October 23, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch of the St. Johns County Public Library System, located at 101 Library Blvd., will host the Small Business Development Day resource fair. This event, […]Read More
The St. Johns County Department of Economic Development has a long-term partnership with the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida (SBDC at UNF) to offer no-cost business consulting services for prospective and existing small business owners in St. Johns County. Small businesses are a key part of both the St. […]Read More
Charles Cox, owner of the San Sebastian Winery in St. Augustine, is the newest member of the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council. Cox was unanimously recommended to replace Joe Finnegan on the tourism board at the TDC’s August meeting and St. Johns County commissioners in turn, voted unanimously to appoint him to the post. […]Read More