Daily Record FINANCIAL NEWS &
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015
Vol. 102, No. 230 • oNe SectioN
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250 jobs to be cut by W-D parent
Vulcan Materials leaving Springfield
Company won’t say how many in Jacksonville By Mark Basch Contributing Writer
Photo by Max Marbut
Vulcan Materials Co., which occupies a 50-year-old Springfield office complex, will relocate to Southside because it needs less space. The Alabama-based construction materials company leases about 75,000 square feet of office space at 155-57 E. 21st St., but needs a fraction of that. As a result, it is moving to about 10,000 square feet of office space in Deerwood South at 10151 Deerwood Park Blvd. Vulcan Materials expects to move its 38 Jacksonville employees to the new location by the end of the year, although the timeline is still being determined. Matt Arbuckle, who leads Florida real estate and business development for Vulcan Materials, said the Deerwood South site was chosen based on its proximity to where many of the company’s employees live. Vulcan Materials leases the Springfield location from FRP Holdings Inc. Property records show two office buildings — a six-story and two-story building — that total more than 70,000 square feet of space. Built in 1963 and 1965, the structures were built for Florida Rock Industries Inc. Vulcan Materials, based in Birmingham, Ala., bought Jacksonville-based Florida Rock in November 2007 for $4.2 billion. It was the largest acquisition in Vulcan’s 50-year history. Upon the sale, the Springfield site was near capacity, Arbuckle said. The recession seriously affected the construction industry and the employee count was reduced as a result. Vulcan also previously occupied a building near Downtown at 700 Palmetto St., which was sold to Cementos Argos last year. Cementos Argos, based in Colombia, bought the cement and concrete businesses MATHIS CONTINUED ON PAGE A-2
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Home show continues to grow
Terri McGregor, owner of Earth Works, was putting the finishing touches on her exhibit minutes before the Home & Patio Show opened Thursday at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. See story and more photos on Page A-3.
Southeastern Grocers LLC, the Jacksonville-based parent of the Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo and Harveys supermarket chains, announced a restructuring of its store support facilities Thursday that will affect about 250 workers in seven states. The company will not say how many of those jobs are at its Store Support Center in Jacksonville. The restructuring is part of a comprehensive review under new Southeastern Grocers CEO Ian McLeod, who joined the company in March. The company said in a statement the restructuring will simplify its operating model and increase efficiency. “The changes will enable Southeastern Grocers to reinvest in improved quality, ser- McLeod vice and value for customers, develop store improvement programs across the network and support the stores more effectively,” it said. “The efficiencies will also enable Southeastern Grocers to better address the needs of its customers,” it said. The affected workers will be assisted through the company’s career transition services, it said. Southeastern Grocers operates more than 750 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina under the three brand names. The company said the restructuring LAYOFFS CONTINUED ON PAGE A-4
Hooked on classical music at a young age
Aspinall enjoying new job and city
Nathan Aspinall, assistant conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, takes notes during a rehearsal this week.
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By Marilyn Young Editor That didn’t take long. Nathan Aspinall has only been in town about a month on the job as assistant conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and already has bought the perfect Florida accessory. A Toyota Solara convertible. “I took the plunge,” he said of his champagne-colored ragtop. He’s already found a couple of favorite restaurants: Black Sheep, especially its rooftop bar, and Hawkers Asian Street Fare.
And, he’s a big fan of Aardwolf Brewery. “I have not been to many places so experimental and imaginative,” he said of the Hendricks Avenue brewery. But the bulk of his time has been spent attending orchestrarelated events, meeting the musicians and the staff, and talking with supporters. The addition of Aspinall completed a triumvirate of key hires for the symphony over the past 16 months: Courtney Lewis as music director and Robert Massey as president and CEO.
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Aspinall’s duties include assisting Lewis and the guest conductors, conducting off-stage bands and getting the chance to conduct several concerts on his own. His first is The Music of Nat King Cole, with vocalist Denzal Sinclaire, on Oct. 16 and 17. For the 25-year-old Aspinall, his love of classical music dates back to when he was a young kid growing up in Australia and received a “Best of Mozart” CD as a gift. It turned out to be the gift of a career path. SYMPHONY CONTINUED ON PAGE A-2
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