Alan Jones, Business Manager
alan_jones@ibew177.org
Welcome to IBEW 177
Asado Life, a popular St. Augustine restaurant, will open a location at the Jacksonville Shipyards development anchored by the Four Seasons Hotel project. The restaurant addition represents continued progress on the massive downtown waterfront redevelopment that will transform the historic shipyards site into a mixed-use destination featuring luxury hospitality, dining, residential, and commercial space. The Four Seasons Jacksonville project continues to advance as one of the region's most significant construction and development initiatives, creating substantial opportunities for building contractors and trades throughout the multi-phase build-out. Source: firstcoastnews.com
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The Jacksonville Electric Authority Board unanimously approved construction of a $1.57 billion natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant at the former St. Johns River Power Park site in North Jacksonville. The 675-megawatt facility will generate enough electricity to power 300,000 homes and replace the aging Northside Unit 3, with construction expected to bring the plant online by late 2031 or early 2032. The project includes purchasing a gas turbine from GE Vernova and will employ approximately 40 workers to operate, creating hundreds of construction jobs during the multi-year building phase for contractors and skilled trades in Jacksonville. Source: jaxdailyrecord.com
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Residents in Jacksonville's Oceanway community are organizing opposition to a proposed housing development, citing concerns about increased traffic, infrastructure strain, and neighborhood character impacts. The community resistance highlights ongoing tensions between Jacksonville's rapid growth and existing residents' quality of life concerns in developing areas. The proposed development represents significant residential construction that would add housing units to the northside neighborhood, requiring developer engagement with community concerns and city planning approval processes before construction can proceed. Source: firstcoastnews.com
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A Jacksonville-based development firm has been selected as the master developer for the Kings Landing project in Fort Pierce, expanding the company's portfolio beyond Northeast Florida. The selection demonstrates Jacksonville developers' growing regional influence and expertise in large-scale master-planned community development. The Fort Pierce project represents a significant construction opportunity that will leverage Jacksonville development experience while creating jobs and economic activity in the Treasure Coast region, with planning and construction phases extending over multiple years. Source: jacksonville.com
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International Secretary-Treasurer Paul A. Noble highlights how the IBEW/NECA Family Medical Care Plan addresses rising healthcare costs that now consume 18% of the U.S. economy. The plan, designed by IBEW members for IBEW members, operates without bloated overhead or millionaire CEOs, covering over 190 locals and 450 employers with premiums below industry average while adding or improving benefits 135 times since inception. Source: ibew.org
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AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler condemned the Trump administration's Office of Management and Budget directive instructing federal agencies to prepare for permanent reductions in force if a government shutdown occurs October 1. Shuler stated that federal workers who keep essential government services running have already suffered immensely from Project 2025 and DOGE agenda chaos, declaring they are not pawns for political games. More than 201,000 civil servants have left the federal workforce, with massive cuts at agencies including Labor, Education, and EPA affecting electrical workers and other union members in federal service. Source: aflcio.org
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