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THE MATHIS REPORT
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Solar panels on the roof of an Aldi in Tweed Heads, Australia. The retailer will add panels to two stores in Jacksonville.
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Aldi will continue to add rooftop solar panels
The discount grocer is installing systems at two Jacksonville stores. BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Photos by Monty Zickuhr
The walls are up at the Amazon fulfillment center under construction at 10501 Cold Storage Road. Amazon said the center will pick, pack and ship small items, including apparel, accessories and footwear. It is planned to open in the fall and employ 500 people.
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
The online retailer is is building a 1 millionsquare-foot facility in North Jacksonville.
Amazon.com Inc. is setting up a rack system at its new 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Imeson Park in North Jacksonville. The Seattle-based online retailer seeks a permit for the $13.97 million project to install a free-standing rack pick module at the 10501 Cold Storage Road warehouse under construction. Indiana Industrial Services LLC is the contractor for the installation. Amazon announced Sept. 2 that it will open a 500-job fulfillment center in fall 2021 at the location. SEE MATHIS, PAGE 2
The Amazon facility is part of the Imeson Park industrial area east of North Main Street and the Budweiser plant on Busch Drive.
Aldi’s division vice president said Feb. 2 he did not have specific information to share about solar panel installation at two Jacksonville stores, but said the number will continue to grow. “Driven by the ALDI commitment to minimizing our impact on the environment and reducing our operational carbon footprint, many solar projects are taking place in Florida and across the country,” said Matt Thon, based in Haines City, in an emailed statement. “In fact, ALDI has increased the number of stores and warehouses with rooftop solar systems by more than 45% since 2017, and this number will continue to grow as we expand our solar portfolio.” Aldi is adding rooftop solar to at least two of its Jacksonville stores. SEE SOLAR, PAGE 2
Sleiman sells Southside Academy Sports building Sleiman Enterprises sold the Academy Sports + Outdoors store in Southside Square to an investor in Texarkana, Arkansas, for $9.8 million. Sleiman sold the property to 9041 Southside LLC on Jan. 29. Duval County property records show the 78,000-square-foot building was developed in 1991 at 9041 Southside Blvd., No 157-158. BancorpSouth Bank of Texarkana, Texas, financed the deal with a $7.84 million mortgage. The Academy Sports + Outdoors store will not close and the sale has no impact on the store’s business operations, said John Byczek, senior public relations specialist for the company.
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