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Friday, December 15, 2017
Vol. 105, No. 022 • One Section
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City’s Amazon pitch: Free land for Downtown campus
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An illustration from a video shows the potential Amazon headquarters between EverBank Field and Downtown. The video is part of Jacksonville’s bid for the project.
Shipyards site included in property offered for internet giant’s second headquarters. By Karen Brune Mathis Editor Jacksonville is offering the Downtown riverfront Shipyards site at no cost to Amazon.com for a campus “in the heart of our waterfront city.” The Seattle-based e-commerce retailer seeks 100 acres for its second headquarters, called HQ2. The company said it received bids from 238 city, state and regional governments. Jack-
sonville was among those who submitted bids by the October deadline. Amazon said it would choose a site in 2018 for the $5 billion, 50,000-job headquarters that would be developed over 15-17 years and pay an average salary of $100,000. Jacksonville’s presentation included a 3-minute 36-second video promoting 200 acres along Amazon
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WATCH THE VIDEO Watch the city video promoting Jacksonville for the second Amazon headquarters online with this story at Jaxdailyrecord.com.
The Amazon campus is shown from the east with EverBank Field featuring a shade structure.
CSX CEO Harrison taking medical leave Company cites “unexpected complications from a recent illness.”
By Mark Basch Contributing Writer CSX Corp. President and CEO Hunter Harrison is taking a medical leave “due to unexpected complications from a recent illness,” the company announced Thursday night. James Foote, who joined CSX last
month as chief operating officer, is serving as acting CEO. The 72-year-old Harrison’s health has been a concern since he was brought in to CSX in March. The company disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing in June that Harrison has “a respiratory condition that requires him to use supple-
mental oxygen.” Harrison’s hiring was cheered by investors, who expected him to improve operations at Jacksonville-based CSX based on previous success at other major railroads. However, as Harrison implemented Harrison
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