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Jacksonville Office of Economic Development director
The primary issue facing economic development is continuing to recruit and create jobs and capital investment.
Jacksonville is not in a vacuum facing nationwide economic challenges expected in 2021, but Northeast Florida is positioned better than some U.S. regions as companies in pandemic-resilient sectors like logistics, distribution and e-commerce continue to invest in local commercial projects.
It certainly appears that the large landowners are forecasting positive future growth in that area as they go through the permitting cycle.
The city will incentivize what City Hall officials consider job-creating targeted industries like financial technology and medical device manufacturers and distribution, looking at specific industries that are expanding.