The City Council Finance Committee approved an ordinance Nov. 7 authorizing a Recapture Enhanced Value Grant up to $3.5 million for code-named Project Willow.
The city Office of Economic Development says the applicant is a locally established regional food retailer that wishes to expand its distribution support operations to accommodate continued growth to serve customers in the Southeastern U.S.
The possible expansion includes construction of a 300,000-square-foot cold-storage facility in Northwest Jacksonville with a capital investment of about $150 million for construction and equipment, the document states.