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Jaxport appears to have flubbed again

By g8rluvr

We posted on Jaxport previously with a mention of how it seems to do things backwards.  Well, here's another case where it appears the Port didn't do all of its homework first.  Jaxport and its new terminals for Hanjin and Mitsui are expected to be a huge boon in the form of millions, maybe billions,... »

Good timing for the City and Jaxport

By g8rluvr

Jaxport has inked the deal with Hanjin, and the Mitsui buildings are nearly complete. Mayor John Peyton is busy begging for federal dollars to build alot of roads for all the trucks expected at Jaxport.  In the meantime, a rail line is available to ship containers out on.  All of these have one thing in common - diesel... »

Peyton and JTA going head-to-head

By g8rluvr

Looks like Peyton has found himself going head-to-head with JTA and its director, Mike Blaylock.  It seems  JTA is concerned that major projects to untangle traffic snarls at major highway interchanges, provide rapid bus transit, and provide public transportation could go by the wayside or be seriously underfunded under the Mayor's most recent proposal.  Of course, Jaxport... »

JPA and its quest for money

By g8rluvr

Isn't it interesting?  JPA has aggresively pursued Hanjin to locate here (the signing ceremony is today) and they have aggressively pursued a cruise terminal.  Now they are announcing they have no money.  They do still intend to issue hundreds of millions of dollars in bonds for Hanjin, that Hanjin will supposedly repay over the... »