List of companies based in the Jacksonville area

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This is a list of companies either based or with large operation divisions in the Jacksonville/Northeast Florida area of the United States.

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Active companies headquartered in the region

Company NameLocationIndustry Fortune 500
rank (2013)
Note
ABCoA JacksonvilleTechnology
Acosta Sales and Marketing Jacksonvillemarketing
All Elite Wrestling Jacksonvillesports entertainment
American Coolair Corporation JacksonvilleManufacturing
Bubba Burger Jacksonvillefood
Crowley Maritime Jacksonvilletransportation
CSX Corporation Jacksonvilletransportation231 NYSE :  CSX
Dun & Bradstreet JacksonvilleconsultingNYSE: DNB
Elkins Constructors Jacksonvilleconstruction
Fanatics, Inc. Jacksonvilleretail
Fidelity National Financial Jacksonvillefinancial services353 NYSE :  FNF
FIS Jacksonville financial technology 474 NYSE :  FIS
Firehouse Subs Jacksonvillefood
Florida Blue Jacksonvilleinsurance
Florida East Coast Railway Jacksonvilletransportation
Florida Coastal School of Law Jacksonvilleeducation
Florida Times-Union Jacksonvillemedia
FRP Holdings Jacksonvilletransportation Nasdaq :  FRPH [1]
Gate Petroleum Jacksonvilleconglomerate
Haskell Company Jacksonvilleconstruction
Interline Brands Jacksonvillemarketing
Jacksonville Free Press Jacksonvillemedia
Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonvillesports franchise
JEA Jacksonvilleutilities
Landstar System, Inc. Jacksonvilletransportation Nasdaq :  LSTR
Larry's Giant Subs Jacksonvillefood
Lender Processing Services Jacksonvilleinformation technology
Mac Papers Jacksonvillemanufacturing
Metro Jacksonville Jacksonvillemedia
Nymbus Jacksonville financial technology
Rayonier Jacksonvillereal estate NYSE :  RYN
Patriot Rail Company LLC Jacksonvilletransportation
Rayonier Advanced Materials Jacksonvilleaccounting NYSE :  RYAM
Regency Centers Jacksonvillereal estate NYSE :  REG
Reynolds, Smith & Hills Jacksonvilleconstruction
Ring Power St. Augustineconstruction equipment
Sally Corporation Jacksonvillemanufacturing
Safariland Jacksonvillemanufacturing
Seward Trunk Co. Jacksonvillemanufacturing
Southeastern Grocers Jacksonvilleretail
Stein Mart Jacksonvilleretail OTCQX :  SMRTQ
Stellar Group Jacksonvilleconstruction
Swisher Jacksonvilletobacco
Trailer Bridge Jacksonvillelogistics
Venus Swimwear Jacksonvilleapparel
VyStar Credit Union Jacksonvillefinancial services
Web.com St. Augustineinternet
World Golf Village St. Augustineresort
US Assure Jacksonvilleinsurance

Other locally based companies

Nonprofit companies headquartered in the region

NameCityIndustryNotes
Baptist Health Jacksonvillehealthcare
Clara White Mission Jacksonvillehomelessness
Edward Waters University Jacksonvilleeducation
Flagler College St. Augustineeducation
Florida Blue Jacksonvilleinsurance
Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonvilleeducation
HabiJax Jacksonvillehousing
Hubbard House Jacksonvilledomestic abuse
Jacksonville University Jacksonvilleeducation
Jessie Ball duPont Fund Jacksonvillecharities
Jones College Jacksonvilleeducation
Lutheran Social Services Northeast Florida Jacksonvillesocial services
Nemours Foundation Jacksonvillehealthcare
PGA Tour Ponte Vedra Beachsports (professional)
Second Harvest North Florida Jacksonvillehunger
St. Vincent's HealthCare Jacksonvillehealthcare
Sulzbacher Center Jacksonvillehomelessness
Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation Ponte Vedra Beachchildhood cancer
UF Health at Jacksonville Jacksonvillehealthcare
University of North Florida Jacksonvilleeducation
Wounded Warrior Project Jacksonvilleveteran rehabilitation
PURE - People for Urban and Rural EducationSt.Johnsyouth development, human services, education

US headquarters of foreign corporations

NameCityIndustryNotes
Adecco Group North America JacksonvilleStaffing/Recruiting
Association of Tennis Professionals Ponte Vedra Beachsports (professional)
Buffet Group USA Jacksonvillemusical instruments
Höegh Autoliners Jacksonvilleshipping
Survitec Group North America JacksonvilleMarine Safety and Survivability
Saft Batteries JacksonvilleBattery manufacture

Divisions of US corporations

NameCityIndustryOwner Fortune 500
rank (2013)
Notes
Arthur Treacher's JacksonvillefoodTrufoods
BI-LO Jacksonvillegrocery Southeastern Grocers
Foundation Financial Group Jacksonvillefinancial services
Southeast Toyota Distributors Jacksonvilleautomotive products JM Family Enterprises
Swisher International Group Jacksonvilletobacco products
Unison Industries Jacksonvilleaviation General Electric 8
Vistakon Jacksonvillepharmaceuticals Johnson & Johnson 41
Winn-Dixie Jacksonvillegrocery Southeastern Grocers

Defunct corporations

NameCityIndustryFateNotes
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Jacksonvilletransportationmergedwith the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Ultimately became CSX Transportation
Atlantic Marine Jacksonvilleshipbuildingacquiredby BAE Systems in May 2010
Barnett Bank Jacksonvillefinancialmergedwith NationsBank, Ultimately became Bank of America
Bombardier Capital Jacksonvillefinancial servicesfailedPortfolio purchased by GE Commercial Finance
Charter Company Jacksonvilleconglomerateassets sold
EverBank Jacksonvillefinancial servicesacquiredby TIAA Bank [2]
JanPak Jacksonvilledistributormergedwith AmSan, CleanSource, Sexauer, Trayco, Ultimately became SupplyWorks
M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. Jacksonvilleconstruction equipmentassets soldSucceeded by MOBRO Marine, Inc. and Dell Marine
Norman Studios Jacksonvillefilmfailed
Offshore Power Systems Jacksonvilleutilitiesfailed
RailAmerica Jacksonvilletransportationacquiredby Fortress Investment Group in 2007
Stockton, Whatley, Davin & Co. Jacksonvillefinancial servicesacquiredby Phillips Petroleum Company

Divisions of foreign corporations

Corporations that moved to a different region

Economic overview

Harbor improvements since the late 19th century have made Jacksonville a major military and civilian deep-water port. Its riverine location facilitates two U.S. Navy bases and the Port of Jacksonville, Florida's third largest seaport. [3]

Interstate Highways 10 and 95 intersect in Jacksonville, creating the busiest intersection in the region with 200,000 vehicles each day. [4] Interstate 10 ends at this intersection (the other end being in Santa Monica, California).

Three significant freight railroads call Jacksonville home, and there are four public airports available: Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport, Herlong Recreational Airport and Cecil Airport at Cecil Commerce Center.

To emphasize the city's transportation capabilities, the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce filed "Jacksonville America's Logistics Center" as a trademark on November 9, 2007. It was formally registered on August 4, 2009. [5] Cornerstone began promoting the city as "Jacksonville: America's Logistics Center" in 2009. Signs were added to the existing city limit markers on Interstate 95. [6]

Significant factors in the local economy include services such as banking, insurance, and healthcare.

As with much of Florida, tourism is also important to the Jacksonville area, particularly tourism related to golf. [7] [8]

Strong presence in Jacksonville

The following notable businesses and organizations can be found in the Jacksonville, Florida area. Companies in bold with an asterisk (*) indicates a major employer in excess of 2,000 employees: [9] [10]

References

  1. "Contact us" (PDF). FRP Holdings Inc. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  2. "TIAA announces acquisition of EverBank". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. "US Port Ranking by Cargo Volume 2008" American Association of Port Authorities
  4. Hannan, Larry: "Jacksonville's scrambled I-10/I-95 intersection transforming traffic until 2011" Florida Times-Union, June 7, 2010
  5. "Jacksonville America's Logistics Center" Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine ZIBB Business News
  6. Bauerlein, David: "New signs help tout Duval County" Florida Times-Union, April 21, 2009
  7. Harding, Abel (April 3, 2010). "Golf tourism a boon for Northeast Florida". The Florida Times-Union . Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  8. "Jacksonville". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  9. Jacksonville Resource Links
  10. Jacksonville Better Business Bureau