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The Northeast Florida restaurant business is booming and creating jobs, quality and varying price points at “unparalleled” levels.
Brosche sells stake in CPA firm
Term-limited council member is “looking for new challenges.”
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BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
ith the frequency of restaurants popping up and adding locations across Jacksonville, the city may be seeing a “restaurant renaissance,” says Carrie Smith, managing director of commercial real estate firm Franklin Street. Jobs in the food and hotel industries are among the fastest growing in Northeast Florida. In April, there were 76,800 jobs in the five-county metro area, which is a 3,000-job gain for the year and a 4.1% increase. Food and hotel industry jobs accounted for 12% of the area’s job market, which is almost equal to the number of construction and manufacturing jobs combined – which grew less than 2%. “I would argue that we’ve probably seen nothing like what we’ve seen today,” Smith said. “The food quality and varying price points is unparalleled to anything I’ve seen in the history of the retail and restaurant industry.” GROWING Smith said several cultural trends can account for VILLAGE BREAD the increase in restaurant Village Bread Café President building. Americans are Kelly Harris says the spending more money on restaurant plans to open next dining out than they are in week on the riverfront ground grocery stores, according level of Riverplace Tower on to the U.S. Department of the Downtown Southbank. Agriculture. Story, Page 8 Millennials and Generation Xers are planning social outings around breakfast and SEE RESTAURANTS, PAGE 8
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BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
Jacksonville City Council member Anna Lopez Brosche, who challenged Mayor Lenny Curry in the 2019 mayoral race, has sold her shareholder stake in CPA firm Ennis, Pellum & Associates and left the company. She confirmed her departure Wednesday. Brosche, who left the firm in April, had been with Ennis, Pellum & Associates for 16½ years. Brosche held leadership roles since joining the firm in Brosche 2002, including chief operating officer in 2007. She was named managing shareholder in 2010. According to the company’s website, effective in June, Brosche has taken an advisory role with the firm’s shareholders. Brosche did not say Wednesday why she left Ennis, Pellum & Associates but said she intends to continue practice as a CPA. “I’m looking for new challenges after 16½ years of driving, guiding and directing (Ennis, Pellum & Associates) and creating an awarding-winning best place to work,” she said. Brosche said she was “looking forward to passing it along to the outstanding team members that are still there to carry the torch.” Her council term ends June 30. The Republican did not run for reelection in 2019, instead challenging Curry. She received 24% of the vote to Curry’s 57.8%.
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