Aetna is leaving the Southbank for Jacksonville’s Southside. The company announced late Monday that it will be moving its Jacksonville operation from its signature tower on the Southbank to an office building at 9000 Southside Blvd., near The Avenues mall.
The move is slated to begin in mid 2017, Aetna said. The current facility at 841 Prudential Drive has about 800 Aetna employees. The company says the new Southside site was selected with potential employment growth in mind.
“As we take steps to address our future needs, we’re very pleased that we’ll be staying in Jacksonville and continuing our commitment to the local community and its organizations,” said Mark LaBorde, Aetna’s senior vice president of enterprise sales, product and marketing in a news release.
Aetna has an estimated 46.7 million customers and provides health benefits to more than 1.5 million Floridians.
Date: May 25, 2016