John Burr
WJCT Business Analyst/ Co-host of "Business Brief"WJCT Business Analyst John Burr is a veteran journalist who has been been directing news coverage and reporting in Jacksonville since 1983. He is currently also a news analyst for WJCT, where he can be heard regularly on the "First Coast Connect" media roundtable.
John is also the principal at Nighthawk Creatives, a media services company. Burr was editor-in-chief for the Jacksonville Business Journal, a post he held for seven years. He came to the Business Journal after reporting and editing for The Florida Times-Union, where he left as an assistant managing editor in 2008.
He is the winner of numerous journalism awards as a reporter, columnist and editor.
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One of the most successful businesses based in Jacksonville doesn’t do any business in Jacksonville —or even the U.S.This is the story of APR Energy.Its…
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With the holiday shopping season already underway, internet hackers and scammers are expected to be busy, too.Courtesy of Jeremy Brant, VP for information…
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Jacques Klempf has made a name for himself in the Jacksonville restaurant business. From Bistro Aix to Il Desco, his eateries are destinations where…
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General Electric employs more than 400 full-time workers at its oil- and gas-drilling services plant on Jacksonville’s Westside.General Electric shook up…
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Last week, Google parent company Alphabet made it official: It’s suspending the expansion of its super-high-speed Google Fiber internet into Jacksonville…
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For 10 years running, the University of North Florida’s Coggin College of Business has been named one of the best business schools in the country by the…
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Many Northeast Florida residents are making calls to their insurance companies after Hurricane Matthew. WJCT Business Analyst John Burr spoke to one local…
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Jacksonville taxi services are rebranding themselves and stepping up their tech game to compete with app-based Uber and Lyft.The makeover is part of a…
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A giant shopping, office and residential development is coming to northern St. Johns County along I-95.In this week’s Business Brief, WJCT business…
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The big story in the tech world last week was the decision by Google to postpone the expansion of its high-speed fiber internet network in cities across…