Elaborate plans for the Lot J entertainment district show what it is expected to be: A live music complex, bars, restaurants and offices for the Jacksonville Jaguars and others along with new housing.
News4Jax learned a special trust fund is being set up by the Jaguars and the developer‚ the Cordish Companies, to help business owners on the Eastside like Jackson.
It could be used in a variety of ways, like business development, business incubation or housing.
It’s not only these neighborhoods that are surrounding Lot J that are going to benefit from the fund.
Right now 25% of the contractors and others involved with building the Lot J project are going to be small and emerging businesses.