• According to the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission, correspondence with the developers of Rail City Junction, an office development of refurbished railroad cars planned for East Adams Street, has been light since Kart Development received conceptual design approval in March. No City money was requested and they promised an $8 million investment that met all Downtown Overlay Zoning standards. “We’re waiting to hear back from them,” a JEDC spokesperson said.
• Former mayor’s office chief of staff Audrey Moran led JCCI’s study into developing intellectual infrastructure. According to JCCI, as the economy becomes more knowledge based, service communities will stagnate like mill towns of the industrial economy. JCCI will release the study June 25, at Jacksonville University.
• Jim Moseley Jr. has been taking some undeserved shots for his alleged manhandling of the English language in his farewell column as outgoing president of the Jacksonville Bar Association. Well, it wasn’t him. As Moseley pointed out during brief remarks at last week’s JBA luncheon, the miscue was “the result of an editorial change I did not approve.” In his estimation, Moseley is not “that great a writer, anyway, but I am familiar with the rules of grammar.”
• Assistant Attorney General Susan Haag will be going across the ocean and a half dozen time zones the end of this month to take part in the World Long Course Championships in Sater, Sweden. Haag will join 70 other Americans as they represent Team USA in the July 3 race. Athletes compete in a 2.5-mile swim, 70-mile bicycle run and an 18.6-mile run.
• The Ronald McDonald House on the Southbank recently received a helping hand from the Duval County Farm Bureau, which donated $5,000 to the organization. The Ronald McDonald House recently added 10 rooms and is looking for sponsors to help cover the cost of those rooms.