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Business Brief: City Council Considers Incentives For Exporters

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The Jacksonville City Council is considering financial incentives for local businesses that increase their exports through JAXPORT. In this week’s Business Brief, analyst John Burr shares with WJCT News Director Jessica Palombo what’s behind the export push.

You can follow Jessica Palombo @jessicapubradio.

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