Jacksonville an d NORTHEAST FLORIDA
Duval County
Development
projects
bringing more
jobs to all parts
of Jacksonville.
Development Spreads Countywide
When you picture the future of Duval
County, it’s easy to look just at the
transformational projects changing the
landscape in downtown Jacksonville.
However, that’s not the only activity in
the area.
“It is not just downtown. It’s really
spread across the city,” says Jerry Mallot,
president of JAXUSA Partnership.
Jacksonville, which makes up most of
Duval County, is the largest city by area
in the continental U.S. at 840 square
miles, and it seems like every inch of it is
sprouting new development.
The St. Johns Town Center, an openair
upscale mall with more than 150
stores, has been a centerpiece of development
on the Southside of Jacksonville
since it opened in 2005. Two other retail
DUVAL
centers opened in 2017 bringing more
shops, restaurants and hotels to the
Town Center area: the Town Center
Promenade and the Strand.
Development in Duval County goes
beyond retail. The big news in 2017
was the opening of two fulfillment
centers by Amazon.com in the Northwest
and Westside of Jacksonville,
bringing more than 5,000 new jobs.
20 JACKSONVILLE AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA SPONSORED SECTION
Atlantic Beach
Neptune Beach
Population 932,755
Labor Force 468,907
Total Households 366,599
Per Capita Income $28,165
Retail Spending $7.0 bil.
Amazon fulfillment center
Downtown Friendship Fountain
St. Johns Town Center
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Jacksonville
Jacksonville
International
Cecil
Airport
Cecil
Spaceport
JAXPORT
St. Johns River
Big Talbot
Island State Park
Little Talbot
Island State Park
Jacksonville Beach
Jacksonville
University
University of
North Florida
Florida
State College
at Jacksonville
Herlong
Recreational
Fort
Caroline
Memorial
Jacksonville
Zoo
Edward
Waters
College
Wilson Center
for the Arts
St. Johns
Town Center
Cummer Museum
Ribault
Monument
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JAXEX at
Craig Airport
Mallot says the Amazon centers
were a boon for those two areas of
town, and he’s looking forward to
more development projects bringing
more jobs to all parts of town.
“I think this is our time to shine in
Jacksonville,” he says.
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St. Johns River
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