(Carl Cronan is editor of Real Estate Florida.)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL-Jabil Circuit Inc., a locally basedelectronics manufacturer, announced over the weekend that it plansto build a $52-million facility on 100 acres along Interstate 275.The news comes as Jabil commits to keeping its headquarters hereafter winning nearly $27 million in state and local economicincentives.

Additional details about the new building were not immediatelyavailable Monday, pending future city and county governmentapprovals, though the company did release an architect's rendering.Jabil is currently based at a site on Martin Luther King Jr. Streetin St. Petersburg, while its new headquarters will be at thenorthwest corner of I-275 and Gandy Boulevard.

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