John E Price Built Jacksonville's Industrial Heart | Jacksonville News

John E. Price dropped $75,000 in the mid-1940s to transform a stretch of land along Dennis Street into a thriving industrial hub—grading it, building roads, and adding rail access. Within three years, 25 major companies including Heinz and B.F. Goodrich moved in, sparking a boom that saw over $1.6 million invested by 1949. Price’s vision, rooted in rail access and distribution potential, turned Dennis Street into Jacksonville’s industrial backbone—long before others believed it would work. Even today, the legacy lives on with Cain & Bultman’s massive distribution center, built on land once home to a cotton oil plant and later a shortening refinery. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b4273f47672d949b