David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union

JEA's headquarters building is seen in the distance behind the Main Street Bridge.

Moody's upgrades JEA credit rating, citing leadership changes

Moody's pointed to JEA's "sound financial performance" from 2019 through 2021, improved governance under a new board and executive team, and the utility's settlement of a lawsuit with MEAG Power over the Plant Vogtle contract.

The tanker ship Stena Polaris is docked in Jacksonville on Monday, March 21, 2022.

First Coast

Crowley oil tanker will take Jacksonville name around the globe

David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union

The Stena Polaris tanker ship will sail to the Mediterranean, Arctic and Antarctica as part a U.S. Department of Defense contract worth about $98 million over five years.

Miss May was one of the sharks captured by Ocearch and released back to the ocean.

First Coast

Sharks, roads, health care: Jacksonville-area projects included in state budget

David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union

Legislators included a host of projects in the budget approved Monday, but Gov. Ron DeSantis will decide which ones stay and which ones go.

Metropolitan Parking Solutions built a parking garage for the Duval County Courthouse in a 2004 deal with the city of Jacksonville. The Downtown Investment Authority is posed to take over control of the garage.

First Coast

Jacksonville reaches settlement over money-losing parking garages

David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union

The city will take over management of three downtown parking garages that have been money pits under a deal with Metropolitan Parking Solutions.

First Coast

Rising JEA electric bills might drop in March

David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union

But the fuel charge still will settle in at a higher amount than it was before JEA started making adjustments that raised the typical residential bill by 18% through this month.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry speaks at a new conference on March 13, 2020, about Duval County's first COVID-19 case. Later that day, Curry declared a state of emergency.

First Coast

Jacksonville gave $64 million in COVID compensation to city employees. But who’s paying the tab?

David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union

The compensation obligation far exceeds what the city paid in the past during storm-related emergencies when "essential employees" earned extra for reporting to work.

Mayor Lenny Curry speaking with arms on a table, only person in the picture

First Coast

Mayor Curry sides with DeSantis on redistricting

David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union

Lenny Curry filed a brief with the Florida Supreme Court agreeing that the 5th Congressional District, represented by Democratic Rep. Al Lawson, should be redrawn.

First Coast

JEA electric bills hit highest level in a decade

David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union

The utility is paying more for the natural gas that fuels power plants. The cost should drop in March, JEA says.

Jill Chestnut jams cardboard into an overstuffed bin last month at the Jacksonville recycling dropoff site at Blue Cypress Regional Park in Arlington.

First Coast

Recycling mystery: Why can't Jacksonville recycle like other cities?

David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union

Most local governments, including Atlantic Beach and Jacksonville Beach, have been able to deal with the tight labor market while keeping curbside recycling. Jacksonville is among 10 Florida cities and counties that previously had curbside recycling but aren't doing it now

Cecil Airport and Spaceport's air traffic control center is named for Jacksonville astronaut Norman Thagard.

First Coast

Jacksonville-area lawmakers launch three-county spaceport push

David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union

Legislation filed by two Jacksonville area lawmakers would create a Northeast Florida Regional Spaceport Authority for guiding the mission of winning a share of space launches and related commerce.