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Daily Record Financial News &

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Vol. 104, No. 206 • One Section

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Dogtopia joining area pet pampering boom Locations planned in San Marco, along Philips. Dogtopia spas and day cares are coming to San Marco and along Philips Highway as part of the proliferation of pet-centered businesses in Jacksonville and beyond.

Phoenix-based Dogtopia offers pet day care, spa grooming services and boarding among more than 50 locations in U.S. and Canada. Franchisee owner-operator Jay Hooper said he intends to open his group’s first Dogtopia in the Avenues North Center at 9365 Philips Highway before the end of the year. It also will be the area’s first Dogtopia. Plans filed with the city show the almost 6,700-square-foot space will comprise three playrooms, a spa and grooming area, five suites and an outdoor play area, along with reception and

breakroom areas. No contractor is listed for the $200,000 remodeling project. “The pet care industry is a $63 billion industry and growing, and one of the drivers is that it is really generational,” Hooper said. He said millennials, generally defined as 17- to 37-year-olds, are holding off having children and instead treat their furry friends as family. Hooper said his group was interested in a pet-care service in Jacksonville and was attracted by Dogtopia’s attention to detail Mathis

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Franchisees intend to set up locations for Dogtopia along Hendricks Avenue in San Marco and along Philips Highway in the Avenues North Center.

Egyptian legal delegation seeks insight in Jacksonville

Homes to fill Regency ‘dunes’

Lennar plans to build Mill Creek North on land near the mall.

By Andrew Warfield Associate Editor

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Members of the Egyptian judicial system are visiting Jacksonville this week and one of their stops on Monday was the Duval County Courthouse. From left, Chief of Prosecution Mohammed Badawy; 4th Judicial Circuit Judge Suzanne Bass; State Council for Legal Opinion Judge Jan Izhak; and attorney Nader Etwan with the National Council for Women. Not pictured: Ahmed Abdallah, director of South Cairo Prosecution General.

Visiting lawyers and judge meet American counterparts, say they’re “intrigued” by U.S. jury system.

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By Max Marbut Associate Editor A group of attorneys, prosecutors and a judge from Egypt has been in Jacksonville since Saturday to observe the American legal system and share with the local community how their system of justice works. On Monday, the delegation toured the Duval County Courthouse and observed proceedings in Circuit Judge Suzanne Bass’s courtroom. They also met with representatives of the American Board of Trial Advocates and toured the Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center. On Tuesday, the group met Carla Mill-

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er, director of the city’s Office of Ethics, Compliance and Oversight and then visited Florida Coastal School of Law. Today, they are scheduled to visit Soho Network Solutions for a presentation about crime scene investigation and meet representatives of the Guardian ad Litem program and the Interfaith Coalition for Action, Reconciliation & Empowerment. The group leaves Jacksonville on Thursday. “This is about them learning about our system and sharing what their system is like,” said Jason Wells, program manager Egypt

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Lennar is planning to build 167 single-family homes in Arlington on the west side of the Southside Connector between Lone Star Road and Holland Street. The long-vacant 54 acres would be home to Mill Creek North, part of the Kendall Town Center planned use development, just southwest of Interstate 295. The site owner is Indigo Shoppes LLC of Coral Gables. The site developer is Dominion Engineering Group of Jacksonville. Miami-based Lennar, the nation’s second-largest homebuilder, is developing the 94-home Mill Creek East, located west of Southside Connector and north of Regency Square Boulevard. That project is south of the proposed Mill Creek North, separated by a retention pond and a proposed apartment complex. Lennar Division President Matt Devereaux declined to comment on details about Mill Street North, saying it was premature. According to Lennar’s website, homes in Mill Creek East range from 1,544 to 2,450 square feet and start at $232,900. Pricing of the largest models begins at $291,900. Homes

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