Rayonier Inc.
Press Release
November 15, 2017 9:29 a.m.
Rayonier Inc. (NYSE: RYN), the second largest timberland real estate investment trust in the United States, officially opened its new headquarters during a special Nassau County Economic Development Board (NCEDB) meeting. Over 120 people, including members of the NCEDB, Rayonier executives and local community leaders attended the meeting, which highlighted Nassau County’s economic growth and progress over the last year.
“Our company has been a part of Nassau County for the last 80 years,” said David Nunes, president and CEO of Rayonier Inc. “Earlier this year, we took our commitment to Nassau County a step further by officially consolidating three office locations into one office in Wildlight. Our new office space was intentionally designed to build a better sense of community among our staff, inspire a stronger connection to our local community and create a lasting company culture.”
Laura DiBella, executive director of the NCEDB, discussed her organization’s 2016-2017 annual growth report, which included adding 1,252 jobs to the market and seeing Nassau County’s unemployment rate drop by 1.6 percent. “Nassau County’s growth is directly linked to the quality of its business partners,” said DiBella. “We are proud to welcome Rayonier’s new headquarters to Nassau County and we see it as an opportunity to attract other high-quality companies and employees to the area.”
Attendees toured Rayonier’s 55,000-sq. ft. headquarters building, designed by Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects. The building design was inspired by the concept of a shed, both the kind found in the woods, paying homage to Rayonier’s identity as a timber company, and the watershed of the nearby St. Marys River. The building includes a variety of natural materials, including hand-selected cuts of timber from Rayonier forests.
For more information about Rayonier, please visit www.rayonier.com. For more information about the NCEDB, please visit nassauflorida.com.
Rayonier Headquarters Quick Facts:
55,000 square feet
175 employee work stations
20 conference rooms
100x faster internet than previous offices
1,100 sq. ft. fitness center
Rayonier in Nassau County Quick Facts:
Landowner for 80 years
Supports 4,100 jobs annually within the county
$161,000 in charitable grants in 2017
Owns 125,000+ acres within the county
1.4 million trees planted in 2016 alone
About Rayonier
Rayonier is a leading timberland real estate investment trust with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber growing regions in the United States and New Zealand. Rayonier owns, leases or manages approximately 2.7 million acres of timberlands located in the U.S. and New Zealand, employing over 330 people. More information is available at www.rayonier.com.