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The Florida Redevelopment Association 2010 Annual Conference was held on October 13-15, 2010 at the Peabody Orlando Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Thank you to the Peabody Hotel for their tremendous service and to our amazing sponsors and exhibitors who made our conference a smashing success!
2010 Annual Conference
The Florida Redevelopment Association 2010 Annual Conference was held on October 13-15, 2010 at the Peabody Orlando Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Thank you to the Peabody Hotel for their tremendous service and to our amazing sponsors and exhibitors who made our conference a smashing success!
2010 FRA Awards & Presentations
2010 Presentations
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
CRA Board Training:
CRAs Community Working Together – Board Training
CRAs Communities Working Together – Part 2
What Has the FRA Done for You Lately: Committee Reports and State of the Organization
What Has FRA Done For You?
Welcome: The Honorable Richard T. Crotty, Mayor, Orange County
The Honorable Buddy Dyer, Mayor, City of Orlando
Keynote Presentation: William Cooper, Jr., Program Coordinator, Community Voice
How the Space Coast is Preparing for Change – Tracy Anania
Moderator: Kurt Easton, AICP, Principal, Urban Networks, LLC
Speakers: Tracy Anania, Director of Human Resources, John F. Kennedy Space Center
Phil Laurien, Executive Director, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
John Porter, Co-Chair, Space Cities Energy Consortium
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Decling Markets: What is Realistic?
Declining Markets – What Can You Do? James Baugh and Jeff Larson
Moderator: James E. Baugh, Ph.D., President & CEO, J.E.B. & Associates Speakers: Jeffrey T. Larson, President, Larson Consulting Services, LLC
Todd Morley, CFA, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
David R. Thornton, Managing Director, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Economic Development: What Your CRA Can Do
Delray Beach CRA Economic Development Incentives – Elizabeth Butler
Moderator: Jeffrey L. Oris, CEcD, President, Planning and Redevelopment Consultants, Inc.
Speakers: Elizabeth Butler, Marketing and Grants Coordinator, City of Delray Beach
Sherod Halliburton, Director, Bradenton Central CRA Anthony Lyons, Manager, Gainesville CRA
Commuter Rail and Redevelopment
Visualizing Our Future (coming soon)
Commuter Rail and Redevelopment – Chris Jones
Commuter Rail and Redevelopment – Craig Ustler
The Economics of Commuter Rail Transit – Christine Kefauver
Securing Central Floridas Economic Prosperity – David Rivera
Moderator: Michael M. English, AICP, Principal, WilsonMiller Stantec
Speakers: Ray Chiaramonte, AICP, Executive Director, Tampa/Hillsborough County MPO
Christopher Jones, Ph.D., President, Florida Economic Advisors
Christine Kefauver, Transportation Policy Advisor, City of Orlando
David Rivera, P.E., Vice President, Transportation, WilsonMiller Stantec
Craig Ustler, CEO, Ustler Development, Inc.
Big Advertising for Small Business Owners
In Your Own Backyard – Shrimatee Ojah-Maharaj
Calculating the Annual Ad Budget – Audrey Breuer
Consumer Buying Cycle – Audrey Breuer
Free PR Distribution online – Audrey Breuer
Your Marketing Bridge – Audrey Breuer
Moderator: Shrimatee Ojah-Maharaj, AICP, Assistant Director, St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center
Speaker: Audrey Breuer, Owner, Hersh Marketing Group, SCORE Pinellas Chapter/St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center
Public-Private Partnerships: Real Opportunities in Today’s Market
P3 Partnerships – Lynn Dehlinger
Moderator: Lynn Dehlinger, Economic Development Director, City of Holly Hill
Speakers: Kim Briesemeister, CRA Director, City of West Palm Beach
Mark Tobin, Partner, Brigham Moore LLP
Michael D. Wohl, Partner, Pinnacle Properties
Brownfields
The Encore Master Development Project – Roxanne Amoroso
Highway to Heath Care – Miles Ballogg
Midtown Miami – From Bleak to Chic – David Goldman
City of Tallahassee’s Brownfield Program – Rick McCraw
Moderator: Jason Lichtstein, President, Florida Brownfields Association and Attorney, Akerman Senterfitt
Speakers: Roxanne Amoroso, Senior Vice President, Bank of America
Miles Ballogg, Director, Cardno TBE
David Goldman, Project Manager, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Rick McCraw, AICP, Redevelopment Coordinator, City of Tallahassee
Ways to Attact the Perfect Visitors for Your Community
Ways to Attract the Perfect Visitors to Downtown – Marjorie Ferrer
Moderator: Tiffany McCaskill, New Product Development Manager, VISIT FLORIDA
Speaker: Marjorie Ferrer, Executive Director, Delray Beach DDA and Chair, Downtowns and Small Towns Task Force, VISIT FLORIDA
Parks and Greenspace for Redevelopment: Real Life Success Stories
Red Fields to Green Fields – Kevin Caravati
The Excellent City Park System – Peter Harnik
Moderator: Susan Grandin, Director, Jacksonville Office, The Trust for Public Land
Speakers: David Barth, CPRP, AICP,RLA, Principal, AECOM
Kevin Caravati, Senior Research Scientist, Georgia Tech Research Institute Peter Harnik, Director, Center for City Park Excellence, The Trust for Public Land
Friday, October 15, 2010
Community Livability/Economic Development Areas
2060 Florida Transportation Plan – Melanie Carr
Discussion Leader: Melanie Weaver Carr, Office of Policy Planning, Florida Department of Transportation
Speakers: Jennifer Fortunas, Systems Planning Office, Florida Department of Transportation
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