Welcome to the West Jacksonville Rotary!

The Rotary Club of West Jacksonville meets every Wednesday at 12:30 PM. We meet at the Holiday Inn at the intersection of I-295 & Commonwealth Avenue. Click here for a map and directions. Click here for this week's bulletin. Click here for a Classification List.

June 18th meeting:

Speaker: Mayor John Peyton,
The city of Jackonville

John Peyton was sworn in as Jacksonville’s Mayor on July 1, 2003, only the second Republican in 100 years to be elected to that office. Now in his second term, Mayor Peyton’s accomplishments include successfully hosting the city’s first-ever Super Bowl, cultivating multi-million-dollar economic development, streamlining government operations and launching a nationally-recognized early literacy program. <br>
Mayor Peyton continues to work with business and community leaders to bring more jobs to Jacksonville. In October 2007, in conjunction with Jacksonville Port Authority officials, the mayor signed an agreement with Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd. of South Korea to develop a $360 million container terminal in Jacksonville. The operation is expected to generate at least $1 billion in local economic activity, as well as more employment opportunities...... Click here to read more.....

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