St. Johns County approved a permit Monday for Ryan Companies US, Inc. to build an Amazon.com delivery station on 60 acres of land at 5100 Inman Road, near the St. Augustine shopping outlets.
The 125,000-square-foot project will be built at a cost of $16 million, according to plans submitted to the county.
Since then, a set of required documents required for the warehouse building, with details about infrastructure, engineering and environmental impacts, was submitted to the county s growth management division, according to Mike Roberson, interim director for the department.
The last-mile fulfillment center is the final stop before deliverers transport packages to area consumers. The center is expected to create about 350 jobs locally, starting at least $16 an hour, including benefits.
Glenn Goodroe have been named executive vice presidents. All previously were senior vice presidents.
• Southeast Toyota Distributors, which says it is the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyota vehicles, promoted
Casey Gunnell Jr. to group vice president. Gunnell will be responsible for the company’s parts distribution center and the three vehicle processing centers at Talleyrand Port Processing and at the Westlake Industrial Park in Jacksonville and in Commerce, Georgia.
• The University of North Florida named
Scott Bennett as vice president of administration and finance effective Jan. 11. He has served in the role as interim vice president since Feb. 1. He is responsible for overseeing more than 20 departments. He has been at UNF since 1999.
Grand Cypress development coming to old Best Bet gambling site in St. Johns County
It will include 915 residential units and 250,000 square feet of commercial space on 72 acres, 11 acres of recreational space, and 30 acres will remain wetlands. Author: Dawn White Updated: 6:50 PM EST January 20, 2021
ST JOHNS, Fla. A major development is coming to northern St. Johns County, which is one of the fastest-growing counties in the Sunshine State. However, some people who live nearby have concerns over congestion and noise.
It may just be an empty field now, but the sparse piece of land in St. Johns will soon turn into a sprawling 103-acre development of residential and commercial properties.