Daily Record Financial News &
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Vol. 103, No. 213 • Two Sections
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Being the guinea pig for parklet program
From England to Jacksonville
Mark Lowry
Photo by Jamie Swann
By Max Marbut Staff Writer
Armada interim head coach enjoys teaching over playing By Jamie Swann, Contributing Writer
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Photo courtesy of Todd Drexler
The sun shone brightly from the blue sky overhead, burning off the last of the morning’s dew. It was a perfect August morning, a rare occurrence to take advantage of. Suddenly, the peacefulness of the morning broke. A group of young 20-somethings were rushing down the soccer field at Patton Park, triumphantly shouting “goal,” followed by a few words that might make your mother blush. It was apparent, the Jacksonville Armada FC is a boys club and Mark Lowry is the new acting president. “We get a little rowdy sometimes at practice,” Lowry said of the team. “But they are great group of guys.” At the ripe age of 31, Lowry blends seamlessly with the young team, exchanging high fives and handshakes after the morning practice. The team rallied around the interim head coach, feeding off his youthful energy just as much he feeds off theirs. These days, Lowry can use all the energy he can get. “I commute from Orlando about 50 percent of the time,” said Lowry, who has two daughters, ages 2 and 4. “So getting home is important.” Since signing on with the Armada in September 2015, Lowry has made the two-hour drive from his home in Orlando to Jacksonville so often that the Birmingham, England, native knows the route — and backroads — better than most native Floridians. It was never in Lowry’s plan to have the long commute be
Lowry hugs forward Danny Barrow during a game.
After more than eight years in business Downtown, Diane Rukab is ready to be the first to try something different. “We’re going into this blindly, but I’m OK with being the guinea pig,” she said of allowing The Brick Coffee House to be the site of the first long-term public parklet in the urban core. It's scheduled to open Sept. 16, which is international “PARKing Day.” That's when on-street parking spaces all over the world will be transformed into small public spaces for a few hours. Downtown’s first permanent parklet is scheduled to be constructed along West Adams Street adjacent to the Brick’s outdoor seating area. The cost — estimated by installation sponsor Downtown Vision Inc. at about $10,000 for construction, required permits and fees and liability insurance — will be covered with proceeds from the organization’s inaugural gala. Rukab will operate the parklet and provide tables and chairs, which will be removed when the coffee shop is closed. The Brick was chosen for the first installation because it would be an Rukab expansion of the existing business and it’s just half a block from Downtown Vision’s office, said Jennifer Hewitt-Apperson, director of district services. “That space made sense because there’s already outdoor seating and it’s close to DVI, which will make it easy to monitor,” she said. The Downtown Investment Authority has published a “Parklet Program Handbook” that specifies design and construction requirements as well as where a public parklet may not be installed. Parklets will be considered within the Northbank boundaries of Downtown and on roads where the posted speed limit is 30 mph or less. A parklet must be located at least one Parklets
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Symrise buys Renessenz plant in Norwood
The Symrise plant at 601 N. Crestwood St. in the Norwood area takes up about 50 acres. It started there in 1910 as Standard Turpentine Co.
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Effective Oct. 1, the 106-yearold fragrance and specialtychemical ingredients plant in Jacksonville known as Renessenz LLC will transfer ownership and take on a new name — Symrise Inc. The sign at the almost 50-acre property has been changed to Symrise, which confirms continued international investment in the area. Symrise AG is based in Germany. The company was not available immediately to discuss plans for the plant. Property records show the Jacksonville plant comprises a 55-building complex at 601 Crest-
wood St. in the Norwood area about 5 miles north of Downtown. The Renessenz factory began in 1910 as Standard Turpentine Co. and has changed ownership several times. Renessenz has been in business for more than a century manufacturing and marketing specialty chemicals using natural and renewable raw materials.
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The Jacksonville plant has been known through the years under names that include SCM Glidco Organics and Millennium Specialty Chemicals. It has been called Renessenz since 2010. The new ownership has been a year in the making. In September 2015, Symrise AG announced it would buy Pinova Holdings Inc., the parent of Pinova Inc. and Renessenz LLC, from TorQuest Partners of Canada. Pinova Holdings, based in Brunswick, Ga., is a leading supplier of ingredients used mainly in making perfumes, fragrances and oral care products. Mathis continued on Page A-2
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