Southeast City Scoop: Jacksonville Construction Starts

Before COVID-19, across-the- board declines were expected for major sectors in 2020

Residential and non-building sectors are forecast to weaken, but the non-residential market may take the hardest hit.

City Grill

David Auchter
Vice President
Haskell

Jacksonville construction has been impacted by the pandemic, but Auchter says office build-to-suits, industrial distribution centers and infrastructure contracts continue to move forward. One exception is the Jacksonville International Airport Concourse B expansion, which was delayed due to decreased passenger volume.

“Most health care construction planning turned from capital projects to operational efforts in response to the pandemic,” Auchter adds. “It is expected most capital projects will resume once COVID-19 is under control.”

Firm in Focus

FIS
601 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville, Fla.
President/CEO: Gary Norcross
Employees: 55,000
Founded: 1968
New HQ: Financial services technology firm FIS broke ground on a 12-story, 300,000-sq-ft headquarters building to be located on Riverside Avenue. The project is expected to be completed by 2022.