Daily Record FINANCIAL NEWS &
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2018
VOL. 105, NO. 090 • ONE SECTION
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JinkoSolar is targeting October launch
Ian Ranne hopes to open The Justice Pub at 315 E. Bay St. in April after receiving licenses and permits. Artists Shaun Thurston and Mark “Cent” Ferreira created the murals.
Solar-panel maker seeks tariff exclusion for imported cells used at Jacksonville plant. By David Cawton Staff Writer JinkoSolar (U.S) Inc. wants an exclusion from federal tariffs to import certain solar cells from China to a U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility it proposes in West Jacksonville. Through law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, the company made the request March 16 in a filing to the U.S. Trade Representative. It asked the government to exclude imports of 158.75 mm square P-type monocrystalline photovoltaic cells from the tariffs levied in January by President Donald Trump. The company, a subsidiary of China-based JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd., said in the request it plans to begin operations in Jacksonville by October and sell the panels to U.S. customers. Any finished modules using the cells will go to utility-sale projects, which require higher power output to maximize the ground coverage ratio, the Orrick letter said. JinkoSolar Holding Co. said Jan. 29 that JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc. signed a major master solar module supply agreement with an unidentified U.S. counterparty. That triggered its board to authorize JinkoSolar to finalize plans for the facility.
‘HIPPING IT UP’ Bar owner Ian Ranne taking over Mark’s club Downtown with legal theme, art, games and a dose of MD 20/20. By Karen Brune Mathis Editor Ian Ranne will be back behind the bar Downtown when he and his partners open The Justice Pub, a law-themed lounge along East Bay Street. The logo calls it the “Justice For All Public House.” Ranne, who runs three bars in Springfield, Five Points and Murray Hill, is leasing the former Mark’s Jacksonville Downtown club and lounge at 315 E. Bay St. in the historic Hutchinson-Suddath Building. Mark’s bar closed in June after 12 years in business. RANNE
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Photos by Karen Brune Mathis
The District partners with Kitson & Partners Florida firm to coordinate 30-acre Southbank development. By Max Marbut Associate Editor The partners behind The District Jacksonville announced Thursday they contracted with Kitson & Partners to execute the development plan for the project. The District — Life Well Lived is the proposed 30-acre masterplanned development on the for-
mer JEA Southside Generating Station site on the Southbank of the St. Johns River. “Kitson’s team embraced the entirely new concept we are creating with The District from the very beginning and enthusiastically expressed interest in helping bring it to reality,” said Peter Rummell, developer of the project along with partner Michael
Munz, in a news release. Kitson will oversee all aspects of The District’s development, including coordinating with contractors for all horizontal and vertical development phases. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rummell also serves on the advisory board of Kitson & Partners, based in Palm Beach Gardens.
Munz said Thursday “it was important to have Kitson at the table” as negotiations to identify sources of capital for the project, estimated at as much as $600 million, continue. “Kitson’s experience is important to the financing,” he said. Before construction begins, Kitson will develop the overall project budget and work schedule. Kitson then will be responsible for overseeing the project
through to completion. Kitson & Partners specializes in sustainable development, including Babcock Ranch near Fort Myers, the first solar-powered town in the U.S. The District’s partners are negotiating a redevelopment agreement with the Downtown Investment Authority, which is the final step of approvals that THE DISTRICT
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