Cecil Commerce Center® Advantages

• Location, Location, Location - 17 miles west of downtown, 23 miles west of the Dames Point Marine Terminal, at the Gateway to Florida and the southeastern U.S.
   
• Outstanding Infrastructure - adjacent to I-10 with direct access via the new $62 million I-10/Cecil Commerce Parkway interchange, new spine and arterial roads, adjacent to the third-longest runway in Florida, industrial scale underground utilities, adjacent to JEA regional water treatment facility and well field 
   
• Available Sites - Approximately 8,300 acres of city-owned, fee-simple sale, mid to large size, development-ready sites; also existing buildings available for lease 
   
• Public Investment - More than $180 million spent on infrastructure improvements and site readiness by local, state and federal entities, the site is viewed by the City of Jacksonville as a significant economic development asset
   
• Development Readiness - Embedded PUD development rights, full concurrency, water management district conceptual permit issued, no endangered species identified, no environmental issues, no archeological issues, access to extensive JEDC site information archives and professional staff 
   
• Available Workforce - Surrounding Westside Jacksonville workforce has many complementary industrial and manufacturing skill sets, thousands of recent military (aviation) personnel separations in the Jacksonville area and more than 164,500 workers within 20 minute commute zone
   
• Training - Florida State College, located at Cecil Commerce Center®, is a partner with the local business community and works to create employer-driven curriculum and specialized training. Also on site at Cecil are two excellent aviation-related education centers: Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (Cecil Campus) and Florida State College's Aviation Center of Excellence, both of which incorporate the most up-to-date technology in their respective course offerings.