{"id":812161,"date":"2025-05-24T14:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T14:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esports.is\/?p=812161"},"modified":"2025-06-09T12:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T12:40:11","slug":"jacksonville-fjarfestir-420-milljonum-krona-i-rafithrottaadstodu-vid-haskolann-i-nordur-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/jacksonville-fjarfestir-420-milljonum-krona-i-rafithrottaadstodu-vid-haskolann-i-nordur-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville fj\u00e1rfestir 420 millj\u00f3num kr\u00f3na \u00ed raf\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttaa\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Nor\u00f0ur-Fl\u00f3r\u00edda"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_812162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-812162\" style=\"width: 905px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/jacksonville-esports.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-812162 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/jacksonville-esports.jpg\" alt=\"Jacksonville fj\u00e1rfestir 420 millj\u00f3num kr\u00f3na \u00ed raf\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttaa\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Nor\u00f0ur-Fl\u00f3r\u00edda\" width=\"905\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/jacksonville-esports.jpg 905w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/jacksonville-esports-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/jacksonville-esports-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/jacksonville-esports-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/jacksonville-esports-450x311.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-812162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fj\u00e1rfesting borgarinnar \u00ed Flight Deck er s\u00fa st\u00e6rsta sem UNF hefur hloti\u00f0 fr\u00e1 endurb\u00f3tum \u00e1 frj\u00e1ls\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttaa\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u sk\u00f3lans, sem hefur me\u00f0al annars h\u00fdst sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundin \u00farslit NCAA meistaram\u00f3ta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Borgarstj\u00f3ri Jacksonville, Donna Deegan, skrifa\u00f0i \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ustu viku undir sam\u00feykkt sem tryggir fj\u00e1rframlag a\u00f0 upph\u00e6\u00f0 420 millj\u00f3na kr\u00f3na (u.\u00fe.b. 3 millj\u00f3nir bandar\u00edkjadala) til stofnunar n\u00fdrrar raf\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Nor\u00f0ur-Fl\u00f3r\u00edda (University of North Florida \u2013 UNF). Mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0in, sem ber nafni\u00f0 Flight Deck, mun r\u00edsa \u00e1 annarri h\u00e6\u00f0 nemendami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0varinnar John A. Delaney Student Union og er \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00fan opni \u00ed jan\u00faar 2026, a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed er fram kemur \u00ed tilkynningu fr\u00e1 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum.<\/p>\n<p>Markmi\u00f0 verkefnisins er tv\u00ed\u00fe\u00e6tt: a\u00f0 styrkja st\u00f6\u00f0u Jacksonville sem lei\u00f0andi mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var fyrir keppnisleikjai\u00f0kun og n\u00fdsk\u00f6pun \u00ed t\u00e6kni og v\u00edsindum (STEM), og jafnframt a\u00f0 la\u00f0a a\u00f0 innlendar og al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legar raf\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttakeppnir til borgarinnar. Raf\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttai\u00f0na\u00f0urinn er n\u00fa metinn \u00e1 um 3 milljar\u00f0a dala \u00e1 heimsv\u00edsu, og er sp\u00e1\u00f0 tv\u00f6f\u00f6ldun \u00ed umfangi fyrir \u00e1ri\u00f0 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Moez Limayem, rektor UNF, l\u00fdsti mikilli bjarts\u00fdni \u00e1 \u00e1hrif verkefnisins og sag\u00f0i:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8222;\u00deetta er st\u00f3rt skref fram \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u2013 \u00deessi a\u00f0sta\u00f0a b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 einstakt t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 efla b\u00e6\u00f0i fer\u00f0amennsku og samf\u00e9lagslega \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00ed Jacksonville.\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00cd Flight Deck ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 finna 42 h\u00e1hra\u00f0at\u00f6lvur sem eru hanna\u00f0ar fyrir keppni \u00ed raf\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttum, og mun mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0in \u00fej\u00f3na sem mikilv\u00e6gt verkf\u00e6ri \u00ed stefnu sk\u00f3lans um a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lga nemendum \u00far um 17.000 \u00ed 25.000 fyrir \u00e1ri\u00f0 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Ekki er um einstakt frumkv\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a innan sv\u00e6\u00f0isins, en b\u00e6\u00f0i Jacksonville University og Florida State College at Jacksonville hafa \u00feegar opna\u00f0 samb\u00e6rilegar raf\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttaa\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0ur \u00e1 s\u00ednum h\u00e1sk\u00f3lasv\u00e6\u00f0um. Hins vegar er fj\u00e1rfesting borgarinnar \u00ed Flight Deck s\u00fa st\u00e6rsta sem UNF hefur hloti\u00f0 fr\u00e1 endurb\u00f3tum \u00e1 frj\u00e1ls\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttaa\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u sk\u00f3lans, sem hefur me\u00f0al annars h\u00fdst sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundin \u00farslit NCAA meistaram\u00f3ta.<\/p>\n<p>Me\u00f0 \u00feessari \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un sta\u00f0festir Jacksonville metna\u00f0 sinn til a\u00f0 vera \u00ed fararbroddi \u00ed raf\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttum og menntun tengdri stafr\u00e6num n\u00fdjungum \u2013 og undirstrikar um lei\u00f0 vaxandi mikilv\u00e6gi raf\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3tta \u00ed samf\u00e9lags- og efnahagsuppbyggingu n\u00fat\u00edmans.<\/p>\n<p>Umfj\u00f6llun um fj\u00e1rfestinguna birtist me\u00f0al annars \u00e1 fr\u00e9ttavef First Coast News:<\/p>\n<p><iframe hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DUHX8Z5n-A4\" title=\"Jacksonville Mayor Deegan signs bill funding UNF esports arena\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DUHX8Z5n-A4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Mynd: unf.edu<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Borgarstj\u00f3ri Jacksonville, Donna Deegan, skrifa\u00f0i \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ustu viku undir sam\u00feykkt sem tryggir fj\u00e1rframlag a\u00f0 upph\u00e6\u00f0 420 millj\u00f3na kr\u00f3na (u.\u00fe.b. 3 millj\u00f3nir bandar\u00edkjadala) til stofnunar n\u00fdrrar raf\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Nor\u00f0ur-Fl\u00f3r\u00edda (University of North Florida \u2013 UNF). Mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0in, sem ber nafni\u00f0 Flight Deck, mun r\u00edsa \u00e1 annarri h\u00e6\u00f0 nemendami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0varinnar John A. 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