NOVEMBER 28 TO DECEMBER 3, 2025 | JAXDAILYRECORD.COM
BUSINESS & LEGAL NEWS IN BAKER, CLAY, DUVAL, NASSAU AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES
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TOWN CENTER UPDATE 2025
NEW SIGNS & STORES A look at what’s new and what’s moved as St. Johns Town Center celebrates its 20th anniversary.
THE MATHIS REPORT
Fields Auto Group adding Rolls-Royce dealership PAGE 14
New entry signs
RESTAURANTS
Food hall lineup for new JIA concourse
St. Johns Town Center replaced its four main entry signs that have greeted visitors since the project launched its first phase of shopping in 2005. Replacing the signs cost about $403,000. Dowling Signs of North Central Florida did the work.
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he Christmas tree is up and the shoppers are out at St. Johns Town Center, the shopping heart of Northeast Florida, which continues to evolve with new stores, restaurants and experiences as it marks its 20th anniversary this year. Here’s our look at what’s new and what’s moved the past year.
CITY GOVERNMENT
DIA board OK’s incentives deal
TOWN CENTER UPDATE, PAGES 4-13
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Downtown Investment Authority board votes in favor of incentives deal for the redevelopment of Mag’s Cafe building and a neighboring structure. PAGE 16
THE BASCH REPORT
REAL ESTATE
Credit unions acquiring banks face opposition
Top 10 home sales of the week
After Jacksonville-based Community First Credit Union announces it will acquire First Southern Bank, Independent Community Bankers of America trade association says such deals are harmful. PAGE 18
Marshfront two-story home with five bedrooms sold for $3.125 million in Ponte Vedra Beach. PAGE 16
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