City of Bradenton Central Community Redevelopment Agency Wins State Redevelopment Award
The City of Bradenton Central Community Redevelopment Agency (CCRA) is one of 12 organizations to be honored by the Florida Redevelopment Association (FRA) in Orlando, FL on October 20, 2011 at its Annual Conference.
The President’s Award will be given to the CCRA for its role in creating the CareerEdge Funders Collaborative of Manatee and Sarasota. The Central Community Redevelopment Agency was catalytic in the creation of CareerEdge Funders, a bi-county workforce funders collaborative. CareerEdge has made impressive progress in preparing CCRA residents and employers for the high-growth jobs of the future by providing funding for trainings that will move employees up career ladders in living wage jobs. This model increases the competitiveness of the region by preparing employees for the jobs that employers need filled on a long-term basis. This workforce model increases capacity of the CCRA to leverage additional funding to meet its master plan goals by aligning its goals of business attraction and business development with the goals of the region. CareerEdge has become a catalyst for change in the CCRA, and in Manatee and Sarasota County.
“The Bradenton CCRA is honored to accept the FRA President’s Award. This award acknowledges the importance of workforce development as a key component to revitalizing economically challenged communities. The CCRA recognizes that the development of human capital is a necessary ingredient to its holistic approach to redevelopment,” CCRA Executive Director Sherod Halliburton said…