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Neptune Beach-based developer purchases Orange Park Mall Sears
May 5, 2026 - The acquisition comes amid reviews of redevelopment plans that include a grocer. The Sears at Orange Park Mall has been sold to a Neptune Beach-based real estate development company. The department store closed in 2020, the last of the former retail giant’s three Jacksonville-area stores to shut its...

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Broskie, Crawford talk school district, economic development during trade show
April 2, 2026 - ORANGE PARK - The North Florida Association of Realtor's (NFAR) Southwest Area Council hosted its tradeshow breakfast on March 26, where industry professionals and community leaders met to discuss the intertwining realities of real estate and the county's ever-growing population.  Superintendent David Broskie, Clay Economic Development Director Crawford...

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5,000-square-foot expansion begins at Ascension’s Clay County campus
March 25, 2026 - Delivery of Ascension St. Vincent’s second Northeast Florida NICU is expected by the end of 2026. The project, an expansion at the health system’s Clay County campus, will add 5,000 square feet at 1670 St. Vincents Way in Middleburg. “Investing in women’s and children’s...

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Lincoln Memorial University opens $36M medical and veterinary school campus in Orange Park.
March 18, 2026 - Lincoln Memorial University has planted its flag in Jacksonville as it readies to open a medical and veterinary school in Orange Park, both firsts for the city. The $36 million four-year medical and three-year veterinary school will ceremonially open March 23 — establishing the Tennessee-based private university’s formal entry to...

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Middleburg welcomes new 126-room Marriott hotel as Clay County hospitality market expands
November 11, 2025 - Middleburg’s growing hospitality market has a new arrival. TownePlace Suites by Marriott Middleburg, a 126-room extended-stay hotel, has officially opened its doors at 1625 Jeremiah Street within the Clay Town Center — bringing a nationally recognized brand to one of Northeast Florida’s fastest-growing communities. The new TownePlace...

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Industries on track, Saratoga Springs community planned
June 13, 2025 - Here’s a look at some of the developments taking shape or recently completed around Northeast Florida. IKO Industries Ltd. Clay Hill roofing plant on target for completion More than a year after work began on a Clay County roofing plant, the project’s contractor said it should...

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