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JAX Chamber CEO says he was asked to serve on host committee by Curry.
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BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
As co-lead of the host committee bringing the Republican National Convention to Jacksonville, JAX Chamber President and CEO Daniel Davis said his focus is helping local businesses secure service contracts for the event. “If you think about the hardest hit industry from COVID-19, it’s our hospitality and our service industry. We have a unique opportunity to welcome thousands and thousands of people to our community,” Davis said. Davis, who filed paperwork June 9 with the state to create 2020 Jacksonville Host Committee Inc., said in a June 16 interview he was asked to serve on the nonprofit committee by Mayor Lenny Curry. The chamber doesn’t have an official role in the event, but Davis said his connections have resulted in emails, texts and calls with business owners interested in registering. In the interview, Davis wouldn’t go beyond the $100 million in estimated economic impact the committee cited in its RNC announcement. “There’s going to be so much, and it’s all of Northeast Florida. You’re going to have from Amelia Island down to Flagler (County) is going to be busy with people.” Davis declined to provide the national GOP’s estimates for people expected to travel to Northeast Florida for the RNC in August. The Republican Party of Duval County said 12,000 to 15,000 people are expected to attend President Donald Trump’s aceptance speech Aug. 27.
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BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
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here could be new life for an old mall and a new beat in the heart of Arlington’s retail center. Regency Square Mall, developed a halfcentury ago to fanfare as the largest regional enclosed mall, could be redeveloped. Commercial real estate developer Rimrock Devlin said it has a contract to buy the 53-year-old largely vacant Regency Square Mall and redevelop the 77.11-acre property into mixed uses. It’s not a done deal, but it’s on the table. “We believe the redevelopment of The Regency Square Mall will not only have a significant economic impact on the local and surrounding communities, but also create a unique social impact coupled with new job creation,
among other benefits generated with this project,” said a statement from Rurmell Mcgee, Rimrock Devlin vice president of retail development. Jacksonville-based Rimrock Devlin said the property, at 9501 Arlington Expressway, could serve multiple uses. Mcgee Those include medical services, limited service hospitality, fulfillment centers, multifamily space, charter schools, banks, a convenience store, restaurants and retail, the Jacksonville-based developer said in a statement. Rimrock Devlin declined to disclose the contract price or estimate when the sale could be completed. “Rimrock Devlin is still early in the due diligence of SEE REGENCY, PAGE 6
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