{"id":760162,"date":"2026-04-29T00:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/760162\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T00:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:48:19","slug":"jacksonville-city-council-approves-12-million-in-tax-incentives-for-johnson-johnson-vision-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/760162\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville City Council approves $12 million in tax incentives for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care is set to receive $12 million in city incentives to construct a packaging distribution facility in Northwest Jacksonville and install new high-tech equipment at its Southside campus.<\/p>\n

Jacksonville City Council gave final approval to the incentives with a 16-0 vote April 28.<\/p>\n

Under the agreement with the city, Johnson & Johnson committed to investing $50 million for construction of the facility plus $500 million for manufacturing equipment. Council members Joe Carlucci, Matt Carlucci and Reggie Gaffney Jr. were not present for the vote.<\/p>\n

The incentives would be two Recapture Enhanced Value Grants. One is a five-year, 60% grant of up to $1.5 million for the construction of the facility. The other is a five-year, 40% grant of up to $10.5 million for the equipment.<\/p>\n

A REV grant is a refund on ad valorem tax revenue generated by a new development or property enhancement. It can apply to real property and tangible personal property.<\/p>\n

\"Airport<\/p>\n

Airport Commerce Center is planned north of Jacksonville International Airport. Access to the property is from Pecan Park Road.<\/p>\n

The Council vote was on Resolution 2026-0285, which contained the incentives.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Northwest Jacksonville facility will be developed at Airport Commerce Center, north of Jacksonville International Airport, according to legislation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Suddath Cos. of Jacksonville is developing Airport Commerce Center. The industrial park is designed for five industrial buildings totaling about 3 million square feet of space west of Pecan Park Road and south of Arnold Road, also called Gold Star Family Parkway.<\/p>\n

The property is west of Interstate 95 and west of the Jacksonville Port Authority North Jacksonville marine terminals.<\/p>\n

Ed Randolph, city director of economic development, said Johnson & Johnson is working with a developer to build up to a 1 million-square-foot packaging and distribution facility in Northwest Jacksonville.<\/p>\n

\"Building<\/p>\n

Building G at Airport Commerce Center in North Jacksonville is at the west end of the property.<\/p>\n

Suddath identifies a prospective 1.08 million-square-foot building as Phase 3. That phase is in city civil engineering plan review, a necessary step before development.<\/p>\n

Those plans also show the proposed Building G at nearly 1.08 million square feet on a 118.53-acre site of which about 47.42 acres can be developed.<\/p>\n

Randolph said the new equipment would be for Johnson & Johnson\u2019s Deerwood Park manufacturing facility for disposable contact lenses. That plant is at 7500 Centurion Parkway.<\/p>\n

According to legislation, the facility will add 10 jobs to Johnson & Johnson\u2019s 3,500-employee workforce by the end of 2028. The REV grants will be terminated if the company does not maintain 1,964 jobs through the term of the grants.<\/p>\n

The summary states that Johnson & Johnson Vision Care manufactures 90% of the U.S. supply of Acuvue contact lenses from its Jacksonville facility.<\/p>\n

The summary says the city\u2019s return on investment will be $4.86 for every $1 in incentives. It also says that for Johnson & Johnson, the incentives \u201care a material factor in its decision to expand its operations here in Jacksonville\u201d after conducting a search for alternative locations.<\/p>\n

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