Daily Record Financial News &
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Vol. 103, No. 174 • One Section
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Rookie manager named No. 1 at Hyatt
By Max Marbut Staff Writer
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Everyone was cheering when she walked into the room at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront. Rachel Otis was in Savannah preparing to be part of a wedding when her boss called and told her to do whatever it took to be back at the hotel by 4 p.m. She remembered winners of the global hospitality corporation’s annual awards for marketing and public relations leadership at hundreds of properties were being announced at that time. But the marketing and e-commerce manager at the Hyatt didn’t think that had anything to do with the unexpected call-back. As it turned out, that had everything to do with it. After a little more than six months at the hotel, Otis was named the top performer in her job out of 26 Hyatts in North and South America with more than 600 rooms. Moments before she walked into the room full of her co-workers after the dash back from Savannah, her name was Hyatt continued on Page A-3
Boundaries of the Downtown historic district
Nearly 200 years in the making
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City Planning Supervisor Joel McEachin with the certificate issued by the state recognizing part of Downtown has been listed by the federal National Register of Historic Places as a historic district.
The first real estate plat was recorded in 1822, but Jacksonville’s first neighborhood was established years earlier — when the second log cabin went up near the north bank of the St. Johns River, probably near what’s now Forsyth and Newnan streets. It took nearly 200 years, but a major portion of Downtown has been designated by the National Register of Historic Places as an official “historic district.” The application process began more than one year ago, said Joel McEachin, city planner supervisor. At the direction of the Downtown Investment Authority, the Planning Department and the Historic Preservation Commission, working with a consultant, applied for the designation. The application was reviewed by the
state Historic Preservation Office before it was submitted to the federal Department of the Interior and the National Park Service. Inclusion on the list of America’s historic sites was granted in May. The Downtown Historic District comprises 158 acres on 56 blocks bordered by Beaver Street on the north, Liberty Street on the east, Pearl Street on the west and the river on the south. After an extensive analysis of Downtown’s real estate inventory, it was determined 179 of the 225 structures within the defined district qualify as properties that contribute to the zone’s architectural, historical or cultural importance. “It’s the largest concentration of contributing buildings in the city,” McEachin said. Historic district designation can serve Historic continued on Page A-3
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Section of Downtown added to National Registry of Historic Places
By Max Marbut Staff Writer
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Rachel Otis, marketing and e-commerce manager at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, was named best in her job in North and South America.
Prominence center prepping for Humana’s move
Humana Inc.’s move from Downtown to the suburbs took another preparatory step this week as a permit was submitted to build-out space in Baymeadows. Adams Interior Contractors Inc. will renovate 13,418 square feet of office space for Humana at 8935 Prominence Parkway in the Prominence office park. The construction cost is listed at $443,189. The city separate-
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ly approved a sign permit for Humana on the building. The company will move into the first floor of the three-story building. Humana will leave the SunTrust Tower, moving more than 80 regional executives, administrative and network positions to Prominence. It also will relocate about 40 Humana and CarePlus Health Plans sales agents and customer
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Jacksonville Market Office.” The architect is HOK of St. Louis. Crocker Partners owns Prominence through Crocker Partners V Freedom LLC. staff to a new Humana MarketPoint office in Mandarin. Both moves are expected in August. Plans for the Prominence space call the project the “Humana
JCPenney opening appliance showrooms
JCPenney is returning to the major appliance business in 500 stores, including at Regency Square mall and The Avenues.
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The company is transforming its home departments to begin selling kitchen and laundry appliances starting Friday. Each location will carry 100 to 215 appliance models on display from manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, GE and Hotpoint, the company said. JCPenney said it was resuming sales of appliances after more than 30 years following a Mathis
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