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‘WE ARE JUST DOING WHAT WE ALWAYS DO’
The Medure brothers launch a new restaurant concept inside Mayo Clinic in Florida.
$39M repair facility with 300 jobs for Downtown Previously known as “Project Academy,” Fincantieri Marine Systems will work on Navy vessels at Commodores Point. BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Chesapeake, Virginia-based Fincantieri Marine Systems North America is bringing more than 300 jobs to Jacksonville as it sets up a $39 million marine repair operation at Commodores Point Downtown. Director of Communications Eric Dent said Jan. 13 Fincantieri is leasing about 30 acres. He said Fincantieri is Project Academy, which is the code-named deal that City Council supported in 2020 with a pledge of incentives. Fincantieri said in a Nov. 21 news release that it will expand its marine repair operations on the East Coast, a move it expected “to bring hundreds of jobs to Jacksonville, Fla.” as it provides commercial and government vessels “a much needed marine repair capacity.” The news release, also posted by JAX Chamber, said Fincantieri will “make Commodores Point the focus of this effort, bringing business and investment to the downtown Jacksonville waterfront.” SEE FINCANTIERI, PAGE 12
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Chefs Matthew and David Medure at M Brothers, their new restaurant inside Mayo Clinic in Florida. The brothers agreed to a 10-year lease for the space and for its adjoining Zest grab-and-go area.
BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
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t is a new year and another new concept for Jacksonville’s hometown chefs’ team of 25 years. Jacksonville brothers Matthew and David Medure opened M Brothers in Mayo Clinic on Jacksonville’s Southside on Jan. 10 for lunch. The restaurant features a bar and lounge, coffee shop and grab-and-go retail area.
“As far as a strategy, we are just doing what we always do,” Matthew Medure said Jan. 13. “We align in so may ways.” He said Medure Brothers Culinary Concepts and Mayo Clinic both focus on quality, professionalism and culture. The Medures built-out the restaurant in the new atrium area on the first floor of a two-story link between the Mayo and Cannaday buildings. The brothers are leasing 7,000 square feet of space for the full-service, sit-
down M Brothers at Mayo restaurant that will offer lunch and dinner; the bar and lounge; and the Zest market. Total seating will be 220, including an eight-seat private-dining area. Matthew Medure hopes to extend service into the atrium and patio areas. The Medures and Mayo have been working toward the project for at least three years. They announced the restaurant in FebSEE MEDURES, PAGE 6
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CITY GOVERNMENT New plans for the Laura Street Trio With costs soaring, “we had to do some soul-searching to look at what could we do to get this project back up on its feet.” PAGE 4
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