At the beginning of 2020, there were around five new hotels planned for downtown St. Pete. When COVID-19 hit, financing for new hotel construction dried up. Most of the proposed hotels were either reconfigured into apartments or scrapped altogether. Only two hotels found a way to move forward. Today, with COVID under control and the…
Congratulations to the City of Lakeland, CRA, for winning the 2022 FRA Annual Report Award for their FY21 Annual Report. The Lakeland CRA 2021 Annual Report’s focus is “Relate. Renovate. Reinvigorate,” which gives snapshots of each of the three CRA areas in an artful and entertaining way while providing the necessary budget information. Art…
Congratulations to the City of Lakeland, CRA, for winning the 2022 FRA Annual Report Award for their FY21 Annual Report. The Lakeland CRA 2021 Annual Report’s focus is “Relate. Renovate. Reinvigorate,” which gives snapshots of each of the three CRA areas in an artful and entertaining way while providing the necessary budget information. Art from…