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THE MATHIS REPORT
Amazon confirms Imeson delivery station
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The company says it will hire “hundreds” of workers for the facility in North Jacksonville.
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
The owner of the 45-year-old tower wants to remodel the lobby and atrium areas on the first and second floors.
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Ownership of Wells Fargo Center wants to remodel the lobby and second floor of the Downtown Jacksonville tower at a cost of $1.7 million. It also wants to renovate the Atrium Cafe space on the first floor. WFC Lessee LLC applied to the city to remodel those two floors within the atrium area of the 37-story tower at 1 Independent Drive W. Improvements include new flooring, paint, millwork, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and other functions. The owner proposes to build two
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The Wells Fargo Center tower Downtown at 1 Independent Drive W. was built in 1975.
Photo by Karen Brune Mathis
The atrium lobby area at Wells Fargo Center now features a rock garden. The owner wants to renovate it with new flooring, paint, millwork, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and two pavilion kiosks in the reception and meeting area. The Atrium Cafe also will be renovated.
BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
Amazon.com announced Dec. 10 it signed a lease at 250 Busch Drive in Imeson International Industrial Park for a last-mile delivery station and will hire “hundreds” of employees. The North Jacksonville facility will help to speed up deliveries for customers in the Jacksonville area. It is expected to open in 2021, according to a news release. The city issued a permit Oct. 13 for Threecore LLC in Sarasota to build-out a 477,946-square-foot warehouse at a cost of $15 million. Building and related permits show the e-commerce facility will cost that amount and there likely will be further investment as conveyors and other equipment are installed. This is the first time Amazon has confirmed the construction of the delivery station. Construction plans for the project called it DJX3, an Amazon code. These facilities “power the last mile of our order process and help speed up deliveries for customers,” the release said. Packages are shipped to the delivery station from nearby fulfillment and sortation centers, then loaded into delivery vehicles. “Jacksonville’s location and logistics network that reaches 94 million same-day consumers SEE AMAZON, PAGE 2
Southwest adding nonstops to St. Louis, Washington D.C. Southwest Airlines will offer daily nonstop flights from Jacksonville International Airport to St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport beginning March 11. “Service between Jacksonville and St. Louis will connect two cities with strong business ties. Nonstop flights to our nation’s capital are good for both business and leisure travelers,” said Jacksonville Aviation Authority CEO Mark VanLoh in a news release. Visit www.southwest.com for fares, reservations, flight schedules and more information,
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