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Winn-Dixie parent rolling out renovations
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Southeastern Grocers CEO Anthony Hucker says company will keep updating “until we’ve done the entire fleet.”
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Jacksonville gets it. Our political and business leaders understand why economic development is so important and how competitive it is at the same time. We are shaping our future together, so it is critical to do it well. And with a great
Southeastern Grocers CEO Anthony Hucker said Tuesday the Jacksonville-based supermarket chain will have remodeled almost 100 stores by year-end and will continue until all are refreshed. “We will continue at speed, both this year and next year and the following year, until we’ve done the entire fleet,” Hucker said in a telephone interview. Southeastern Grocers Hucker operates 577 stores in seven states under the banners of Winn-Dixie, Harveys, Bi-Lo and Fresco y Más. There are 39 Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties. As a private company, the Jacksonville-based company does not disclose the investment it is making in the work, he said. Southeastern Grocers emerged from Chapter 11 in May after filing its prepackaged bankruptcy reorganization in March. The company’s plan had approval of most of its creditors before it filed its Chapter 11 petitions. That restructuring allowed the company to reduce its debt by half. As part of the restructuring, Southeastern Grocers closed 94 stores and sold others.
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The retiring president of the JAXUSA Partnership
reflects on the challenges and rewards of more than 40 years of working in economic development.
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Jerry Mallot helped bring companies like Amazon, Fidelity National Financial and Deutsche Bank to Northeast Florida.
BY JERRY MALLOT FOR THE DAILY RECORD
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s I look back on more than 40 years in economic development I realize how lucky it was that I had this opportunity and how challenging and satisfying it has been to be a part of shaping the growth and economic success of several communities. A chance meeting as I was graduating from college put me into this business. Economic development involves
understanding the needs of all parties, marketing our assets and opportunities to meet the needs of companies. That starts with our own region and then with prospective companies, bringing people and organizations together that can help convince companies of the opportunities we have for them and following through with great sincerity before and after the sale. As exciting as it is to do this work, it is very serious business. It affects the lives of tens of thousands of people over time and the success of companies. It really
comes into focus when I visit companies like Amazon, Deutsche Bank and GE Oil & Gas and see so many people with great jobs going about their lives. JOBS ARE A TEAM SPORT
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