UNF hosts free event on railroad growth

[jaxlore]

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Jacksonville Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver sent an open letter to fans Tuesday, reiterating his support of the league’s revenue-sharing stance and assuring fans that there is “no risk” in purchasing season tickets.
Here is the letter Weaver sent to fans:
“We all share the disappointment that the players’ union turned down an excellent deal on Friday and has instead decided to litigate. I am in full agreement with the NFL and the other clubs that the NFL had no practical choice after these actions except to lock out the players.
“It is my belief that an agreement on a new CBA [collective bargaining agreement] will be reached and that we will play football this fall. However, it seems clear that a new agreement will not be found in court, but rather at the negotiating table. I know that our fans, the players and the clubs all want to get on with football.
“We can expect some confusion and frustration over the next few weeks. However, as the courts deal with these issues, I am encouraged that Mr. Cohen and his colleagues at the [federal] Mediation Service are willing to facilitate further negotiations, and hope that those negotiations will start again sooner rather than later.
“As to our football business, we continue to prepare for this important college draft and the 2011 season. [Jaguars General Manager] Gene S ...
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver sent an open letter to fans Tuesday, reiterating his support of the league’s revenue-sharing stance and assuring fans that there is “no risk” in purchasing season tickets.
Here is the letter Weaver sent to fans:
“We all share the disappointment that the players’ union turned down an excellent deal on Friday and has instead decided to litigate. I am in full agreement with the NFL and the other clubs that the NFL had no practical choice after these actions except to lock out the players.
“It is my belief that an agreement on a new CBA [collective bargaining agreement] will be reached and that we will play football this fall. However, it seems clear that a new agreement will not be found in court, but rather at the negotiating table. I know that our fans, the players and the clubs all want to get on with football.
“We can expect some confusion and frustration over the next few weeks. However, as the courts deal with these issues, I am encouraged that Mr. Cohen and his colleagues at the [federal] Mediation Service are willing to facilitate further negotiations, and hope that those negotiations will start again sooner rather than later.
“As to our football business, we continue to prepare for this important college draft and the 2011 season. [Jaguars General Manager] Gene Smith and his staff are working night and day to improve our football team. [Head coach] Jack Del Rio and our coaches are assisting in these evaluations at the same time that they are doing intense study of our strategies and developing plans and improvements that they will incorporate when preparations for the season begin in earnest.
“As I said, I firmly expect that we will play football this fall. Therefore, our ticket and sponsorship efforts will continue with business as usual. We will also continue hosting offseason events for our fans, as we have done before.
“We made great progress last year by eliminating blackouts and our Team Teal goal this year is to sell out all games at EverBank Field in 2011. Our promise continues to be that fans will not pay for games that are not played, so there is no risk in buying your season tickets.
“We need your support more than ever in continuing to build a great NFL tradition in Jacksonville. Thank you for your support and I look forward to seeing you at EverBank Field this season.”
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[JeffreyS]

Am I missing something?

[Jason]

The link is good.  Just not sure why the Jag's stuff was posted with it.

[Doctor_K]

Here we go...

If you missed the Jacksonville Business Journal’s panel this morning on intermodal transport, you’ve got two more opportunities to bone up on arguably the logistics industry’s biggest trend.

First, highlights of today’s panel â€" featuring executives from CSX Corp. and Florida East Coast Railway LLC â€" will be in the upcoming journal. Intermodal will also likely be a big part of a University of North Florida transportation and logistics sponsored panel on March 29.

The free event, which features panelists from CSX, FEC and Norfolk Southern Corp., will be held from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at the University Center. A networking reception will kick off at 5 p.m.

The panel will discuss the following:

• What have the railroads done to soften the recent economic downturn?

• Are railroads prepared to address the fresh challenges that face the industry?

• Are the railroads poised to take advantage of today’s new customers? For more information, e-mail logistics@unf.edu or call (904) 620-1961.


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