Affordable Jacksonville is America’s largest city and Florida’s fastest growing
Michael Patrick Shiels
Urban Meyer, the supremely successful former Ohio State football coach, recently moved back south to take the reigns of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars in what’s called the “First Coast” along the Atlantic Ocean in Northeast Florida.
“One of the most successful coaches ever decided to choose Jacksonville to come to because he saw the incredible opportunities other people see here,” said Michael Corrigan, the former city council president who now serves as president and CEO of Visit Jacksonville. We spoke from his 10th floor downtown office and took in the scenic view of the St. John’s River and multiple bridges. “We’re the biggest city in America by area because we encompass all of Duval County. And we’re the first big city you come to when you drive across the Florida state line. We have 1,100 miles of coast, 22 miles of sandy beaches, ad a river running t