Jacksonville is competing with Savannah, Georgia, to attract an international meat processor looking to establish a $28 million packing plant in the Southeast, a city official said July 21.
Ed Randolph, executive director of economic development, told the Mayor’s Budget Review Committee that the company, code-named Project Pan in city documents, will be a heavy port user that will bring in meat products from several overseas nations, including Australia.
JaxPort and the Port of Savannah are both options for the company, he said…