Edward Waters College hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for JWJ Building

Ground blessing also takes place for Nat Glover Community Field and Stadium

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Dr. Nathaniel Glover, former president of Edward Waters College, attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for the James Weldon Johnson Building.

The college just acquired it from Duval County Public Schools. The building was worth $4 million, but the school board sold it to EWC for only $10. The JWJ Building will now serve as home of the college's Department of Teacher Education and Urban Studies. 

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Leaders also blessed the grounds of the upcoming Nat Glover Community Field and Stadium, which is part of the $8.5 million investment made by the city of Jacksonville.

"This is a significant investment in the historic Edward Waters College, which is important to the institution because youth is a gift. This is an investment in our youth," Curry said. "But it also sends a message to the rest of Jacksonville that we want to invest in every neighborhood."

Tuesday's event followed an announcement the mayor made Monday that Bentley Motors will build a new dealership on the city's Southside. Both are signs of economic growth for the city.