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• The law firm of Terrell Hogan was well represented at Tuesday’s presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. Wayne Hogan, Leslie Goller and Chris Hand all attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

• For the sixth consecutive year, Fortune magazine named Mayo Clinic to its list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America, the magazine’s annual compilation of companies that “rate high with employees.” The list ranks Mayo Clinic 63 among the top 100 companies, and 24 among 39 large employers (10,000 employees or more). Mayo Clinic is one of 13 health care organizations on this year’s honor list. The magazine considered 353 companies when compiling its 2009 honor list. Mayo Clinic and the other “100 best” companies will be recognized in the Feb. 2 issue of Fortune magazine, available on newsstands next week and online as of Wednesday.

• It may not take a police officer to bust you for running a red light or speeding in the near future. The City is taking bids for red light and speed violation cameras and accompanying citation system.

• The Seaport and Airport Special Committee will meet Tuesday in the Lynwood Roberts Room at 4 p.m. The committee has been working with the Jacksonville Port Authority to secure funding for dredging projects and with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority and Jacksonville Economic Development Commission to help facilitate the development of Cecil Commerce Center.

• Clarification. A City Note Tuesday may have indicated next week’s RailAmerica event at Florida East Coast’s Bowden Yard is open to the public. It is an invite only affair.

• According to the latest Shipyards quarterly report provided by LandMar, the only thing holding up completion of the bulkhead is JEA repairing damage to electrical lines. That work is supposed to begin late this month.

• Mayor John Peyton made good use of the funds he had left from his 2007 re-election campaign — at least those funds that weren’t returned to donors. He recently gave The Community Foundation a check for a little over $51,000.

 

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