{"id":386525,"date":"2026-08-31T22:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T22:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/386525\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T22:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T22:02:36","slug":"vystar-pledges-5-million-to-university-of-floridas-jacksonville-campus-fresh-today-cutoday-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/386525\/","title":{"rendered":"VyStar Pledges $5 Million To University Of Florida\u2019s Jacksonville Campus \/ Fresh Today \/ CUToday.info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JACKSONVILLE, Fla.\u2014VyStar Credit Union has pledged $5 million over five years to support the University of Florida\u2019s new graduate campus in downtown Jacksonville, building on the $14-billion credit union\u2019s previous investments in the city\u2019s downtown development.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cutoday.info\/master\/var\/ezdemo_site\/storage\/images\/media\/images\/vystar-23\/1828138-1-eng-US\/Vystar-2_large.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"96\" style=\"border: 0px solid ;\" alt=\"Vystar 2\" title=\"Vystar 2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>VyStar said its early multimillion-dollar commitment to the project helped demonstrate private-sector support for an initiative that has since attracted more than $300 million in state, city and private funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs one of the fastest-growing credit unions in the Southeast, we believe our future is tied to the talent we attract and develop\u201d said VyStar President\/CEO Brian Wolfburg. \u201cOur partnership with the University of Florida is an investment in Jacksonville\u2019s long-term success, expanding innovation and fueling economic growth that benefits our members and our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UF and Jacksonville leaders began exploring development of the campus in 2023. Located in the LaVilla neighborhood, the campus is expected to welcome its first students this fall with programs from UF\u2019s College of Design, Construction and Planning and Warrington College of Business, with additional programs and construction planned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re grateful for VyStar\u2019s generous support and partnership, and I\u2019m thrilled as we prepare to welcome our first students to UFs Jacksonville campus,\u201d UF President Stuart R. Bell said. \u201cThe momentum for this important project is building, as is the excitement in the Jacksonville and UF communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>VyStar, which moved its headquarters downtown in 2019, has more than 1 million members and 78 branches across Florida and Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>\n                Section: Standard<br \/>Word Count: 322<br \/>Copyright Holder: CUToday.info<br \/>Copyright Year: 2026<br \/>Is Based On: <br \/>URL: https:\/\/www.cutoday.info\/Fresh-Today\/VyStar-Pledges-5-Million-To-University-Of-Florida-s-Jacksonville-Campus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla.\u2014VyStar Credit Union has pledged $5 million over five years to support the University of Florida\u2019s new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386526,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[13114,154827,154828,38651,116,118,117,154826],"class_list":["post-386525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-cms","tag-content-management","tag-development-framework","tag-e-commerce","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}