FRIDAY June 8, 2018
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Rayonier buys 18,000 acres
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Timber company pays $24 million for property in St. Johns and Flagler counties.
BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Yulee-based Rayonier Inc. bought about 18,000 acres of timberland last week in St. Johns and Flagler counties for almost $24 million. It bought the land from Wilson Green LLC, part of Green-
field Partners, a Connecticut real estate investment company. Rayonier hasn’t said what it will do with the land. “As a public company, we don’t comment on acquisitions or divestitures outside of our ordinary public disclosures or other public release,” said Alejandro Barbero, director of strategic development
and communications. Barbero said in February, after a sale of timberland, that “We are a timber REIT and we continuously evaluate our portfolio.” Rayonier, through Rayonier Atlantic Timber Co., paid $16 million for almost 12,416 acres of
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KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
New HQ OK’d for Champion Brands Inc.
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CITY GOVERNMENT
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Jacksonville-based beer, drink distributor adding building, The city issued a permit Wednesday for Champion Brands Inc. to build its almost 36,000-square-foot headquarters building at 5520 Florida Mining Blvd. S. at a cost of $6.5 million. Sauer Inc. is the contractor. Jacksonville-based Champion Brands, a beer and beverage distributor, is based in a 115,307-square-foot officewarehouse at 5571 Florida Mining Blvd. S. When the new building is completed early next year, the company will demolish the office space at its warehouse for a 40,000-square-foot warehouse expansion. Champion Brands distributes dozens of brands, including Coors Lite, Miller Lite, Intuition Ale Works and Red Bull Energy Drinks.
Global Diamonds owner looking at The Strand Diamonds Direct, which owns Global Diamonds, is exploring plans to open in The Strand at Town Center.
Carts, now “technically illegal,” won’t be allowed to travel faster than 15 mph and may only be driven from sunrise to sunset unless equipped with lights. BY LARRY HANNAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Jacksonville City Council is poised to vote on an ordinance that would allow golf carts on the roads of Jacksonville under certain circumstances. The news is likely to surprise many people who thought it already is legal to drive a golf cart on Jacksonville roads, and that’s kind of the point, said council member Matt Schellenberg, who sponsored the bill with fellow council member Al Ferraro. “A lot more people are doing this than five to 10 years ago,” Schellenberg said, referring to people driving golf carts on public roads. “And technically it’s against the law.” It makes sense to encourage golf carts since they reduce vehicle emissions and gasoline consumption, SEE GOLF CARTS, PAGE 3
SEE MATHIS, PAGE 2
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