Today, Governor Scott announced that FIS, a global leader in financial services technology, is expanding its presence in Jacksonville and will be creating 250 new jobs. The expansion will also generate a capital investment of over $2 million in the local community. FIS currently has nearly 1,100 employees in Duval County and employs more than 4,500 Floridians statewide.

Today, Governor Scott announced that FIS, a global leader in financial services technology, is expanding its presence in Jacksonville and will be creating 250 new jobs. The expansion will also generate a capital investment of over $2 million in the local community. FIS currently has nearly 1,100 employees in Duval County and employs more than 4,500 Floridians statewide.

The 2016 season kicked off for the Riverside Arts Market (RAM) on Saturday, March 5, under the Fuller Warren Bridge. With a drum roll, Mayor Lenny Curry and wife Molly Curry declared the market officially open for its 8^th season. 

More than 500 seniors from throughout Jacksonville joined Mayor Lenny Curry and his wife Molly on Saturday for a 1.5 mile walk along the St. Johns River in Downtown Jacksonville. The annual Mayor’s Walk for Senior Wellness encourages citizens 60 and older to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle.

Mayor Lenny Curry and EY announced this morning Ernst & Young LLP will open a client service delivery center in Jacksonville that will create 450 highly-skilled jobs over the next four years. The center will further enhance EY’s ability to help clients streamline and improve business operations and manage risk in order to achieve cost savings and maintain their competitive advantage. The project was approved unanimously last month by City Council.

Mayor Lenny Curry and EY announced this morning Ernst & Young LLP will open a client service delivery center in Jacksonville that will create 450 highly-skilled jobs over the next four years. The center will further enhance EY’s ability to help clients streamline and improve business operations and manage risk in order to achieve cost savings and maintain their competitive advantage. The project was approved unanimously last month by City Council.

The second of Mayor Lenny Curry’s Community Conversations on public safety was held at the University of North Florida Monday, Feb. 29. With the topic “Our Citizens: Reducing Recidivism and Re-entry to Improve Communities,” panelists discussed issues affecting incarcerated citizens as they try to re-enter society.

Mayor Lenny Curry and District 11 City Councilman Danny Becton joined the crew of Fire Station 44, area businesses and community members to participate in a Firehouse tradition dating back to the late 1800s.

For the first time in its 37 year history, the Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament will be held in Jacksonville this week, with play beginning Wednesday, March 2 at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. During a news conference Monday morning, the Jacksonville Sports Council’s Executive Director Alan Verlander, joined by Mayor Lenny Curry and JAXSPORTS Board Chairman Carl Cannon, shared logistical information and activities surrounding the weeklong event.

Standard and Poor’s Rating Services has upgraded the rating on the City of Jacksonville’s sales tax revenue bonds to an “A+.” Up from an “A” the City earned the previous year, bond ratings are an indicator of credit quality and strength of the underlying revenue stream. An improved rating leads to lower borrowing costs for the City on future debt issues.