2016 Commissioner's Business Recognition Award Presented to Brian Knight of Pragmatic Works Brian Knight is the owner and founder of Pragmatic Works, a software, solutions and training company focusing on data optimization and improving efficiency of SQL Server management. September 19, 2016 By Laura Pavlus General, News Pragmatic Works, Commissioner's Business Recognition Award, Clay County 0 Comment Read More >>
Jacksonville's Office Market Benefited from a Strengthening Economy as Job Creation Continued "With a growing population and a strengthening economy, both national and local businesses look to Jacksonville as a top-tier market for operations," said Colliers, which represented Gramercy Woods in the Aetna transaction. September 9, 2016 By Laura Pavlus Expansions and Relocations, General, News commercial real estate, real estate, development, commercial real estate development, economic growth, economic development, clay, clay county, clay county florida 0 Comment Read More >>
Jacksonville's Tech Coast Conference Planted a Stake in the Ground While organizers of the Tech Coast Conference were thrilled that about 800 people attended the event Aug. 17 in Jacksonville, they’re assessing the real impact the conference had on the local technology industry beyond the numbers and say it’s basically planted a stake in the ground. August 31, 2016 By Laura Pavlus News Jacksonville, Information Technology, Talent pool, IT, AWS, Entrepreneurs, Internet Security 0 Comment Read More >>
Co-work Space Comes to Clay Clay County small businesses and entrepreneurs can take part in the trial phase of a co-work space in the Fleming Island Business Park on Town Center Boulevard. Being launched as a virtual office, the space could evolve into a larger office. August 25, 2016 By Laura Pavlus General, News entrepreneurial support, co-work space, virtual office, economic development, strategic plan 0 Comment Read More >>
Small Business Development Center - Clay County Impact The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UNF opened a full-time office in Clay County in early 2016. Since those first days in Clay, SBDC Consultant Annie Grogan has been hard at work providing support and consulting services to new and existing businesses. August 16, 2016 By Laura Pavlus General, News Small Business Development Center, Clay County, Entrepreneurer 0 Comment Read More >>
Auxadyne is Going to Transform the World, Let Alone Keystone Heights The Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research (the Institute) announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with Auxadyne, a Keystone Heights-based company with technology developed at Florida State University. The Institute supports new company creation based on publicly-funded research, and bridges early funding gaps for companies spinning out of Florida-based universities and research institutions. August 11, 2016 By Laura Pavlus General, News Auxadyne, Keystone Heights, Clay County, Clay County Florida, Economic Development, Job Creation, Manufacturing, Clean Technology, xylafoam 0 Comment Read More >>
Where Else Can You Still Find So Many Hard Working and Driven Employees? We are continually trying to put into words what a unique asset our Clay workforce is - hardworking, driven, educated employees with down home values. This article does a great job of starting to tell the story about the types of people who call Clay home. Almost 60% of the workforce of Clay commutes through heavy traffic to neighboring counties for jobs. Why "choose Clay" for your business relocation or expansion - amazing workers who would love to work closer to home! August 5, 2016 By Laura Pavlus General hard working, driven, entreprenuer, economic development, academies of clay, CTE, wall-to-wall academies, continuing technical education, clay county 0 Comment Read More >>
ST. VINCENT'S CLAY COUNTY EARNS NATIONAL CERTIFICATION St. Vincent’s Medical Center Clay County recently earned the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for both knee and hip replacement. The designation is a symbol of quality recognizing an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care. July 25, 2016 By Laura Pavlus News St. Vincent's Medical Center, clay county, clay county florida, st. vincent's medical center clay county, gold seal of approval, knee replacement, hip replacement 0 Comment Read More >>
May '16 Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Report Florida continues to have tremendous success in job growth! July 20, 2016 By Laura Pavlus General economic development , clay county, florida, department of economic opportunity, DEO, job creation, business growth, business, business expansion, business relocation 0 Comment Read More >>
Clay Welcomes Seagrass Village Senior Living Facility Construction has begun on a new assisted living facility for Fleming Island to be completed in the summer/fall of 2017. July 12, 2016 By Laura Pavlus General assisted living facility, job creation, business growth, economic development, clay county, clay florida economic development corporation, capital investment, quality of life 0 Comment Read More >>