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BUSINESS & LEGAL NEWS IN BAKER, CLAY, DUVAL, NASSAU AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES
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THE MATHIS REPORT
Developers: Downtown closer to the tipping point PAGE 10
THE DEAN’S NEW DIGS Jacksonville University College of Law Randall C. Berg Jr. Founding Dean Nick Allard shows off his future office space inside the 121 W. Forsyth St. building that will become the law school’s new campus. Renderings show the building also will be renamed College of Law.
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Whiskey Jax owner tells why he shut business down PAGE 4 Photo by Max Marbut
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Now provisionally approved by the ABA, the Jacksonville University College of Law is building a new campus Downtown to be ready in August.
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plan that began seven years ago hit a milestone last week when the American Bar Association confirmed the Jacksonville University College of Law’s provisional accreditation Feb. 29. The U.S. Department of Education recognizes the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar as the accrediting agency for Juris Doctor programs. “I was in an admissions meeting for the third entering class when I got the email at 12:23 p.m.,” Randall C. Berg Jr. Founding Dean Nick Allard said March 1. The ABA’s communication said, in part: “In accordance with Standard 102, the Council concludes that Jacksonville University College of Law has established that it is in substantial compliance with the ABA Standards for Approval of Law Schools and has presented a reliable plan for bringing itself into full compliance with each of the Standards within three years after receiving provisional approval.” “It was one of my most memorable moments when I went SEE JU LAW, PAGE 14
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Fanatics says it’s taking too much uniform heat Major league baseball players say the new uniforms made by the Jacksonville-founded company reveal too much, but Fanatics says it is “doing everything exactly right.” PAGE 12
DEVELOPMENT
Changes ahead for ballpark The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp announce a $31.8 million publicly funded renovation plan for 121 Financial Ballpark with a new video screen and more. PAGE 6 RESTAURANTS
Chili’s coming back to JIA The chain is being rebuilt in the central area of the concourses, nearest the entrance to Concourse A, in an almost $1.3 million project. PAGE 8
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