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Jacksonville Highlights

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  • Liberty National Life set to hire for 200 positions by Jacksonville Times-Union · March 2009
  • EverBank to add 200 workers in its mortgage operations by Jacksonville Times-Union · March 2009
  • European businessmen see appeal of Jacksonville by Jacksonville Times-Union · March 2009
  • Forbes ranked Jacksonville as 26th out of the top 100 Best Cites to Find a Job In 2008 by Forbes.com · January 2008
  • Logistics Today ranked Jacksonville in the 95th percentile for America’s Most Logistics Friendly Cities by Logistics Today · November 2007
  • For 2007, Florida ranks 5th among the 50 states on a Tax Foundation study of business-friendly tax climates.
  • 4th Best City for the Outdoors in America according to Forbes. by Forbes.com · May 2008
  • No. 12 for America's Best Jobs in the Hottest Markets
  • by CNNMoney.com Jacksonville is the Third Cleanest City in America by Forbes.com · March 2008
  • 4th Best City for Jobs by Forbes.com · October 2007
  • “Northeast Florida's draw lures new kind of newcomer” Jacksonville is drawing residents from South Florida and the Northeast with a lower cost of living and lighter traffic. August 2008 The Florida Times-Union
  • In April 2006, Jacksonville was recognized as one of the Top 3 U.S. organizations for “Leadership and Innovation” in economic development by CoreNet, the world’s premier association for corporate real estate and related professionals.
  • Southern Business & Development magazine recognized Jacksonville as the leading market for business growth in the South during 2006.
  • Jacksonville is consistently rated as one of the top “Hottest Cities in America” for business expansions and relocations by site consultants in an annual poll for Expansion Management magazine. Ranked #8 in 2006, Jacksonville has been in the Top Ten for eight straight years and is the only city to be ranked 1st three times.
  • Logistics Today placed Jacksonville in the Top 10 Logistics Friendly Cities in the United States in its annual Logistics Quotient study.
  • Expansion Management magazine named Jacksonville named Jacksonville one of the Top 50 “America's Five-Star Logistics Metros” four years in a row - a ranking of the top cities for logistics in the United States.
  • Jacksonville made the Top 50 if Intel’s 3rd annual “Most Unwired Cites” survey for the U.S. cities and regions for the greatest wireless Internet accessibility.
  • Jacksonville ranked 26th on Entrepreneur magazine's list of Best Cities for Entrepreneurs in its January 2005 edition.
  • Jacksonville ranked 8th of the Top 25 Large Metropolitan Cities for Doing Business in America in the March 2004 issues of Inc. Magazine.
  • Jacksonville is home to three Fortune 500 companies, and leads the way in terms of Florida cities with the most Fortune 500 headquarters.
  • Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine ranked Jacksonville 3rd best city in the nation for state and local personal tax burden in June 2004.
  • Jacksonville ranked 23rd in the national ranking of Americas Best Cities & States: The Annual Gold Guide to Leading Rankings 2004. Jacksonville was the top-ranked city in Florida. For individual rankings, Jacksonville was 6th in public safety and 10th in infrastructure.
  • Jacksonville ranked 1st for Best Business Environment for Medical Equipment Manufacturing according to a survey of site consultants published in the February 2004 edition of Area Development magazine.
  • Jacksonville has ranked 8th of the Top 40 Hottest Real Estate Markets for Business three years in a row by Expansion Management magazine.
  • Business Development Outlook ranked Jacksonville 43rd on their list “Global Cities 2004,” Jacksonville was one of only 50 cities chosen for the list.
  • In 2004, Jacksonville was given “Well City USA” status by the Wellness Councils of America, whose objective is to engage entire business communities on building healthy workforces.

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