Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Jacksonville area added 15,600 new private-sector jobs in the last year. Jacksonville’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.3 percent in October, down 1.4 percentage points from one year ago. Statewide, Florida businesses created 127,400 new jobs in October and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.6 percent, the lowest rate since February 2007. Since December 2010, Florida businesses have created 1,448,300 new private-sector jobs.
 

The park located at Garden City Elementary received a facelift today thanks to a $95,000 grant from Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA). More than 65 employees from the MBUSA Jacksonville Parts Distribution Center, Engineering Services/Quality Evaluation Center, Southern Regional Office and the Learning and Performance Center, volunteered to help spruce up the park by cleaning up, planting trees and landscaping as part of MBUSA’s Giveback program. In addition to fresh landscaping, the funding will also provide new state-of-the-art playground equipment which will be installed next week.
 

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In observance of Veterans Day, the following city government offices and facilities will be closed Friday, Nov. 10.

Mayor Lenny Curry filed legislation today nominating six community leaders to be appointed as board members for the newly-reformed Kids Hope Alliance (KHA). KHA, which launched in August, was created to strengthen and improve programs and services that meet the critical needs of Jacksonville children. The appointments are pending City Council approval.

Today, Mayor Lenny Curry appointed City of Jacksonville Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Mike Weinstein as Interim Executive Director of the Kids Hope Alliance. While maintaining his duties overseeing the City’s financial operations, Weinstein will oversee the establishment of the newly-reformed organization created to strengthen and improve programs and services that meet the critical needs of Jacksonville children.

The City of Jacksonville and Keep Jacksonville Beautiful will join with several shredding companies for the eighth annual America Recycles Day in November.

Gators and Bulldogs to square off on Saturday, October 28

Citizens with continued needs in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma can visit a City of Jacksonville Disaster Registration site, to open this Thursday - Saturday at the Webb Wesconnett Regional Library (6887 103rd Street, 32210).

 Less than a month away from the national celebration honoring and commemorating the heroic contributions of veterans throughout our country, City of Jacksonville officials shared the lineup of activities for the 2017 Week of Valor, an annual observance led by the City’s Military Affairs and Veterans Department that recognizes veterans, military members, and their families.