The sounds of jazz and blues will fill the air at Fort Mose Historic State Park, the site of the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what would become the United States of America, with the return of the Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Feb. 10-19. Featured performers include Gladys Knight, Mavis Staples, Christian […]Read More
The nation’s housing market is slowing down, despite a rise in single-family construction. And that is not all bad news for St. Johns County. According to the latest home construction statistics from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, total housing starts for 2022 were 1.55 million, down 3% […]Read More
Among the many parts of the recent omnibus spending bill passed by Congress in December was an important piece of the puzzle for tourism development, both nationally and in St. Johns County The Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act establishes the post of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism to support and enhance domestic […]Read More
Florida is the nation’s fastest-growing state for the first time since 1957 – and that is good news for economic development in the Sunshine State. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2022 population estimates, Florida’s population increased by 1.9% to 22,244,823 between 2021 and 2022, surpassing Idaho, the previous year’s fastest-growing state. Florida’s percentage […]Read More
Commissioners Review Affordable Housing Report Recognizing the role affordable housing – also known as workforce housing – plays in the community and its importance to economic growth, St. Johns County commissioners got a closer look at efforts to improve housing options. “You really have a planning opportunity,” said Bill Lazar, director of the St. Johns […]Read More
St. Johns Officials Include Economic Resiliency on Action Plan Economic resiliency is one of the top legislative priorities for St. Johns County and commissioners made sure to include it on their latest Legislative Action Plan. At the regular commission meeting on Dec. 6, commissioners heard from Adam Tecler, the county’s grants and legislative development manager, […]Read More
Tampa Group to Build Space Park in Edgewater Onicx Group, a Tampa-based private real estate firm, announced plans in November to develop the Space Coast Industrial Park at Parktowne in Edgewater. Working with South Florida firm Aries Capital, the planned 1 million square-foot Class A warehouse facility will serve the growing space vehicle launch industry. […]Read More
St. Johns Commission Approves Impact Fee Change While the mantra “location, location, location” may apply to economic development as much as it does to real estate, when it comes to attracting new business development it also extends to “housing, housing, housing.” Earlier this month the St. Johns County Commission took a step to bring that […]Read More
EnterCircle Summit Offers Entrepreneurial Inspiration People thinking about taking the entrepreneurial plunge can soak up three days of information, connections and inspiration at EnterCircle Summit 2022 Nov. 16-18. The event, sponsored by the Sapna Foundation, will be held at the link in Nocatee. Raghu Misra, founder of the Sapna Foundation and a serial entrepreneur, said […]Read More
Flagler Health+ Seeks Partners for Growth With an aging population putting increasing demands on healthcare facilities and more people moving to Florida, Flagler Health+ is looking to meet that growth with new partners. “The goal has been to serve the healthcare needs of the communities around us and that has not changed a lot,” said […]Read More