Category: Business

On Thursday afternoon, Gabe Lazzaro, VP, Human Resources for RailAmerica, announced the permanent elimination of more than 50 full time positions as part of the sale of its railroads to Genesee & Wyoming Inc., according to a memorandum to Historic City News and the employees of its Jacksonville headquarters.

For a radio station that has called St Augustine home for eighty-years, its time step up the pace; as WFOY, and its sister station WAOC, prepare to simulcast their programs on the FM dial in 2013 according to an announcement received by Historic City News today.

Historic City News has learned that depositors previously granted unlimited deposit insurance coverage by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation if their funds were held in non-interest-bearing accounts, are losing that protection as of January 1, 2013.

Wasting no time in rolling out the welcome mat, Historic City News watched as commissioners added “item 1A” to today’s agenda at the regular meeting of the St Johns County Commission; official confirmation of an incentive package offered to relocate the offices of Advanced Disposal, Inc.

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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.

The Organization United for Respect at Walmart, known as OUR Walmart, launched their second Black Friday “walk out” nationwide against America’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. — locally, no hourly associates participated.