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CITY WORKING TO LAND $430M CECIL JET PLANT
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THE MATHIS REPORT
Cook Out chain buys site on Beach Boulevard PAGE 6
CITY GOVERNMENT
Council to examine commercial trash fees PAGE 10
Jacksonville Aviation Authority
The control tower at Cecil Airport in West Jacksonville. A passenger jet company is seeking city incentives to build a manufacturing plant at the airport.
Project Bluebird could employ a workforce of more than 1,200 in the next 15 years. BY RIC ANDERSON ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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company that is developing a new passenger jet is interested in building a more than $430 million manufacturing and production facility for the aircraft in West Jacksonville. The unnamed company is seeking up to $20 million in city incentives for the project, which is code-named Project Bluebird by the city. The facility is planned “within the fence” at Cecil Airport where it will initially oper-
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ate out of an existing hangar and then build a manufacturing facility within five years on 80 to 100 acres. The Mayor’s Budget Review Committee voted unanimously May 12 to allow the city Office of Economic Development to submit legislation to City Council for the incentives deal. If approved, the city would provide a 20-year, 75% Recapture Enhanced Value Grant to the company. A REV grant is a refund on ad valorem tax
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INSIDE It’s a secret: From Rex to Raptor Stone, a look at some of the biggest code-named projects in the city. Page 4 More than Boeing: A look at some of the companies in the U.S. that build passenger jets or plan to. Page 5
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Irish pub planned for Downtown Keane’s Irish Pub at 315 E. Bay St. is seeking city incentives. PAGE 2 REAL ESTATE
Top 10 home sales of the week Waterfront two-story home in Ponte Vedra Beach sells for $5 million. PAGE 14
THE BASCH REPORT
LEGAL SECTION
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2024 delinquent real estate tax list
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., the maker of cellulose specialties products, sold $352 million in goods to customers in China in 2024. PAGE 12
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