Daily Record Financial News &
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Vol. 103, No. 168 • Two Sections
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Corey and Shirk trail in poll
Cofer and Nelson leading incumbents by double digits INSIDE Former Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford leads Hans Tanzler III and state Rep. Lake Ray in race to replace retiring Congressman Ander Crenshaw.
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By David Chapman Staff Writer Incumbents in the 4th Judicial Circuit might in trouble. A University of North Florida poll released this morning shows State Attorney Angela Corey and Public Defender Matt Shirk behind by double-digits in their races against Melissa Nelson and Charles Cofer, respectively. The school’s Public Opinion Research Lab conducted the poll last week with 467 Republicans likely to vote in the Aug. 30 primary. In the state attorney’s race, Nelson
led with 34 percent of the vote. Corey came in at 24 percent, while Wes White garnered 8 percent. The remaining 35 percent of voters were undecided. The Corey campaign countered with a poll of its own. Conducted June 7-9 of 300 likely Republican primary voters, the McLaughlin & Associates query showed Corey up double digits over Nelson, 43 percent to 26 percent. The margin of error was plus or minus 5.7 percentage points. The campaign did not provide the full poll. In that poll, White took in 14 percent while just 17 percent were undecided. Cathleen Murphy, Corey campaign
spokeswoman, said UNF’s lab continues “to get the big races wrong.” “While we appreciate the work of PORL, we prefer to leave polling to the experts,” said Murphy in an email. In response to the UNF poll, Nelson spokesman Brian Hughes on Wednesday said polls aren’t what drive the Nelson campaign, except to “win the only poll that really matters.” In the public defender’s race, retired Duval County judge Charles Cofer took in 35 percent of the vote while Shirk had 17 percent. The other 48 percent were undecided. The poll for both races had a margin Poll continued on Page A-3
Corey: 24%
Nelson: 34%
Cofer: 35%
Shirk: 17%
Mike Howland says one of the reasons he took the helm of the Jacksonville Speech and Hearing Center was “to go back to a world where I saw the people I was helping every day.” He’s pictured outside the organization’s operations facility at 1128 N. Laura St.
Photos by Kevin Hogencamp
Tatsch: Cecil deal significant to market
Setting aside career in politics
Howland has focused on business and nonprofits By Kevin Hogencamp Contributing Writer
Mike Howland was a politician in the making. His father was a local government administrator. He was student government president at Jacksonville University, where he obtained a political science degree. He also was student government president at St. Louis University, where he was the first person to graduate with dual degrees in law and master of public administration. At his law school graduation ceremony, it was announced Howland was going to Washington to be a presidential management intern — but only until he returned home to run for U.S. Congress. “Everyone thought that would happen and I probably thought so, too,” the Jacksonville Speech and Hearing Center Workspace
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Howland has a section of his office devoted to Jacksonville University, his beloved undergraduate alma mater. Among the JU mementos in his office is the gavel he was presented after serving as the university's student government president.
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It’s big — 850,000 to 1 million square feet. It’s a targeted industry — distribution, which fits the city and JAX Chamber’s sought-after logistics companies. It’s in a targeted area — AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center, city-owned property in West Jacksonville that formerly was part of a naval air station. It’s secretive — not only confidential, but not even code-named yet in public documents. Hillwood Investment Properties Senior Vice President Dan Tatsch understands the interest. “A transaction like this would be significant for the Jacksonville market,” Tatsch said Tuesday. Whatever it is, the deal appears to be moving along. According to Tatsch, the prospect responded to a proposal from Hillwood during the second quarter, which ended June 30. Tatsch said he can’t provide more details Tatsch until Hillwood files its second-quarter report with the city, due at the end of September. Even then, he might not be able to say much, “depending on the client’s decision regarding disclosure.” He said the plans have been submitted to the prospect and not publicly. As the city’s master developer of AllianceFlorida, Hillwood must file quarterly activity reports. Hillwood said it received and responded to a Request for Proposal from a broker representing the prospect during the first quarter, which ended March 31 and whose report was filed last week. That proposal included hard cost estimates from Hillwood’s general contractor that were incorporated into a project Mathis continued on Page A-2
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