The laid back Florida feel comes from the St.
John’s River is a vital part of Jacksonville commercially as well as leisurely. Jacksonville, Fl is the first major city in the Sunshine State, just 25 miles inside the boarder from Georgia. On sunny weekends this place gets full to capacity. It’s been the only city to have taken the number one spot three times, and has been in the top 10 for six straight years. It’s the county seat of Duval County and is constantly in a fight with Miami for ranking as Florida’s largest city; it was named for Andrew Jackson who was the first military governor of the Florida territory. If you don’t have a boat or water craft follow the crowd to Huguenot Memorial Park. John’s River is also a favorite place for the people of Jacksonville to spend a day, sailing, fishing or roaming up and down on their jet ski. The St. Magazine ranked Jacksonville 11th on its list of “Best Cities for Doing Business” in 2006. Jacksonville itself is beautiful; they have parks with palm trees dotted here and there all over. Jacksonville is a major banking, financial and transportation hub which gives it that hip edge, as does the beautiful architecture of the city. Jacksonville is becoming major player in the financial field and in other industries; in Expansion Management Magazine’s annual poll, Jacksonville has been consistently rated one of the “Hottest Cities in America” for business expansions and relocations.