Suburban Spurt

Clay County

Raleigh, N.C.-based Stock Building Supply plans to open a 250,000-sq.-ft. facility in Green Cove Springs to manufacture roof trusses and other building materials. Matt Welch, chairman of the Economic Development Advisory Board of the Clay County Chamber of Commerce, says the company will initially employ 50 workers and has plans to add another 95 over the next three years at an average salary of $42,000.

Nassau County

The old S&G Packaging plant in Yulee got a new lease on life when Annandale Millwork/Allied Systems of Winchester, Va., announced it is opening a regional warehouse in the abandoned facility on U.S. 17. The manufacturer of residential building products -- such as wall panels, roof trusses, doors and windows -- says the plant will employ 52 at an average annual wage of $38,000. ... The 1,641-acre mixed-use community called Three Rivers is slated to become the county's first development of regional impact in more than a decade. Ambach Communities has plans to build 3,200 units ranging from townhomes to marsh-front residences along SR A1A in Yulee. ... A 5-cents-per-gallon gasoline tax approved by the county commission earlier this year will benefit road improvements throughout Nassau County.

Putnam County

Customer service company PRC is investing $4.2 million in a downtown Palatka business park and building a facility that could eventually employ 430 workers. PRC clients include FedEx, Match.com, Expedia and British Airways. Worldwide, the company employs more than 10,000.

Baker County

London-based Hanson Roof Tile, a manufacturer of concrete roof tiles, announced plans to build a $24-million manufacturing facility in Sanderson. The 96,000-sq.-ft. facility is expected to create 50 jobs. Hanson Roof executives say the plant will initially produce 300,000 tiles per year, with the ability to double capacity in coming years.

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