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A.G. GancarskiAugust 21, 2015

On Thursday night, Tim McGraw played Jacksonville. Virtually everyone but this writer seemingly was there. Among those attending: three of the biggest power players in #jaxpol. Jax Chamber President Daniel Davis, Council President Greg Anderson, and, wearing a 10-gallon hat that his childhood idol Dusty Rhodes would have endorsed, Mayor Lenny Curry. Davis has spoken often in public, as recently […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 11, 2015

Business and energy leaders from around the United States will converge on Jacksonville from October 14 through the 16th, for the Florida Energy Summit. The JAX Chamber will host the summit in coordination with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Energy conservation and resource diversification will be discussed. “As the nation’s third largest consumer of […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 20, 2015

With the Mayor’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office, and eight city council seats up for grabs on Tuesday evening, there’s no shortage of winners and losers emerging from Jacksonville’s elections. In some cases, they’re pretty obvious; in other cases, they bear explanation. Winners Robin Lumb — The Duval GOP chairman, who took over the local party […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 20, 2015

Those with long institutional memories in Jacksonville noted that the JAX Chamber, via its JAXBIZ political arm, took a much more active role in the 2015 municipal elections than in previous years. That effort was helped along by meaningful funding and resource allocation for endorsed candidates, and Tuesday’s election showed it paid off. Mayor-elect Lenny Curry, Sheriff-elect Mike […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 25, 2015

The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce‘s political arm, JAXBIZ, endorsed almost a full slate of candidates in the Jacksonville First Election, and the results were mostly (though not uniformly) positive, with seven candidates winning outright and eight advancing to the May 19 runoff election. The email that the group sent out highlights Mayoral Candidate Lenny Curry and Sheriff hopeful Mike […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 25, 2015

The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce‘s political arm, JAXBIZ, endorsed almost a full slate of candidates in the Jacksonville First Election, and the results were mostly (though not uniformly) positive, with seven candidates winning outright and eight advancing to the May 19 runoff election. The email that the group sent out highlights Mayoral Candidate Lenny Curry and Sheriff hopeful Mike […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2015

On the banks of the Saint Johns River in Jacksonville, on a perfect 80 degree, sunny afternoon, the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce today held a “meet the candidates” event for picks of JAXBIZ, its political arm. Daniel Davis, Chamber President, expects the BIZ Picks to resonate. He says the Chamber has “three thousand members with lots […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2015

On the banks of the Saint Johns River in Jacksonville, on a perfect 80 degree, sunny afternoon, the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce today held a “meet the candidates” event for picks of JAXBIZ, its political arm. Daniel Davis, Chamber President, expects the BIZ Picks to resonate. He says the Chamber has “three thousand members with lots […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2015

Was the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry preordained? It depends on how you look at it. The endorsement came late Tuesday, just one day after the JAXBIZ interview of Mayor Alvin Brown, and seemed to reflect a consensus view. The wording: unambiguous. “JAXBIZ researched the records and platforms of each of the three major candidates, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2015

Was the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry preordained? It depends on how you look at it. The endorsement came late Tuesday, just one day after the JAXBIZ interview of Mayor Alvin Brown, and seemed to reflect a consensus view. The wording: unambiguous. “JAXBIZ researched the records and platforms of each of the three major candidates, […]

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