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THREE BROTHERS, THREE SONS: A TRUE FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE
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The Block Jax plans family fun along Gate Parkway PAGE 8
THE MATHIS REPORT
Long-delayed expansion at airport takes step forward PAGE 4
Photo by Dan Macdonald
The Rogozinskis: Seated from left, Sam, Abe and Chaim. Standing from left, Zachary, Josh and Jonathan. They work together at Rogozinski Orthopedic Clinic at 3716 University Blvd. S., Suite 3, in Jacksonville. On the table are implantable medical braces Chaim and Abe Rogozinski invented.
Two generations comprise five doctors and one financial executive at Rogozinski Orthopedic Clinic in South Jacksonville. BY DAN MACDONALD STAFF WRITER
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hen someone calls out for Dr. Rogozinski at the Rogozinski Orthopedic Clinic, several heads may turn. Five to be exact, and the COO may also poke his head out of his office. Three brothers and three sons reflecting two generations of Rogozinkis are part of the same practice. Chaim, 73, founded the practice 40 years ago. Abe, 69, joined a year later. Brother Sam, 63, put his degree in finance to use by
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becoming the company’s COO in 1992. Abe’s son Josh, 37, joined in 2018. In September, Zachary, 32, another of Abe’s sons, and Jonathan, 33, Chaim’s son, joined the practice. Theirs is a tight-knit family. They not only work together, but the six of them eat lunch together daily at noon. The three elder Rogozinski brothers were raised by parents Jakob and Ella Rogozinski, who were Holocaust survivors. Jakob was from Poland and Ella from the former Czechoslovakia. SEE CLINIC, PAGE 12
CITY GOVERNMENT
2,000-acre JEA Power Park on path to redevelopment JEA is moving forward on plans to redevelop the city-owned utility’s St. Johns River Power Park in North Jacksonville for industrial use, according to CEO Jay Stowe. PAGE 10
RETAIL
Aritzia planned for Town Center The Canadian fashion retailer that sells clothing, shoes, accessories and gifts will take the J. Crew and part of the Loft space. PAGE 3 THE BASCH REPORT
Jacksonville firms make list Two Jacksonville-based companies make Forbes magazine’s list of the largest privately owned U.S. companies. PAGE 6
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