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Who says all the commercial development is focused on Southside?

An almost 29-acre site at southwest Interstate 95 and Airport Road in North Jacksonville could be transformed into Eagle Landings, comprising a fully renovated Crowne Plaza Jacksonville Airport hotel and commercial and apartment development.

JEA says it is facing large-scale staffing cuts and rate increases over the next decade because of declining revenue from shrinking energy and water sales.

The public utility’s board of directors voted unanimously Tuesday to order staff to develop an implementation plan over the next 90 days that includes the layoff of 30% of JEA’s workforce and a reduction in long-term capital investment. 

Mayo Clinic announced Monday it would construct a 140,000-square-foot, $233 million integrated oncology facility that will include proton beam therapy at its Jacksonville campus. 

Building design for the project will begin later this year, with construction to be completed by late 2022. The goal is by the end of 2023, the facility will be ready for patients. 

The Ferber Co. expects to buy a Brooklyn site this summer and start construction on a building for lease to Panera Bread, Chipotle and Bento Asian Kitchen + Sushi.

Ponte Vedra Beach-based Ferber announced Monday that construction would start immediately after the land purchase and be completed for tenant openings by summer 2020.

Downtown workforce housing developer Vestcor Companies has competition for the purchase and development rights of eight city-owned parcels in LaVilla.

Johnson Commons LLC submitted a letter of intent Monday to the Downtown Investment Authority to purchase the property on West Adams, Johnson, Lee and West Forsyth streets for $100,000 and build a mixed-use development.