Daily Record Financial News &
Friday, May 22, 2015
Vol. 102, No. 135 • Two Sections
Cline to start job in July, will earn $155,000
Franklin Graham continues work of father, but his way
By David Chapman Staff Writer
Being the son of the iconic Rev. Billy Graham comes with high expectations. And they weren’t the life Franklin Graham was living in his early 20s. “Whether it was alcohol or going after girls, those were the things in my life,” the younger Graham said in a recent telephone interview. He had come from a good home, Graham said. A father who had counseled every president since World War II and a strongwilled mother who practiced tough love long before the phrase became en vogue. At that point in his life, Franklin Graham was at the same crossroads he said he sees many people at today. Running after things they think will bring pleasure, but ultimately will leave them empty. Graham, 62, said his emptiness disappeared when he reached a decision his parents had long awaited, but one they couldn’t make for him. Alone in a hotel room in Jerusalem four decades ago, Graham committed his life to Jesus Christ. “I haven’t been the same since,” Graham said. Page A-4 Franklin Graham
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FCC deputy to lead city’s IG’s office
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Thomas Cline was the last person to be interviewed for the job as the city’s Inspector General. He was the first choice to lead the new independent office charged with combating government waste, fraud and abuse. A selection panel Thursday selected Cline, the Federal Communications Commission’s deputy inspector general, from five finalists who all had extensive expertise in the area. “I’ve always sought out new challenges … to apply my skills,” Cline told the panel. His best skills, he said, are listening and learning. He’ll need to do both fairly quickly. Cline will start the $155,000-peryear job in July, being asked to effectively lead an office from its infancy. Former Palm Beach County Inspector General Sheryl Steckler for several months has been laying the foundation for the local office, but she retires today. She’ll be here part-time through the transition, but Cline will shoulder the responsibility of overseeing 14 areas of Jacksonville’s consolidated government moving forward. Cline, 57, said he’s never been part of leading an office from the ground up, but he’s ready for the challenge in what he sees as a great opportunity to make a difference. He’s spent most of his 30-year career in Washington, D.C., in a variety of inspector general and auditing positions with the federal government. Since 2012, he’s been the FCC’s deputy inspector general and spent seven years before that as
the office’s assistant inspector general for policy and planning. He said he’ll “need to soak up a lot” quickly to hit the ground running. Learning Sunshine Law and other Florida procedures, meeting staff, city officials and department heads — and even just finding a place to live in the next month all are on his agenda. City Council President Clay Yarborough, chair of the selection committee, said it was an interesting time for Cline to begin. There will be a new mayor, 11 new council members and now a new inspector general all starting within a week or so of one another. Yarborough had Cline as the first choice on his ballot, saying afterward he brought the right blend of Cline experience, had a good grasp on the needs and presented himself well in the interview. Others on the panel agreed. “It wasn’t even close in my opinion,” Public Defender Matt Shirk told his fellow committee members. Cline was the first choice on Yarborough, Shirk and Taxation, Revenue and Utilization of Expenditures Commmission Chair Patti Anania’s score sheets. He placed second on the remaining score sheets of State Attorney Angela Corey, Circuit Judge Elizabeth Senterfitt and city Chief Administrative Officer Cleve Ferguson. dchapman@jaxdailyrecord.com @writerchapman (904) 356-2466
From a kitchen table in 2008 to a North Jacksonville warehouse seven years later, JZ Expedited Logistics is on the move. The Jacksonville-based company moves freight — over water, in the air, on the rails and over the roads. It also can manage warehousing for customers’ goods. The “expedited” in the name means founder and owner Robert Fox offers to move it quickly. It’s the company’s turn to move this time. It intends to relocate its operations and corporate headquarters from leased space at Beach and Southside boulevards to a much larger warehouse at 9601 N. Main St., Suite 1, in Imeson International Industrial Park.
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Fox said the company has experienced 15-20 percent growth every year. JZ Expedited also will launch its warehousing component, which now is subcontracted at Imeson. The company, named after Fox’s now college-age sons, Josh and Zach, will lease about 40,000 square feet from landlord
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Webb International Inc. Offices should move June 22 and the remaining operations by Aug. 1. Headquarters staff is up to about 25 employees, said Fred Schloth, vice president of sales and marketing. Schloth said JZ Expedited’s warehouse services will take up 32,000 square feet of space, including 2,500 square feet of temperature-controlled space for sensitive products like cosmetics and cigars. “It’s a big step. We think this is the way for us to go the next level and take that step,” Schloth said. “The timing couldn’t be better.” Schloth explains that JZ Expedited Mathis... Continued on Page A-2
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JZ Expedited moving to North Jacksonville
JZ Expedited leases space at 3263 Southside Blvd. and will move to Imeson International Industrial Park.
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