Grants Manager Department: City Manager’s Office Job Status: Full-Time Rate of Pay: $60,907.00 – $85,454.00 Position Type: Regular Status: Open until filled General Statement of Job Under general supervision, develops, implements, conducts, and monitors the City’s grant program, coordinates and tracks special projects, including capital projects as directed, monitors and manages contracts, and assists with…
Don’t let George Knight’s age or flip phone fool you. This 95-year-old is wading knee deep in a technology boom that’s spreading throughout retirement communities across the country. Thanks to a phone service called GoGoGrandparent, Knight, who lives in downtown Sarasota, is using the same on-demand ride sharing apps as his smartphone-savvy children. Knight is…
While eyes frequently look up to the $2 billion in offices, hotels and apartments sprouting in West Palm Beach, the city itself completes dozens of projects at ground level every year that arguably have as much impact on everyday citizens. These range from boat ramps to bicycle lanes, road widenings, playgrounds and other park improvements,…
When Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018, it was the strongest storm the region had ever faced, and the first Category 5 hurricane in the U.S. since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Panama City, a municipality with around 40,000 people located between Tallahassee and Pensacola, was hit particularly hard. Ninety…
Gov. Ron DeSantis wasted little time announcing the state has $40 million for economic development projects his office can fund during the fiscal year that began Monday. The governor’s office sent out a news release Monday morning noting that applications were being accepted for the Job Growth Grant Fund, which was created under former Gov.…
If you live in Tampa, a designation you may never have even heard of could drop your property’s value. The city’s attempt to manage storm water issues could cause a flood of financial problems for homeowners. A Tampa resident showed FOX 13’s Sorboni Banerjee the South Tampa lot where her dream retirement home was supposed…
