Jacksonville port official to head Florida port finance group

Jacksonville port official to head Florida port finance group    Jacksonville Port Authority deputy executive director and chief financial officer Ron Baker has been named chairman of the Florida Ports Financing Commission.
   The Florida Ports Financing Commission is a partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council. The commission issues revenue bonds and lends the proceeds to ports for capital projects.
   The commission represents all 14 deepwater ports in Florida.