Category: Business

I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the continuing commitment from one of our first supporters and sponsors, Northeast Florida Regional Airport at St Augustine, members of the St Augustine and St Johns County Airport Authority, and now, Frontier Airlines.

During Monday night’s meeting of the St Augustine City Commission, most of the public comment was focused on either the Markland Place demolition permit or the carriage operator licenses. But, Ed Slavin, a familiar face at the meetings, used his three-minute opportunity to address the upcoming renewal of a lease on City property that he…

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Nopetro, the seven-year-old compressed natural gas promoter based in Coral Gables, announced today that they have received a “notice of intent to award” from St. Johns County indicating that they have the green light to move forward with plans to build and operate a $2 million fueling station on State Road 16 at their expense…

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On the heels of signing the state’s budget and launch of his “let’s keep working” re-election campaign, 45th Governor of Florida, Rick Scott, paid a visit to St Augustine to address two prominent constituencies that many political advisors are saying Scott needs to carry. In the case of St Augustine, tourism is the life-blood of…

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The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee. The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Clerk of Court and should be consulted before taking any action.

In an article by Jensen Werley, a reporter for the Jacksonville Business Journal, Historic City News learned that St Johns County will not be one of the eight Florida counties to share in about $2 billion in economic impact from the construction of the “All Aboard Florida” passenger rail system.

Despite an ongoing battle reported by Historic City News to build a new 7-Eleven store on San Marco Avenue across the street from Davenport Park, in Texas today, the company announced that they have retained NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC to coordinate the sale of 75 gasoline stations and convenience stores.

The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee. The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Clerk of Court and should be consulted before taking any action.