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Johnson & Johnson expansion in review
Contact lens-maker wants to add 9,600 square feet to its Deerwood Park campus.
education centers in the past two years that are within walking distance of each other. “We’re not dispersed around Downtown,” FSCJ Interim President Kevin Hyde said at the luncheon event at JU’s Davis College of Business. “It really can become an education corridor,” he said. FSCJ opened a dormitory at 20 W. Adams St. last year with 58 apartment-style units and a restaurant called 20West Café, operated by the school’s culinary program.
The city is reviewing a permit application for demolition at Johnson & Johnson Vision Products Inc. to proceed with the Phase 8 expansion at its Deerwood area manufacturing campus. Turner Construction Co. is shown as the contractor for the proposed $360,000 demolition project at 7500 Centurion Parkway. Walker Architects Inc. of Gainesville is the architect. The demolition would involve some portion of the existing campus. Johnson & Johnson would occupy the site and adjacent buildings during construction. As previously reported, Johnson & Johnson Vision wants to add 9,600 square feet to its total enclosed area of almost 871,000-square-foot Deerwood Park operations. The contact lens-maker wants to expand its production line in its manufacturing facility to meet demand for its Acuvue
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From left, Jacksonville University President Tim Cost, University of North Florida Coggin College of Business Dean Mark Dawkins and Florida State College at Jacksonville interim President Kevin Hyde.
JU, UNF and FSCJ have opened new facilities within walking distance of each other Downtown in the past two years.
BY MARK BASCH CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Jacksonville’s colleges and universities have an important role in developing an educated and available workforce for Northeast Florida. But they’re also taking an active role in creating a vibrant Downtown environment, leaders of Jacksonville University, the University of North Florida and Florida State College at Jacksonville said Thursday at an Economic Roundtable of Jacksonville forum. All three institutions opened new Downtown
Marsha Oliver resigns for new job Marsha Oliver, director of public affairs for the city of Jacksonville, is resigning to join The Players/PGA Tour as director of community outreach. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Oliver said of her new job. “I started my career in the private sector and I expect to end it there.” Oliver, 49, was appointed to the city position in September 2015 by Mayor Lenny Curry after he was elected to his first term. “It has been an incredible experience,” Oliver said of her time with the city. “We launched some innovative campaigns.” More at JaxDailyRecord.com
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