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Business Brief: Mayoral Candidates Get Support From Business Community

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Tuesday, March 24 is Election Day in the Duval Unitary First Election. In this election, incumbent Democratic Mayor Alvin Brown is facing three contenders for his current job: Omega Allen with no party affiliation and Republicans Lenny Curry and Bill Bishop.

In this week's Business Brief, analyst John Burr and WJCT News Director Jessica Palombo talk about the Jacksonville mayoral election. Burr shares which of the four candidates is getting the most support from Jacksonville's business community.

Jessica Palombo supervises local news gathering and production, podcasts and web editorial content for WJCT News, ADAPT and Jacksonville Today. She is an award-winning writer and journalist with bylines including NPR, Experience Magazine, and The Gainesville Sun. She has a master’s degree in broadcast and digital journalism from Syracuse University and is an alumna of the University of Florida. A nearly lifelong resident of Jacksonville, she considers herself lucky to be raising her own children in her hometown. Follow Jessica Palombo on Twitter: @JaxJessicaP