Randolph: Jacksonville competing with Savannah, Georgia, for Project Pan meatpacking facility

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…

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