The J.P. Hall
Commerce Center, to be built on family-owned pasture, could bring as
many as 1,000 jobs, said his daughter Virginia Hall, a spokeswoman for
the center. With parcels as large as 50 acres or as small as 2 acres,
the center will be a testament to her father's support of economic
development in Clay County, she said.
"He had a love of Clay County you don't see today. He loved
everything about Clay County," she said. "Her worked hard to entice
business here."
Hall said she and her siblings wanted a way "to honor Dad" and found one in January, when Pyramid Mouldings Inc. came calling. The company was looking for land to relocate its cramped Green Cove Springs plant and 100 or so employees, she said.