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This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition

This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition

Written by: News4Jax and Graham Media Group
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This Week in Jacksonville Business Edition is a weekly digital series with News4JAX anchor Kent Justice who talks with the experts about business, economic development, jobs, technology and more.Produced by News4Jax, in cooperation with Graham Media Group. Economics Politics & Government
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  • Why a former congressman says the future belongs to skilled trades

    Why a former congressman says the future belongs to skilled trades
    May 28 2026
    Workforce expert and former Congressman Dr. Jason Altmire joins Kent Justice on "This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition" to talk about his new book, Trade Up, and why he believes the future of American competitiveness depends on rebuilding the skilled-trades pipeline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    15 mins
  • Exploring Dapper D's new concept in downtown Jacksonville

    Exploring Dapper D's new concept in downtown Jacksonville
    May 21 2026
    Entrepreneur Darien “Jack” Jackson returns to This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition to open his newest downtown venture in the Elbow: Dapper Cheesesteaks downstairs paired with a cigar lounge experience upstairs in the former 11 Ocean space.Jackson walks host Kent Justice through a year of delays—from a slow permitting process and repeated plan revisions to contractor turnover that even led to litigation—before finally landing with a new construction team and clearing inspections ahead of a Friday grand opening.He also explains why this project was bigger than his previous Dapper D’s locations: he’s effectively launching two businesses at once inside a 1909 building with major structural challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 mins
  • Jacksonville city leaders push for practical money skills in schools

    Jacksonville city leaders push for practical money skills in schools
    May 14 2026
    Florida now requires a stand-alone personal financial literacy course for high school graduation - but guests on This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition say the real question is whether it changes behavior. Host Kent Justice talks with Dr. Ronetta Wards of the Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF) and Howard Dale of the Rotary Club of Jacksonville about what “financial literacy” should actually mean for 17- and 18-year-olds: credit, debt, taxes, budgeting, savings, investing, and even emerging currency like crypto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins
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