JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The mayor's office presented Tuesday evening three incentive plans for the Jacksonville City Council to consider.
The three companies introduced before Jacksonville's governing body promise a total of 1,600 new jobs in Jacksonville and are all asking for incentives from the city.
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At the heart of the opportunity is a company that has not yet been revealed, which is being called "Project Velo."
The unknown company would expand operations to the Cecil Commerce Center and would reportedly build a distribution center on the Westside property.
The plans for Project Velo include bringing 1,200 jobs to Jacksonville within three years. More than 300 of the jobs would average $50,000 per year.
The company wants a nearly $1 million tax refund -- $780,000 from the state and $195,000 from Jacksonville -- as well as a $200,000 training grant, according to the resolution.
The second company is Safariland LLC, which makes holsters and body armor along with other equipment used by law enforcement and the military.
The company already employs about 350 people at a plant near the Jacksonville International Airport on the city's Northside.
By closing a plan in another city, the company anticipates bringing more than 150 jobs to the Jacksonville area and investing $2.2 million in equipment.
In exchange, Safariland wants $432,000 from the city, with the biggest part of that being the $200,000 training grant, with another $180,000 for infrastructure and $52,000 in tax refunds.
The third company is Campers Inn Holding Corp., which operates recreational vehicle dealerships, including one called General Avenue that is located off Interstate 10 just west of Jacksonville.
Jacksonville is competing with Charlotte, North Carolina, as the company looks to relocate its corporate offices.
The deal would bring 22 jobs paying an average of $66,000 each.
Campers Inn wants $132,000 in tax refunds, most of which would come from the state. The city would pay $26,000 of that amount.