Issue 01 · May 2026
Ten Jacksonville growth companies that made real moves in May. No press releases dressed up as news. No paid placements. Just what mattered. We publish this list the last day of every month.
10 companies · 8 industries · 10 on The Record
Technology · Star Catcher Industries · May 12, 2026
Closed an oversubscribed $65 million Series A led by B Capital, with Shield Capital and Cerberus Ventures co-leading, bringing total funding to $88 million. The Jacksonville company is building the first commercial orbital power grid, with its first power beaming demonstration planned before year end. Largest pure tech venture round of the month in Jacksonville.
Retail · Jacksonville Daily Record · May 12, 2026
Jacksonville City Council approved a $12 million incentive package on May 12 in exchange for a 15 year headquarters retention at 5050 Edgewood Court, 500 retained jobs, 200 new positions averaging $100,000, and $65 million in combined HQ and store investment. The biggest public private growth deal of the month and a hard signal that Jacksonville is fighting to keep its Fortune ranked employers.
Healthcare · WOKV · May 20, 2026
Received a $75 million philanthropic gift from local donors supporting the Bold. Forward. Unbound. transformation initiative, on top of the ongoing $130 million-plus five-floor patient tower expansion. A nine figure local philanthropic event for the region's largest healthcare anchor.
Logistics · Jacksonville Daily Record · May 22, 2026
Confirmed it is moving forward with Airport Commerce Center, now planned at 2.98 million square feet across 312 acres, with NXTPoint Logistics anchoring as the lead tenant in a 566,000 square foot headquarters building. A 107 year old Jacksonville company scaling into industrial development at institutional scale.
Hospitality · Jacksonville Daily Record · May 6, 2026
Tipped off its inaugural season on May 15 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Stadium with $40 million in committed investment from 90 backers including Tamika Catchings, Cheryl Miller, and Ann Meyers Drysdale. The four team women's professional basketball league is headquartered in Jacksonville and led by former WNBA president Donna Orender.
Commercial real estate · REBusinessOnline · May 15, 2026
Tapped JLL to lead leasing on 655 Pearl, a six story 100,000 square foot Class A trophy office with 25,000 square feet of retail anchoring the Pearl Square mixed use district. The first downtown trophy office announced since One Tower Court, with groundbreaking targeted for 2027.
Manufacturing · JAXUSA · May 1, 2026
Completing its new 231,000 square foot manufacturing headquarters at 1511 Zoo Parkway this month, a JAXUSA backed $44 million project that grows the company's footprint roughly 2.5x and adds 270 jobs. A real manufacturing expansion milestone in a city that needs more of them.
Technology · IQ Fiber · May 14, 2026
Launched 100 percent fiber service in Pinellas County and continued its multi state expansion under newly installed Chief Operating Officer Doug Guthrie, a veteran of Cable One, Astound, and Comcast. One of the few locally headquartered fiber ISPs scaling regionally.
Commercial real estate · Jacksonville Daily Record · May 6, 2026
Led the buyer side on the May 6 sale of a 58,612 square foot West Jacksonville industrial building at 924 N. Lane Avenue for $8.25 million to Lebberes Realty Corp. The largest locally owned commercial real estate firm in Jacksonville quietly stacked another transaction this month.
Construction · Auld & White Constructors · May 1, 2026
One of Jacksonville's longest tenured commercial construction firms continued an active May, with multiple project starts across healthcare, education, and corporate markets. The kind of steady builder whose work shows up everywhere in the city without ever asking for credit.
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