Crowley’s Invader class tug Sentry pulls triple deck cargo barge La Reina from Jacksonville to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Regency Centers Corp. Chairman and CEO Martin “Hap” Stein.
Duval County Tax Collector Michael Corrigan
Bradley Talbert
Richard “Rick” Hall
Ashley Taylor
Crowley Maritime Corp. has established a flow of relief cargo into San Juan, Puerto Rico, following Hurricane Maria, the devastating Category 4 storm that made direct impact with the island Wednesday.
Crowley sent six ships to the island with more than 2,200 full container loads of food and aid cargo, as well as commercial goods.
In addition to the incoming barge loads, the company currently has more than 2,200 full container loads of food and aid cargo, as well as commercial goods, stored and awaiting distribution at the company’s Isla Grande terminal.
“Our focus and priority continues to be on the safety and health of our employees and the recovery efforts for all the families of Puerto Rico,” said Crowley’s John Hourihan, senior vice president and general manager, Puerto Rico services.
“A key component to reopening the supply chain will be the availability of truck power to move the loads to their inland destinations and the ability of our customers to receive cargo,” Hourihan said. “With so much damage to infrastructure and facilities, this will be a challenge, but we remain optimistic about the resiliency of the people of Puerto Rico and their desire to do whatever is necessary to recover as quickly as possible.”
The company said its Isla Grande terminal suffered only minor damage in the storm. The company has about 300 employees in Puerto Rico.
The 6th Annual North Florida Urban Land Institute Awards for Excellence is scheduled 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Jessie Ball duPont Center, 40 E. Adams St.
The group’s 2017 Visionary Leader Award recipient is Regency Centers Corp. Chairman and CEO Martin “Hap” Stein. Stein has served as Regency’s CEO since the company’s initial public offering in 1993 and as chairman since 1999.
Stein is an Urban Land Institute governor has held leadership positions with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, the Urban Land Institute and the Real Estate Roundtable. He also has held board positions with FRP Holdings, Stein Mart and his alma mater, Washington and Lee University.
These are the award categories and finalists:
Reuse/Repurpose: Jacksonville University Williams Residence Hall; The Court Urban Food Park; Regency Centers headquarters; Bo Diddley Plaza, Gainesville; 100 North Laura St.
New Development: Portofino Townhomes; RiverTown; First Coast Winston YMCA; Sigma Kappa Sorority House at UF, Gainesville; Atlantic/Neptune Beach Mixed Use Building; Butler North, Gainesville
Hospitality & Entertainment: The Local; Town Hall; Daily’s Place; Engine 15/Glass Factory.
Public/Nonprofit: Depot Park, Gainesville; St. Augustine Downtown Development District; UF Government House Restoration, St. Augustine; FAMU Way & Capital Cascades Trail Segment 3, Tallahassee.
For more information about the Urban Land Institute and the awards, visit northflorida.uli.org.
TEDxFSCJ will explore local efforts to address how crime affects Jacksonville’s youth at an event Wednesday at Florida State College at Jacksonville’s Downtown Campus.
“Common Stories, Uncommon Failures — Youth, Crime & Community” is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the FSCJ Advanced Technology Center, Room T140/141, 101 W. State St.
The free event will feature EVAC Movement senior Davin Brown and anti-human trafficking advocate Alyssa Beck, as well as State Attorney Melissa Nelson and New Town Success Zone Executive Director George Maxey.
The speakers will discuss the effects of violence and incarceration, the realities of racism and gender-based trauma and the economic roots of crime and innovative policies within the criminal justice system.
For more information, email [email protected] or visit tedxfscj.com. Register at TEDxFSCJSalon Eventbrite.
Duval County Tax Collector Michael Corrigan earned the Legacy Award from the Florida Tax Collectors Association, a designation for excellence in the field of financial operations.
The process involved for consideration includes a comprehensive review of the office’s financial records, practices and use of technology.
A panel of government financial executives from throughout Florida examined Duval County’s processes as related to innovation and automation; a perfect annual audit report; customer focus; and budgeting.
Corrigan has consistently earned the Excellence in Financial Operations Award and for the 2017 Legacy Award, he demonstrated that his office has further enhanced its financial operations, according to a news release.
Memorial Hospital Jacksonville has named Bradley Talbert its new president and CEO.
Talbert previously was CEO of Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Talbert earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and a master’s degree in health administration from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.
Jacksonville-based Acosta has created two positions and hired executives to fill them.
Richard “Rick” Hall is joining the company in the new role of chief technology officer.
He will be responsible for overseeing all information technology and product strategy and development at the company.
Ashley Taylor joined the company in the new role of chief customer officer.
The position was created as a result of the promotion of Darian Pickett to chief client officer. Both Taylor and Pickett will report directly to President and CEO Steve Matthesen.
