Downtown Jacksonville features offices for major corporations such as CSX Corporation, an American holding company focused on what?
CSX Corporation The CSX Corporation is an American holding company focused on real estate and railways in North America, among other industries. The company was established in 1978 as part of the Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries merger. The Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries which includes all railroads of both companies became subsidiaries of the CSX Corporation and both companies were merged into the CSX Corporation in 1980, the third year that the CSX Corporation was in operation.
Merrill-Stevens Drydock &amp; Repair Co. Merrill-Stevens Drydock & Repair Co. is a shipbuilding and drydock company currently based in Miami, Florida. The company was incorporated in 1885 in Jacksonville, Florida by James Eugene Merrill, and was located along the St. Johns River. According to the company, it was the largest Atlantic shipyard south of Norfolk, Virginia during World War II.