More Industries Making an Impact on the First Coast

Healthcare

The First Coast has a thriving medical community. We are home to many top facilities like Baptist Health, Mayo Clinic, Ascension St. Vincent’s and UF Health. Our hospital systems’ services draw many to the area for the top programs they offer. Flagler Health+ has also expanded on the First Coast, offering additional healthcare in St. Johns County.

Wolfson Children’s Hospital and Nemours Children’s Health are also here on the First Coast, offering topnotch medical services for infants to young adults.

Aviation and Aerospace

Currently on the First Coast, there are nearly 100 aviationrelated companies and more than 6,000 individuals employed in the aerospace and aviation field. Several top aviation companies call the First Coast home, including Northrop Grumman, Redwire Space, Collins Aerospace, Embraer, Carlisle

Optimum Healthcare IT

Based in Jacksonville Beach, Optimum Healthcare IT is a staffing and consulting services firm that works with healthcare providers, payers, software and life sciences organizations.

SS&C Technologies

SS&C Technologies is the world’s largest hedge fund and private equity administrator, as well as the largest mutual fund transfer agency. SS&C combines end-to-end expertise across financial services operations with software and solutions to serve its customers in the financial services and healthcare industries.

Synergy Technologies

Synergy is a leading global consulting and professional services firm that offers a wide range of IT and outsourcing solutions to its clients. The company also designs and develops software for a variety of businesses.

Interconnect Technologies, avMax and Boeing. Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) has a major economic impact on the First Coast, providing 85-plus nonstop daily flights and serving more than 40 airports. The airport was even ranked among the best travel hubs in North America for customer service by the Airports Council International.

Advanced Manufacturing

Several manufacturing companies have chosen the First Coast as their home base due to the convenient access to airports, railways and ports. Our leading advanced manufacturers include Johnson & Johnson Vision, Anheuser-Busch, BAE Systems, Baker Hughes, Medtronic, Northrop Grumman and more. JAXUSA has found that the First Coast has a significantly lower industrial rate compared to many metro areas. The cost of constructing new facilities is 15 percent less than the U.S. average and an overall price of $5.86 per square foot.

Bravery and Dedication: Our Military

With a long history as a military- and veteran-friendly area, the First Coast has the third-largest military presence in the country and is home to thousands of active-duty, reserve and civilian contractors stationed at the area’s three naval bases: Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Station Mayport and Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. The United States Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, Camp Blanding Army Base and Marine Corps Blount Island Command also call the First Coast home. Our strong military presence has a significant economic impact on the region which provides stability and diversity in the community. Every year, the First Coast holds the largest Veterans Day Parade in the state of Florida and other various veteran-geared events. With a great military presence in the area, many businesses are veteran-owned as well as veteran-employed.

Naval Station Mayport

Box 280032, Mayport https://cnrse.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/NSMayport/

Situated at the mouth of the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean, Naval Station Mayport (NS Mayport) is located near the small village of Mayport. As one of the three major Navy Installations on the First Coast, it is the third-largest naval facility in the continental U.S. and is also home to the Navy’s 4th Fleet. The naval station’s harbor and facility cover more than 3,409 acres and include an 8,000-foot runway that can accommodate any type of Department of Defense aircraft. With more than 100,000 helicopter and fixed-wing flights each year, the airfield is operated by NS Mayport’s Air Operations Department.

Naval Air Station Jacksonville

6801 Roosevelt Blvd., Jacksonville https://cnrse.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/NASJacksonville/

As home to the famous Blue Angels, known for their exciting aerial maneuvers, Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jacksonville) is the largest Navy base in the Southeast and is located on the Westside of Jacksonville on the St. Johns River. At $2.1 billion, the regional impact of the base is a large part of the area’s economy. NAS Jacksonville is an operational headquarters for more than 120 tenant commands. The base is a recipient of a 2012 Presidential Excellence Award and 2013 Commander, Navy Installations Command Excellence Award, and is home to Naval Hospital Jacksonville.

Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay

1063 USS Tennessee Ave., Kings Bay, GA https://cnrse.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/SUBASEKings-Bay/

Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is located approximately 38 miles away from Jacksonville, adjacent to St. Marys, GA. This base is the home port for the U.S. Navy Fleet ballistic missile nuclear submarines that are capable of being equipped with the Trident missile. The major base commands include the Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic, Trident Refit Facility, Trident Training Facility, Submarine Group 10 and the Naval Submarine Support Center. Currently on the base, there are eight Ohio-class submarines including two guided missiles and six ballistic missiles.

United States Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville

10426 Alta Dr., Jacksonville www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/ District-7/Units/Sector-Jacksonville-Home/

As the sub-office to the United States Coast Guard 7th District Headquarters in Miami, Sector Jacksonville is accountable for 40,000 square miles of ocean and island waterways and is located on six acres of land close to NS Mayport. Sector Jacksonville spans 190 miles of coastline starting at Kings Bay, GA to Port Malabar, FL. Station Port Canaveral, Station Ponce de Leon Inlet and Multi-Mission Mayport and Security Detachment Mayport are used on base.

Blount Island Command Marine Corps

5880 Channel View Blvd., Jacksonville www.bic.marines.mil

Blount Island Command Center falls under the command of the Marine Corps Logistics Command located at Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, GA and is one of the largest U.S. bases built for the Marines. Located in Jacksonville, the base was created as a logistics base for the maintenance operations of maritime ships. The base plans, organizes and executes logistics techniques of ships that are used for both philanthropic and military purposes.

Camp Blanding Joint Training Center

5629

FL-16 W., Starke

fl.ng.mil/Camp-Blanding/Pages/ default.aspx

Located in Starke, FL, Camp Blanding Joint Training Center is a 73,000-acre training center that serves as a Continuity of Government site for the Governor and Executive Branch and is a Continuity of Operations site for the Florida Division of Emergency Management for the Joint Force Headquarters Florida. The camp has been used as a domestic and combat training facility in the Southeast United States and focuses on Unified Land Operations and offers training to Unified Action Partners. As a logistical support base during emergency operations and as a joint reception, staging and onward integration site, the base has been used for multiple federal homeland and overseas operations.