Jacksonville Daily Record 8/6/19

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TUESDAY August 6, 2019

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Project Sharp proposes 500-job, $145 million HQ

THE MATHIS REPORT

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POTENTIAL SITE FOR SHARP

Project Sharp, described as an international financial technology services company, is seeking to build a Downtown headquarters. The DIA resolution included this map of the Florida Blue parking lot that is adjacent to a parcel owned by Fidelity National Financial Inc. and is near the existing Fidelity campus along Riverside Avenue.

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The Downtown Investment Authority will consider a resolution that includes $29.9 million of state and city incentives for the deal.

Vestcor plan recommended for LaVilla development Three developers offer townhome proposals for city-owned property.

BY MIKE MENDENHALL AND KAREN BRUNE MATHIS STAFF WRITERS

Project Sharp, which matches the needs of Jacksonville-based Fidelity National Information Services Inc., proposes to create 500 jobs and build a 300,000-square-foot office building for a $145 million corporate headquarters. The Downtown Investment Authority is scheduled Wednesday to consider Resolution 2019-08-

BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER

A proposal by Vestcor Companies Inc. to develop eight city-owned parcels in LaVilla was scored as the top choice by a Downtown Investment Authority committee. Vestcor is one of three companies vying to develop for-sale townhomes in LaVilla on Adams, Johnson, Lee and Forsyth streets. A scoring sheet for the proposed LaVilla developments, included in the DIA’s August board meeting packet released July 31, shows the committee

01, which would enter the city into a development agreement with the unidentified Project Sharp that would include $29.9 million in state and city incentives. Sharp is described as an international financial technology services company. It would pay an average annual wage of $85,000 to the 500 jobs and retain its existing 1,216 jobs in Jacksonville. No time frame is included in the resolution. SEE PROJECT SHARP, PAGE 2

ranked Vestcor over Johnson Commons LLC, with Blackwater Capital LLC in third place. The three-person committee, appointed by the DIA board, comprised DIA board member Oliver Barakat; DIA CEO Lori Boyer; and city Office of Economic Development Executive Director Kirk Wendland. The proposals and each company’s ability to complete the project were scored from 1-100 under five criteria: n 30 points: Consistency with the Downtown SEE LAVILLA, PAGE 3

KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR

City: Ulta to create 150 jobs

Company plans to open fulfillment center in Northwest Jacksonville. Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance hasn’t announced the number of employees it will hire in Jacksonville, but the city’s 2019 Economic Development Partner Impact Report says the Northwest Jacksonville distribution center will create 150 logistics and distribution jobs. City Council approved legislation in January for a city grant of $1.425 million for Ulta to create 30 full-time jobs by the end of 2021 at an average salary of $46,346. Ulta Beauty will lease 202,471 square feet of tenant space in Park 295 Industrial Park at Interstate 295 and Duval Road for a fast fulfillment center for its e-commerce beauty supplies orders. It is expected to open in summer 2020. The 30 jobs are tied to the required annual salary. Lowerwage warehouse jobs are not counted toward that. In addition, public documents say the company could hire 400 seasonal workers annually. The city report was issued at the JAXUSA Partnership meeting July 30.

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JEA for sale: Utility is seeking offers JEA is seeking private companies and organizations interested in buying some or all of Jacksonville’s public utility. JEA officials released a notice of solicitation Friday, asking interested and qualified parties to submit their proposals by noon Sept. 30. The move comes less than two weeks after the JEA board voted July 23 to explore privatization and one day after Mayor Lenny Curry said he would propose using proceeds of the utility’s sale to pay off the city’s $2.2 billion debt. More at JaxDailyRecord.com

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