The Jacksonville region is a destination for logistics and distribution, and we are continuing to work to attract jobs and investment from companies looking to move products around the Southeast and beyond.
Our location and transportation infrastructure are key advantages. The region’s two deep-water ports, three major interstates (Interstate 95, I-10 and I-75), three railroads and an international airport system help position Jacksonville as a global hub for logistics infrastructure.
Companies also want to know they have a highly skilled, reliable workforce when they invest in a community. More than 85,000 people work in the transportation and logistics industries in the Jacksonville region and there are eight different career and technical education programs with an emphasis on the sector.
We seek these types of projects and have a track record of getting them done quickly – a tremendous selling point for companies expanding here.
For example, in 2024, Anderson-DuBose chose Jacksonville to build a new $60 million, 160,000-square-foot distribution center to serve more than 200 McDonald’s restaurants across the Southeast. The new construction project went from approval to opening in about 18 months.
E-commerce companies are also finding Jacksonville to be a critical and strategic location, buoyed by the third-party logistics companies UPS and FedEx expanding their presence and services here.
We target transportation and logistics for economic development. We have the natural geographic advantages and our community has made a concerted effort to invest in infrastructure that helps attract these critical projects.
Jacksonville has earned its reputation as America’s Logistics Center, and this will continue to be a focus as we grow investment and jobs in our community.