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THE MATHIS REPORT
RNC to limit Jacksonville attendance
Garden products company leases Daily Record 552,000-square-foot warehouse JACKSONVILLE
Only regular delegates will be allowed to attend Republican National Convention events Aug. 24-26; more will be allowed for President Trump’s speech.
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MOVE TO IMESON
Jacksonville-based Margo State Line Inc. leased the new speculative 552,000-squarefoot warehouse in Imeson Park for its garden products business.
BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
JACKSONVILLE
Special to the Daily Record
Jacksonville-based Margo State Line Inc. sells decorative pebbles and other products online and in big-box retailers.
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Jacksonville-based Margo State Line Inc. signed a longterm lease for a 552,000-squarefoot warehouse distribution center in Imeson Park in North Jacksonville. “The growth profile has been great,” said Margo CFO Steve Morrill in an interview July 15.
Margo expects to move in October from 130,000 square feet of space in Alta Lakes Commerce Center, also in North Jacksonville, where it moved two years ago. The company will move about 7.5 miles to 10501 Cold Storage Road in Imeson Park, which is at northeast North Main Street and Zoo Parkway. Margo State Line, founded in 2005, imports and sells decorative pebbles, stones and rocks and other products to The Home Depot, Amazon.com, Walmart Inc., Lowe’s Companies Inc. and other retailers. The pebbles are used in landscaping and have become more in demand online and by people who are beautifying
and upgrading their homes and lawns, especially as they are quarantining during the COVID-19 pandemic. Margo State Line imports the pebbles in bulk and bags SEE MATHIS, PAGE 2
Deocorative rock business
Margo Garden Products sells items like decorative pebbles and fire glass. These Decorative Fire Glass Green Diamonds are $35.75 for a 20-pound bag at HomeDepot.com.
The Jacksonville 2020 Host Committee said July 16 that attendance for the Aug. 24-27 Republican National Convention in Jacksonville will be scaled back. Host committee Communications Director Erin Isaac said for the first three days, convention attendance will be limited to regular delegates. For President Donald Trump’s nomination acceptance speech Aug. 27, attendance will be limited to delegates, their guests and alternate delegates. The national Republican Party has 2,472 delegates, according to party rules. The memo said that the RNC will use indoor and outdoor venues, including VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, TIAA Bank Field, Daily’s Place Amphitheater, 121 Financial Ballpark and several others. The memo says plans for health protocols “includes but is not limited to on-site temperature checks, available PPE, aggressive sanitizing protocols, and available COVID-19 testing.” Duval GOP Executive Director Andrew Johnson said July 16 he does not think attendance will be reduced further from the approximately 2,500 delegates party officials expect to attend the convention in Jacksonville. “I would not expect them to reduce the number of delegates,” Johnson said. “Everything is being done with purpose and there’s science behind it.” SEE RNC, PAGE 2
RNC releases list of 1,000 vendors The Republican National Convention Jacksonville Host Committee notified about 1,000 businesses July 15 that they are listed on the committee’s website as vendors for the convention. Categories comprise accommodations, corporate services, entertainment, event services, floral design, health and safety, printing and signage, retail and promotional products, transportation, venues and miscellaneous. According to the committee’s website, more than 125 of the businesses are owned by veterans, nearly 200 are minority-owned and more than 300 are owned by women. Visit jacksonville2020.com/registered-vendors/ to view the list.
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