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Business Brief: Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority CEO Interviews Set

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Jessica Palombo
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WJCT News
The interviews for DIA CEO will be at City Hall Wednesday, May 15.

Public interviews for the next Downtown Investment Authority CEO are on Wednesday, May 15, at City Hall.

Jacksonville City Council Member Lori Boyer announced last week she is one of three finalists in the Downtown Investment Authority's search for a new CEO. The other two candidates vying for the job are Kevin Hanna, former New Orleans Redevelopment Authority real estate development director, and a finalist in the DIA's 2013 CEO search; and Gregory Flisram, vice president of the Economic Development Corp. of Kansas City.

The two development professionals will join Boyer in a concluding round of interviews May 15 before the DIA Board.

Read Mike Mendenhall’s full story about the three candidates and the schedule for Wednesday's meeting at the Jacksonville Daily Record.

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