Jacksonville’s nicknames are: “Jax”, “The River City”, “J-ville”, “The Bold New City of the South”, “Duval”. Its mottos are: “Where Florida Begins” and “It’s easier here”.
Jacksonville was incorporated on February 9, 1832. Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of Florida, the most populous city in the state, and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968.
The City of Jacksonville always embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many historic business-friendly neighborhoods. The City of Jacksonville is rolling out their favorite “Welcome to Jacksonville” and their “Glad You’re Here!” inspiring Jacksonville welcome mats to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and many value-added local businesses.
In the spirit of many enterprising early settlers, local Jacksonville entrepreneurs have created many jobs and business opportunities in the city. With the help of local business leaders, the demand for startup ventures and the need for more goods and services has ignited the spirit of business ownership in the local Jacksonville community.