The hotel will be designed by the team responsible for the Margaritaville Beach Hotel in Jacksonville.

Shantytown Village is located at 10270 U.S. 1, St. Augustine; it provides a place for entrepreneurs to showcase their homemade crafts.

The shopping center would also include a sit-down fast casual restaurant, a fast food restaurant, a variety store and a tire store, according to county planning documents.

The store would be just under half a mile north of Whiteview Parkway.

During the Expo, the Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a free small business conference with workshops and speakers inside City Hall.

'I like that look on people's faces when they say, "It's delicious,"' says General Manager Randy Posner.

Seasonal workforce decline and moderate job loss drive the change.