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		<title>Limited edition port poster giveaway</title>
		<link>http://jaxport.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/limited-edition-port-poster-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAXPORT is giving away 50 copies of the following poster-sized maritime illustration.

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The poster (18” x 24”) is the second in a port series by Neptune Beach-based illustrator Robert Dale.
To have one sent to you, please call us at (904) 357-3052. First come, first serve, while supplies last.
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		<title>JAXPORT awarded $6 million grant for Blount Island rail improvements</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $6 million Economic Development Administration grant to JAXPORT to help improve the Blount Island Marine Terminal railroad system. The grant will be used to rebuild existing track and rail ties, allowing JAXPORT to enhance its global competitiveness and continue to create and retain private sector jobs.

This award [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jaxport.wordpress.com&blog=4701491&post=488&subd=jaxport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>JAXPORT to host charity event on Oct. 28</title>
		<link>http://jaxport.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/jaxport-to-host-charity-event-on-oct-28/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year, JAXPORT employees organize a charity drive to benefit the United Way of Northeast Florida and Community Health Charities. This year, JAXPORT is presenting a Halloween-themed event, featuring a JAXPORT employee costume contest and prize drawings – and the event is open to anyone who would like to purchase a $10 ticket. 

100 percent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jaxport.wordpress.com&blog=4701491&post=485&subd=jaxport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jacksonville and San Juan to become Sister Cities</title>
		<link>http://jaxport.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/jacksonville-and-san-juan-to-become-sister-cities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
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You may have already heard (here and here), but Jacksonville and San Juan, Puerto Rico will formally become Sister Cities during a ceremony to be held on Friday, Oct. 2 at 12 noon at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Jacksonville. San Juan Mayor Jorge Santini will join Mayor John Peyton and members of the Jacksonville [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jaxport.wordpress.com&blog=4701491&post=480&subd=jaxport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book a new balcony stateroom on the Carnival Fascination</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Carnival Cruise Lines&#8217; 2,052-passenger vessel Carnival Fascination sails from JAXPORT in February 2010, it will sport a delightful variety of new amenities, including 98 brand-new balcony staterooms.

The ship is receiving a multimillion-dollar renovation, which will take place during a 28-day dry dock in January 2010. (Regular cruise service aboard the Carnival Fascination continues through [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jaxport.wordpress.com&blog=4701491&post=473&subd=jaxport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Order a JAXPORT-ballet limited edition print</title>
		<link>http://jaxport.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/order-a-jaxport-ballet-limited-edition-print/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAXPORT is giving away 25 ballet prints, each sized 20” x 30” and featuring April McCarley of The Florida Ballet and the Carnival Fascination. Call us at (904) 357-3052 or send us an email and we’ll mail you a copy for free.*

Florida Ballet dancers were photographed at JAXPORT last year by Brian Shrum, who took [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jaxport.wordpress.com&blog=4701491&post=469&subd=jaxport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Export program offered to small businesses in NE FL</title>
		<link>http://jaxport.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/export-program-offered-to-small-businesses-in-ne-fl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNF’s Small Business Development Center is offering a six-part International Trade Certificate Program for small businesses interested in international exporting. In 2008, this program was quite helpful for Heavy Equipment Resources of Florida Co., who began exporting agricultural equipment in containers through JAXPORT after completing the program.
Program attendees will learn about available resources when pursuing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jaxport.wordpress.com&blog=4701491&post=465&subd=jaxport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Delegation from Senegal, Benin, Congo and Guinea to visit Jacksonville Aug. 23-27</title>
		<link>http://jaxport.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/delegation-from-senegal-benin-congo-and-guinea-to-visit-jacksonville-aug-23-27/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 35-member business delegation from Senegal, Benin, Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea will visit Jacksonville August 23-27, led by representatives from U.S. embassies in both countries. The delegation is looking to meet with sellers of used cars, used heavy equipment and used trucks, as well as freight forwarders and ocean carriers servicing the ports [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jaxport.wordpress.com&blog=4701491&post=460&subd=jaxport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New study:  Jacksonville&#8217;s seaport generates 65,000 regional jobs</title>
		<link>http://jaxport.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/new-study-jacksonvilles-seaport-generates-65000-regional-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study by the economists at Martin &#38; Associates has found that cargo and cruise business at Jacksonville’s seaport supports 65,000 jobs across the region and generates a total of $19 billion in annual economic impact. The new job figures reflect a 45 percent increase from findings released by the same research firm in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jaxport.wordpress.com&blog=4701491&post=456&subd=jaxport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Join us for &#8220;Night of the River&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://jaxport.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/join-us-for-night-of-the-river/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join JAXPORT, the Jacksonville Public Library and Tree Hill Nature Center as we celebrate the St. Johns River at the Downtown Main Library on Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 6 p.m.
As part of the August Art Walk, the Night of the River event will feature two major river photography exhibits from Tree Hill Nature Artists as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jaxport.wordpress.com&blog=4701491&post=449&subd=jaxport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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