Palm Coast City Council approved transferring a $1 million forgivable loan and a $1.5 million grant to Jacksonville University to help establish an education center in Palm Coast. The Palm Coast Observer, a Jacksonville Daily Record sister publication, reported the approval was made March 2. The university will build-out a 6,000-square-foot space in an existing building to create classrooms, labs and office space. The grant and loan also will be used to provide for 20-30 staff members at an average annual salary of $67,000; technology resources; and marketing and recruitment support. The Flagler County site will be the first campus outside Jacksonville in the institution’s 86-year history.