An incentive deal struck by Mayor Donna Deegan and EverBank to stop the company from leaving downtown will face a tougher path in City Council after the Downtown Investment Authority rejected the proposal.
The 7-2 vote by the panel in charge of downtown development isn’t the final word but it does send a message to City Council members who would decide on awarding $9.8 million in incentives over a 10-year period for EverBank to keep at least 800 employees in downtown.
“As one of the largest employers, we still want EverBank to remain downtown,” city spokesman Phillip Perry said Feb. 19. “We are waiting to hear back on how they would like to move forward after the DIA board vote yesterday.”…