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Business Brief: Barnett Building Lawsuit Puts Laura Street Trio Development In Doubt

Barnett exterior
Steve Atkins

Jaguars owner and investor Shad Khan is suing the developer of downtown’s Barnett Tower over money he lent to help develop the still-empty building, as first reported in the Florida Times-Union.

In this week’s Business Brief, analyst John Burr shares why the suit against Steve Atkins also calls into doubt his planned development of other historic buildings called the Laura Street Trio. 

Jessica Palombo oversees local news at WJCT News 89.9 and Jacksonville Today. With a master’s degree in broadcast and digital journalism from Syracuse University and bachelor's in journalism from the University of Florida, Jessica is a nearly lifelong resident of Jacksonville. You may have once seen her on a local community theater stage. These days, you can most likely catch her reading a book in a school pickup line.