# Daily Jax

> Free 5 minute Jacksonville business briefing, every weekday


## Posts

- [Florida voters pass Amendment 3, St. Johns County pauses data center approvals, and a Houston company brings bus bar production to North Jacksonville](https://dailyjax.com/2026-11-04/): Amendment 3 passed with about 62 percent of the vote, St. Johns County voted unanimously for a data center moratorium, and S+S Industries plans a North Jacksonville facility, plus a record Jacksonville Beach apartment sale.
- [JAXPORT lands $40 million for Berth 32, Baptist Health adds two pediatric clinics, and a grocery anchored center moves ahead](https://dailyjax.com/2026-11-03/): A $40 million federal grant will rebuild about 900 feet of Berth 32 at Blount Island, Baptist Health takes over two Jacksonville area pediatric clinics, and a proposed St. Johns County shopping center grows to 94,850 square feet.
- [The new fairgrounds open Nov. 5, Baptist Clay plans to grow, and data centers ask JEA for huge power](https://dailyjax.com/2026-11-02/): The Jacksonville Fair moves into a new 77,500 square foot Westside venue, Baptist Medical Center Clay files plans for an 80,000 square foot medical office building, and records show one data center asked JEA for 1,248 megawatts.
- [MOSH hits $100 million, Publix gets a Saint Johns permit, and St. Vincent's will rebuild its collapsed garage](https://dailyjax.com/2026-10-30/): The Museum of Science and History reaches $100 million toward its new Northbank museum, a $6.5 million Publix is permitted in Saint Johns, and Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside gets a $5 million permit to restore the garage that partially collapsed in 2023.
- [JTA's interim chief blames Nat Ford, Dream Finders hits a low, and Crowley goes electric at Talleyrand](https://dailyjax.com/2026-10-29/): JTA interim CEO Cleveland Ferguson blames former CEO Nat Ford for a $39 million shortfall as the board orders an audit, Dream Finders Homes stock sinks while its founder's Rays soar, and Crowley starts an $11.6 million electric reefer project at Talleyrand.
- [JEA board pick wins approval, Trailer Bridge names a CEO, and the old Duval Laundry gets new life](https://dailyjax.com/2026-10-28/): City Council reappoints Joseph DiSalvo to the JEA board on a 12 to 7 vote, Trailer Bridge names Charles Gittens as its next CEO, and the former Duval Laundry in Springfield is rezoned for shops, restaurants and offices.
- [A JTA board member wants leaders out, Nassau drafts data center rules, and Baptist expands Hospital at Home](https://dailyjax.com/2026-10-27/): A JTA board member calls for the authority's top leaders to resign, a Nassau County committee releases a draft framework for regulating data centers, and Baptist Health brings its Hospital at Home program to Baptist South.
- [A hotel and restaurants for Neptune Beach's old Kmart, Fitch downgrades JTA, and Fleet Landing's tower would be mostly taxable](https://dailyjax.com/2026-10-26/): TriBridge Residential plans a $100 million plus hotel, restaurant and office project on the old Neptune Beach Kmart site, Fitch cuts JTA's credit rating two notches, and the DIA says most of Fleet Landing's Northbank tower would be taxable.
- [CSX profit jumps 29%, Riverfront Plaza's next phase gets swings and a beer garden, and Crunch Fitness eyes Arlington's old Publix](https://dailyjax.com/2026-10-23/): CSX profit jumps 29% in the third quarterThe Jacksonville based railroad reported earnings of $1.05 billion, or 57 cents a share, on revenue of $4.02 billion, up 12%.
- [Fleet Landing's tower incentive clears DIA, Fanatics hits $14 billion a year, and Carvana's megasite gets a $10 million permit](https://dailyjax.com/2026-10-22/): The DIA board approves a $49.27 million tax rebate for Fleet Landing's Northbank retirement tower, Fanatics says it is now a $14 billion a year company, and Carvana's Northwest Jacksonville reconditioning site gets a $10 million building permit.
- [Dream Finders closes its Beazer deal, Patriot Rail lands federal grants, and the Council subpoenas JTA's former CEO](https://dailyjax.com/2026-10-21/): Dream Finders Homes completes its $2.2 billion Beazer Homes acquisition, Jacksonville's Patriot Rail is picked for up to $47.7 million in federal rail grants, and a City Council committee subpoenas former JTA CEO Nat Ford.
- [A big wholesale club for Middleburg, Mayo Clinic turns 40, and a JEA board renomination advances](https://dailyjax.com/2026-10-20/): A 106,371 square foot wholesale club is proposed on Blanding Boulevard in Middleburg, Mayo Clinic marks 40 years in Jacksonville with about 12,000 employees, and Joseph DiSalvo's JEA board renomination clears committee.
- [Ashco's Southbank towers, Dream Finders nears its Beazer close, and Jax unemployment dips to 4.5%](https://dailyjax.com/2026-10-19/): Ashco pitches two 20 story towers for the DCPS riverfront site, Dream Finders expects to close its $2.2 billion Beazer deal Oct. 20, and metro unemployment falls to 4.5%.
- [Fleet Landing tower rebates, a battery tech HQ for Northwest Jax, and two new Port Jax warehouses](https://dailyjax.com/2026-10-16/): DIA weighs $49.27 million for Fleet Landing Northbank tower, battery tech firm picks Northwest Jax, and Port Jax adds two spec warehouses.

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