- Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire LLC recently purchased 63.3 acres in Cecil Commerce Center North to develop a 1-million-square-foot distribution center. The construction of the new facility is close to completion. The site will employ 250 and represents a private capital investment of $44 million.
- The new Branan Field-Chaffee Expressway and I-10 interchange is underway. Click here to learn more about this $60.8 million project that will provide direct access to Cecil Commerce Center.
- Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ) recently broke ground on phase one of a new, 44,000-square-foot center in Cecil Commerce Center North. Phase one is expected to be complete in the Spring of 2007. Classes offered will include General Education (English, Math, History, Psychology, etc.), Business (Management, Accounting, Computers), Child Care and Adult Education. Visit them at http://www.fccj.edu/campuses/cecil/.
- FlightStar, a heavy aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul contractor, added 150 more employees. This brings their employment at Cecil Commerce Center South to approximately 320. Visit them at http://www.flightstarjax.com/
Jacksonville Economic Development Commission
Business Development Division
1 West Adams Street, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 630-1906