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BUSINESS & LEGAL NEWS IN BAKER, CLAY, DUVAL, NASSAU AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES
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THE RESTAURANT ISSUE
RECIPE FOR SURVIVAL Northeast Florida restaurant owners share their strategies for reducing the prices of food and supplies. PAGE 6
CITY GOVERNMENT
Plan brings 180 homes, hotel to The Pondry PAGE 12
THE MATHIS REPORT
Gate Parkway explored for 660 units of multifamily PAGE 10
Photo by Dan Macdonald
Jonathan Insetta, left, and partner Michael McKinney inside the food storage facility at Bellwether, their restaurant in Downtown Jacksonville. Insetta said food costs have risen about 30% over the past four years.
REAL ESTATE
MORE RESTAURANT STORIES INSIDE
Asado Life owner plans ‘local escape’ on Downtown Riverfront
Southern Provisions prepares fish for Ben Groshell’s restaurants
Couple creates AI tools to help them run Tossgreen
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Community offers a lagoon The Diamond Springs master-planned community in West Jacksonville is centered by a lagoon. PAGE 15 REAL ESTATE
Former Jags head coach sells home Doug Pederson no longer owns in Pablo Creek Reserve. PAGE 16
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THE BASCH REPORT
AutoZone leader’s Jacksonville tie AutoZone Inc. CEO Phil Daniele started his auto parts retailing journey in Jacksonville at a competing store, Walt’s Auto Parts. PAGE 14
CORPORATIONS
PotlatchDeltic, Rayonier to merge They will create a timber and land resources company headquartered in Atlanta. PAGE 3
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