Shands Jacksonville is now UF Health Jacksonville and other aspects of the UF&Shands health care system have adopted new names to more clearly reflect the system's affiliation with the University of Florida, officials announced Monday.

"People here in Jacksonville just don't know the University of Florida is here. We are just changing our name to recognize that we are...

It’s easy to think of bottlenose dolphins as sleek ocean-dwelling marine mammals, but a researcher at the University of North Florida has determined about 300 dolphins lives their entire lives in the St. Johns River between Mayport and Downtown.

Quincy Gibson was the guest speaker Monday at the Rotary Club of Jacksonville. She is a coastal behavior biologist at UNF...

Gov. Rick Scott on Monday sliced a number of "turkeys" and plenty of other projects out of the former $74.5 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, bringing an end to speculation about what the governor would do with the heftiest spending plan in state history.

In all, Scott cut almost $368 million in funding from the...

Any organization that wants to remain competitive might be interested in at least seven of the directions that Brian Woolf, CEO of Jacksonville-based Body Central Corp., pledged to take.

The fashion retailer markets to culturally diverse women in their late teens and 20s. Woolf was hired three months ago to reset the chain's strategy and execution after a sharp 8.1...

Unemployment fell to an almost five-year low in April in Duval County and in the five-county metropolitan statistical area, according to state numbers seasonally adjusted by University of North Florida economics professor Paul Mason.

"The news on the employment front is positive for the third consecutive month," Mason said. "This is the lowest rate that unemployment has been in Duval...

Metro Diner plans proceeding at Roosevelt Square

Davolis Food Co. IV LLC, run by the Davolis who own the Metro Diners around town, has asked for a zoning exception for outside sales and service of food at its planned Roosevelt Square restaurant at 4529 Roosevelt Blvd., Suite 408. Metro Diner proposes outdoor patio seating for the location, much like its other...