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$440 million manufacturing plant considered on Westside

Consentino brands include Silestone, Dekton, Sensa and Scalea. Uses include kitchen countertops, facades and flooring.
Jacksonville Daily Record
Consentino brands include Silestone, Dekton, Sensa and Scalea. Uses include kitchen countertops, facades and flooring.

The city may sell 330 acres of the Cecil Commerce Center megasite in West Jacksonville for about $20.52 million to the Spanish sustainable surfaces company Cosentino Group for what could grow to a $440 million manufacturing facility.

The initial phase of the project comprises an estimated investment of $270 million. A second phase would be a capital investment of $70 million.

The company will also have the option to buy another 150 acres to build a minimum $100 million addition to the project.

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