The Rotary Club of Sebring, the City of Sebring and the Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency came together Thursday morning for the groundbreaking for a brand new downtown public restroom facility at 122 N. Commerce Ave. in the heart of the CRA district. This project is led by the Rotary Club in honor of their 100th…
Jessica Carlson is Avon Park’s new Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Economic Development Manager as of last week. She’s spent her first week researching and listening, getting to know the people of Avon Park. She’s born and raised in Central Florida, graduating from the West University of Pensacola and started her career in high-rise real estate…
The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency built the park in the vacant lot with the help of a private donor. The land is being leased to the CRA for 15 years until the owner of the land decides to move forward with it. This article includes dozens of beautiful photos of the park. Read the…
The City of Alachua welcomed dozens of local residents and business owners to Alachua’s Theatre Park on Main Street on March 27, 2025, to celebrate the receipt of a $50,000 grant from T-Mobile. Alachua was one of just 25 municipalities to receive the Mobile Hometown Grant this year. According to a T-Mobile representative who presented…
This is responsible professional and public contact work with the Economic and Workforce Development Department. The primary focus of this position is coordinating, monitoring, and supervising the planning, development and implementation of business support programs and partner engagement within the City’s three Community Redevelopment Areas. The work will involve coordinating the facilitation and review of…
For more than 15 years, the historic Gulfstream Hotel has sat vacant—its once-grand halls silent, its future uncertain. But after years of delays, legal battles, and development hurdles, the iconic property is finally showing signs of life. Construction is now underway at the nearly century-old hotel, and General Manager Lawrence Cassenti said big changes are…
CRAs preserve and showcase an area’s history and cultural heritage – the rooms of the 73-year-old Alice S. Williams Library may come alive again with the sights of small children learning in a new child care center. Pensacola officials are weighing what it would take to turn the old Segregation-era library, located at 1015 N. E…
The David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts will introduce a new restaurant, cafe, bar and a terrace with a large arch facing the downtown Tampa Riverwalk. The David A Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts broke ground on a $100 million expansion project Monday. The private campaign named “Boundless” will introduce an indoor…
Position Description TARGET ENTRY SALARY: $81,615 – $ 85,695 DOQ POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED Under administrative direction, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Division Manager develops, administers, and implements the City’s Community Redevelopment efforts, programs, and activities. May be assigned to Urban Planning and Information, Programs, or Projects. Plans objectives and goals for the division and…
Position Description TARGET ENTRY SALARY: $63,947 – $67,145 DOQ POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED Under administrative direction, the CRA Coordinator performs highly responsible administrative support for the plans, projects, and programs for the Community Redevelopment Agency’s (CRA) community redevelopment areas and Downtown Development Board (DDB). Duties and Responsibilities Essential Functions: — Essential functions, as…
Pre-Qualification and Selection for General Consulting Services – City of Fort Walton Beach Responses Due: May 6, 2025, 2:30 PM Local Time Read the complete RFP here Read the addendum here
Lake Worth Beach CRA RFP CRA #01-2025 Marketing, Social Media & Media Relations: Implementation Services, Lake Worth Beach, FL The Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is soliciting qualified proposals from experienced marketing, advertising, public relations, social media and/or media relations firms to raise awareness of the CRA (the client) and City of Lake…
