Several business owners on Jacksonville's East Side said they hope growth from the stadium will continue toward them.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The stadium of the future will cost $1.4 billion to build, but how much of an impact will it have on people living near Jaguars Stadium?
Business owners on Jacksonville's East Side say first coast news They hope there will be a trickle-down effect that will benefit the neighborhood.
The Jaguars are East Side residents' most prominent neighbor, and those who spoke to them in the shadow of the stadium first coast news He said he hopes the new Jaguars stadium will highlight opportunities for Out East.
The Jaguars are part of the Eastside organization. A. People traveling along Philip Randolph Boulevard see the Jaguar mural every day. When the Jaguars submitted their stadium plans to the city, team president Mark Lamping emphasized that the stadium would help Out East residents.
“This area, right next to the stadium, has been underserved for generations and, frankly, we are working with other areas to catalyze and solve that. I feel like I need to be,” Lamping said.
Dan Miller, who owns The Man Cave Barbershop on Philip Randolph Street, is a proponent of the East Side development and wants the new development to blend in with the neighborhood's existing anchor stores. I want it.
“We know change is coming and new business is coming. We just want to be part of the change and be a part of it,” Miller said. That's part of it. ”
Howard Lee was born and raised in the Out East and remembers Bob Hayes running through town as a kid. He hopes the development will restore a sense of community.
“It should be a good thing, everyone should be a good thing,” Lee said.
Teresa Robinson is the CEO of East Coast Striping and Painting Co. and has big dreams about how the stadium will impact Eastside businesses.
“I could only imagine how much money this would bring to the city,” Robinson said. “It’s coming for a few small businesses, it’s coming for large businesses, it’s coming for small businesses, and we all have a chance to thrive.”
The Jaguars Stadium deal is currently being considered by the Jacksonville City Council. Although there is a long way to go before it is officially approved, Out East business owners hope the new stadium will highlight everything their community has to offer.
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