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Imeson park is gaining two large warehouses Park 295, Westlake II, NorthPoint and Cecil also are active.
to lease space in a Northwest Jacksonville facility building to be constructed for $13.5 million. Project Flamingo seeks a Recaptured Enhanced Value grant from the city worth up to 50 percent of the net increase in real and tangible property taxes over 10 years. The estimated value of the REV grant is $1.425 million. According to the project summary, the estimated return on investment for the city is 2.02. The company states in a legisla-
Two speculative warehouses of about 500,000 square feet each are in review for Imeson International Industrial Park in North Jacksonville. Industrial Park Investments Inc. intends to build an almost 480,000-squarefoot warehouse and VanTrust Real Estate LLC submitted plans for a speculative structure of about 495,000 square feet. Orlando-based Industrial Park Investments released a rendering of the warehouse it intends to develop on 31 acres at 250 Busch Drive E. at southeast Busch Drive East and North Main Street. A JEA power availability letter calls it a “478,000-square-foot warehouse with 200 employees and 102 loading bays.” JEA and city Planning Department documents show the property will have 337 parking spaces and 133 spaces for trailer parking. Industrial Park Investments President Dan Webb
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Devlin Cathey, Smash general manager and executive chef, with front-of-house manager Scott Wiest at the entrance of the pingpong entertainment, dining and bar venue that opened Friday at 8206 Philips Highway in Baymeadows Junction. The 13,000-square-foot space is designed with 11 pingpong tables, a restaurant area, two bars and private areas for groups. For a story and photos, visit JaxDailyRecord.com.
Legislation pending for Project Flamingo A skin and hair care products company intends to seek incentives for an e-commerce facility. BY DAVID CAWTON STAFF WRITER
A national skin and hair care products manufacturer is considering expanding in Jacksonville with 30 permanent and 400 seasonal jobs in exchange for $1.425 million in city incentives. The city Office of Economic
Development plans to introduce legislation this month seeking approval of an economic development agreement with an unidentified company code-named “Project Flamingo.” According to a project summary, Project Flamingo is a national distributor of private-label skin and hair care products that wants to establish an e-commerce logistics, warehouse and distribution facility in Northwest Jacksonville. It plans to lease about 200,000 square feet of space to service customers in the Southeast. Project Flamingo proposes to
hire the 30 full-time employees by year-end 2021 at an average annual salary of $46,346. The positions include managerial, logistical, warehouse, receiving and shipping, forklift operators, truck drivers and other support staff. According to public documents, the company also could hire 400 seasonal workers annually. The company estimates an annual payroll of $1.4 million. Project Flamingo proposes to invest $37.5 million, comprising $24 million in machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures, and
St. Johns County OKs Wawa plans The St. Johns County Commission gave a Michigan-based developer permission to remove a Z-Best furniture rental location in St. Augustine for construction of a Wawa convenience store. A subsidiary of The Velmeir Companies will develop a 6,116-square-foot Wawa gas station and convenience store at northeast U.S. 1 and St. Augustine Drive South. Wawa opened its fifth store Nov. 1 in Northeast Florida at 9715 Beach Blvd. in Jacksonville.
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