WEDNESDAY June 17, 2020
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THE MATHIS REPORT
Attorney John Phillips buys Folio Weekly
Record RoweDaily readies Deerwood store JACKSONVILLE
He is hiring staff and hoping for a print issue to be published in July.
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BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
Rowe’s IGA Supermarkets is taking the spot of a former Winn-Dixie grocery store at 9866 Baymeadows Road.
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
The Rowe’s IGA Supermarket opening June 18 will offer new services and extensive international choices. Rob Rowe intends to open his seventh Rowe’s IGA Supermarket at noon June 18, joining the busy grocery market in the Baymeadows Deerwood area in Southside. Rowe bought and renovated the former Winn-Dixie grocery store at 9866 Baymeadows Road at an estimated $10 million investment. The city issued a permit Feb. 3 for an almost $1.4 million renovation of the almost 59,000-square-foot store. Jacksonville-based Rowe’s IGA Supermarkets sell groceries, including deli, bakery, seafood, meat and produce departments.
There is no pharmacy. Hours will be 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., the same as his other stores that have resumed regular schedules. Rowe said he hired 100 to 110 people. The store is next to the Deerwood Marketplace shopping area, where Publix Super Markets Inc. operates a store. Indian marketplace chain Patel Brothers has a store nearby at 9551 Baymeadows Road. Publix and Winn-Dixie also have stores less than 3 miles east along Baymeadows Road at Interstate 295. Rowe is positioned for the competition. “Give the customers what they want when they want it at a price they are willing to pay and offer the best service and an excellent selection,” Rowe, an independent grocer, said June 15. Rowe stocks his stores to reflect neighborhood tastes and created several aisles of international foods and spices. He offers Asian, European, Central American, South American, Colombian, Peruvian, Caribbean and other foods. On June 15, contractors, vendors, suppliers and employees stocked shelves, attached décor to the walls and prepared food. The sign contractor was preparing to lift the letters for the facade.
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Photos by Karen Brune Mathis
Rowe’s IGA Supermarket owner Rob Rowe invested an estimated $10 million in the grocery. More photos at JaxDailyRecord.com The store will offer popcorn, caramel corn, cheese corn, cotton candy, candy apples and candies, creating “a little carnival” atmosphere.
A week after the social media announcement of the return of Folio magazine, Jacksonville lawyer John Phillips announced he is one of the new owners of the publication. Phillips told the Meninak Club of Jacksonville on June 15 he bought the publication and is hiring writers and staff. He hopes to have a print issue out in July. He said he is a partner in Boldland Press Inc., which bought Folio. He declined to name the other partners. Phillips said Phillips his wife helped him create the logo for Folio 2.0, which debuted in social media posts June 8. “Independently, locally owned journalism is back. No paywalls. Your stories. Bolder than ever,” the June 8 social media post read. Representatives from the publication declined to provide further information on its relaunch. Former Publisher Sam Taylor announced Folio’s closing May 5 during the pandemic, citing “the economic freefall of this outbreak.” “We want to restore and keep very vibrant the independent and local storytelling,” Phillips told the Meninak Club. “And focus on some positive stories … There’s some amazing people here to talk about.” He is the founding partner of the Phillips & Hunt law firm. Its main office is at 208 Laura St. in
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FIS buys land for new headquarters Fidelity National Information Services Inc. paid $14 million for the riverfront site of its planned world headquarters in Downtown Jacksonville, according to a deed recorded June 12 with the Duval County Clerk of Courts. The global financial technology firm bought the 4½-acre Brooklyn site at 323 Riverside Ave. on June 10 from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Inc. FIS submitted permit plans to the city April 15 for construction of its $145 million, 12-story, 376,414-square-foot office tower and eight-story, 552,693-square-foot parking garage.
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