Jacksonville University’s College of Health Sciences has been renamed the Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences.
The distinction is to honor the largest single gift in the health science college’s history, $4 million over several years by Brooks Rehabilitation.
“They have earned a stellar reputation for outstanding service and care that complements ours and this agreement will benefit our community’s residents and visitors,” said JU President Tim Cost in a news release.
A lead portion of JU’s ongoing $120 million ASPIRE 2020 Campaign, the investment by Brooks strengthens the college’s relationship with health care organizations in the region.
The organization began its support last year with a seven-figure gift that established the school’s speech-language pathology program. It will advance more than 60 degrees every two years.
Bryan performing Sept. 17 concert at Veterans Memorial Arena
Country music star Luke Bryan and his “Kick the Dust Up” tour will make its way to Jacksonville on Sept. 17 for a show at Veterans Memorial Arena.
He’ll be performing with special guests Randy Houser and Dustin Lynch.
Tickets are available at 10 a.m. June 19 at livenation.com.
Eagle LNG closer to construction
Eagle LNG Partners is a step closer to building its Jacksonville natural gas facility.
The company has completed a “major milestone” by submitting drafts of resource reports to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which brings it closer to receiving permits to commence construction. The group consists of Ferus Natural Gas Fuels and GE Ventures and is building a facility to serve local domestic applications and nearby small-scale export markets. The facility will be along Zoo Parkway on the Northside and is expected to be open in early 2018.
Nominees named for Clay County judgeship
The 4th Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission is recommending six applicants to Gov. Rick Scott to fill a judgeship vacancy in Clay County.
They are Kevin Carlisle, Kristina Mobley, Stacey Myers, James Pimentel, Steven Whittington and Rebecca Zima.
The vacancy was created by the retirement of Judge Richard Townsend.
Hecker appointed community relations director at Clarity Pointe
Clarity Pointe Jacksonville has appointed Jill Hecker as community relations director.
The memory care community will open in August. She previously held the same position with another residential memory care community in town.
Clarity Pointe offers “individualized programs and exceptional service” for residents battling Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
For more information, visit claritypointejax.com.
JTA launches new website
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority has unveiled a new website that offers customers a better experience — especially for those using mobile devices.
The website is part of the first phase of overhauls to JTA’s online presence.
New features include a simplified layout and improved icons; a NextBus direct link for real-time passenger information; and customizable schedules.
Mobile traffic accounted for 76 percent of the 170,000 visitors per month last year.
Jacksonville-based digital agency Station Four worked with the authority on the new design.
Sauer secures five local projects for $15M
Sauer Inc., a Jacksonville-based general contracting firm, has secured five projects in recent weeks totaling more than $15 million. The firm provides design-build and construction management for federal government and private sector clients.
The projects are:
• Schultz Hall at The Bolles School, a $300,000 renovation expected to be done by August.
• Consolidation of a manufacturing plant for Vac-Con of Green Cove Springs, totaling $7 million and expected to be done by year’s end.
• An administrative building for St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, totaling $300,000 and expected to be done in the fall. The company has previously performed more than $7 million worth of services for the church.
• An education building for Assumption Catholic Church, totaling $3.5 million with expected completion in mid-2016.
• A new facility for St. John Paul II Catholic Mission, totaling $4 million and expected to be done in spring.
Scott Conway appointed Catholic Schools superintendent
Bishop Felipe Estevez has appointed Deacon Scott Conway of Spring Hill as superintendent of Catholic Schools of the Diocese of St. Augustine. The diocese encompasses 17 counties in North Florida and has 30 schools with an enrollment of 10,710.
Conway’s appointment is effective July 1.
He is principal of Notre Dame Catholic School in Spring Hill, where he increased enrollment from 32 students to 230 in three years. His previous stops include Christ the King Catholic School in Tampa and Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School in Spring Hill.
Born in New Jersey, Conway received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from St. Johns University in 1998. He studied priesthood for the Diocese of Rockville Centre at Immaculate Conception for five years.