downtown jax Archives : Brian Tuttle https://briantuttle.org/tag/downtown-jax/ In business. In life. In Jacksonville. Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:49:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://i0.wp.com/briantuttle.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ibriantu-twitter.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 downtown jax Archives : Brian Tuttle https://briantuttle.org/tag/downtown-jax/ 32 32 150389438 Today’s JAX Chamber breakfast at the Downtown Council https://briantuttle.org/2018/10/todays-jax-chamber-breakfast-at-the-downtown-council/ Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:49:55 +0000 https://briantuttle.org/2018/10/todays-jax-chamber-breakfast-at-the-downtown-council/ Great people and great conversation at the JAX Chamber’s Downtown Council meeting this morning. Caron Streibich of Jacksonville Times-Union foodie fame gave a talk about all the great restaurants and food trucks we have here in Jax. Also on hand…

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]]> Great people and great conversation at the JAX Chamber’s Downtown Council meeting this morning. Caron Streibich of Jacksonville Times-Union foodie fame gave a talk about all the great restaurants and food trucks we have here in Jax.

Also on hand was one of those humongous checks, and Kristin Keen, founder of Rethreaded, was the happy recipient (on behalf of that same organization) of $6,000 to continue the great work she does.

The Downtown Council and the JAX Chamber are better when you’re there! Join us at our next meeting, November 2nd.

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]]> 388 Great talk about the history of international trade and protectionism https://briantuttle.org/2018/10/great-talk-about-the-history-of-international-trade-and-protectionism/ Tue, 16 Oct 2018 19:06:48 +0000 https://briantuttle.org/2018/10/great-talk-about-the-history-of-international-trade-and-protectionism/ I’m always looking for ways to meet and connect with smart people, and today was no exception: there was a really interesting talk at the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville lunch today. Walter Russell Mead shared his informative take on…

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]]> I’m always looking for ways to meet and connect with smart people, and today was no exception: there was a really interesting talk at the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville lunch today. Walter Russell Mead shared his informative take on the history of trade and protectionism, with an engaging delivery…

This was my first exposure to this group, but based on this event, I’m really happy that I joined; I recommend you check them out at the link above.

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]]> 342 Jacksonville City Council approves mayor’s $1.2B budget https://briantuttle.org/2018/09/jacksonville-city-council-approves-mayors-1-2b-budget/ Wed, 26 Sep 2018 10:44:05 +0000 https://briantuttle.org/2018/09/jacksonville-city-council-approves-mayors-1-2b-budget/ Includes over $161 million in capital improvements, funding for the zoo, and development along McCoy’s creek. (among many other things) News4jax has a writeup over here.

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]]> Includes over $161 million in capital improvements, funding for the zoo, and development along McCoy’s creek. (among many other things)

News4jax has a writeup over here.

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]]> 216 Jax downtown developments https://briantuttle.org/2018/09/jax-downtown-developments/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:42:44 +0000 https://briantuttle.org/?p=202 On September 19th, Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority took action on quite a few exciting projects in the downtown Jax area. The most exciting of these is the proposed re-development of the Berkman II, which has been sitting partially finished for…

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]]> On September 19th, Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority took action on quite a few exciting projects in the downtown Jax area.

The most exciting of these is the proposed re-development of the Berkman II, which has been sitting partially finished for over 10 years. 

Read about it here.

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