The City of Tarpon Springs is excited to announce that the new community engagement platform, Connect Tarpon Springs, has launched! Connect Tarpon Springs is a place for the community to get involved by sharing ideas and feedback on a variety of topics affecting our community! Connect Tarpon Springs allows members of the community to participate and contribute to…
TITLE: Community Redevelopment Agency Program Director DEPARTMENT: Community Redevelopment Agency SALARY: $65,2336.00 – $149,796.00/Annually. LOCATION: Tallahassee, Florida WHERE TO APPLY: https://www.talgov.com/employment/employment.aspx Description: This is responsible managerial, professional and administrative work coordinating the City’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), its assigned staff, programs, and activities and other programs and initiatives designed to enhance business and economic development…
Fort Myers CRA Executive Director Michele Hylton-Terry was recognized by two community organizations for her impact on Southwest Florida. The Cape Coral Community Foundation included Ms. Hylton-Terry on their list of Top 20 Generous Leaders of 2021 in Southwest Florida*. “We asked our leaders to share the names of nonprofit leaders who represent and embody…
Fort Myers, FL. On March 17, the Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is proud to announce that its new Home Preservation Program will partner with Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties (Habitat). Homeowners with outstanding code violations may qualify to have projects/repairs completed by Habitat. The maximum assistance is $25,000 owner-occupied dwellings…
POSITION SUMMARY: Performs a full range of professional and technical duties in support of the City’s Economic Development Program. Assists with the fiscal impact and geospatial analyses, coordination, and/or administration of economic development projects and programs, and staff support for the coordination of the Jobs and Economic Opportunities Committee. Maintains data and analyzes economic trends…
The Love Local campaign, launched by the City of Winter Garden last fall, continues in 2021 with a line-up of programs and activities to help small businesses recover from financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The intent of the Love Local campaign is to build…
Title: Assistant Director of Economic Development Department Department: Community & Economic Development Salary: $84,628.98 – $135,406.37 Location: City of Oakland Park Full-Time Description: Position assists in all aspects of administration, direction, and management of the City’s Community and Economic Development Department’s (CED) Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) functions. The Assistant Director performs tasks necessary to keep…
The City of Lakeland is using half a million dollars on a project to revitalize the downtown area. Pretty soon you’ll see more murals in Lakeland. On Monday, Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency launched its Art Infusion Grant program to bring more than 100 murals to businesses in downtown and Dixieland. “Basically a façade improvement on…
We have heard a lot recently about public-private partnerships, most notably in the debate over the redevelopment agreement between Jacksonville and the Jaguars to develop Lot J. Broadly speaking, public-private partnerships or PPPs are collaborations between the public and private sectors to facilitate development projects and build public facilities and infrastructure. A few years ago,…
Fourteen small rural counties and cities recently received grants totaling $348,400 for site preparation projects designed to lure new businesses to the area. The awards are part of Enterprise Florida Inc’s (EFI) Rural Expansion Toolkit initiative to assist rural communities with broad-based economic engagement and capacity building efforts. “Many rural communities throughout the state that…
The Pompano Beach CRA is proud to expand the “Love Always, Pompano Beach” campaign to include businesses in the Northwest CRA District. The vibrant marketing initiative launched in November 2020 as a pilot program with businesses in the East CRA District. The successful campaign saturated the South Florida market with enticing videos and photos via…
Homestead City Council meeting as the Community Redevelopment Agency Board approved a business incentive grant to a new business on Krome Avenue. Sips Coffee Roasters opened its first shop in Miami two years ago on Seventh Avenue. It plans to move its headquarters to Homestead occupying two of the three bays that were formerly the Paramount…
