PANAMA CITY — Silicon Valley with a view or a self-sustaining communal fishing village? Take your pick. These are the directions city officials are hoping to take the two “downtowns” of Panama City. One is the easy-going waterfront of St. Andrews, the other the government hub and entertainment draw of downtown Panama City. Though contrasts…
BOYNTON BEACH — The city’s community redevelopment agency is launching www.catchboynton.com, a new Internet application that will provide one central location for local consumers to find businesses, sign up for deals, receive coupons, find a job and more. Business owners will be able to create interactive “micro web sites.” [Read more]
SAN ANTONIO — The only things missing were the guitar and the kumbayahs. Members of Pasco’s six city councils met Thursday night with county commissioners and staff to get a first look at the county’s economic development strategy, which planners unveiled in November after spending a year and a half working with business leaders, the…
CLEARWATER — Downtown Clearwater is not a place that’s widely known for its high-tech startup companies. It’s a long way from Silicon Valley. Still, the city estimates that roughly 600 people are working in more than a dozen software or information technology companies in and around the downtown district. Many are in the Clearwater Tower…
Sanibel City Council cleared a lot of routine items on its meeting agenda Tuesday, but Mayor Kevin Ruane suggested the commercial redevelopment report needs more time and discussion than it has received at recent meetings. “I just think we need to sit down as a council and have a discussion on this subject without distraction…
EUSTIS Staff Report When the city cut Eustis Main Street Inc. funding levels from $58,750 in 2011 to $25,000 last year, it left the nonprofit organization in a hole that’s proving difficult to escpare, city commissioners will hear tonight. The organization is currently facing a deficit of nearly $15,000 this year and has outlined several…
HOLLYWOOD— Margaritaville, the long-anticipated resort expected to revive tourism along Hollywood’s beach, is still on track, says the developer. Lon Tabatchnick gave commissioners a brief update Wednesday on his $138 million project, promising to meet the city’s April 10 deadline to get construction permits and work out a financing plan. The 350-room, 17-story resort would…
ST. PETERSBURG — Taped to a downtown building that once housed the office of the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is a document that could stall a multimillion-dollar redevelopment project. The cease-and-desist stipulation posted at 25 Second St. N has halted, at least temporarily, work to demolish an old hotel that would make way…
SAFETY HARBOR – City commissioners have postponed a vote on a controversial apartment and retail development and told the developer to scale back the project. Residents packed the Safety Harbor City Commission chambers Monday night to weigh in on the project, slated to be built on the old Firmenich Citrus Center property – now, a…
EDA Partners with National Governors Association to Accelerate Economic and Job Growth The mission of the Economic Development Administration<http://eda.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=e01f5dccdcdbbf9c1b38379f5&id=496873826d&e=30b30e2d95> (EDA) is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. The agency has a competitive grant process and has established the…
The Volusia County Council seems likely to cast a weary and skeptical eye on any further request for Community Redevelopment Areas, or CRAs. A CRA takes new property-tax revenue form a blighted area and pours it into improvements. That diverts property-tax revenue for Volsia County government and other taxing districts, causing controversy through the years.…
BONITA SPRINGS — From technology and life science to ecotourism and attractions, Bonita Springs is proposing a program to attract new, small businesses to the community. The city is welcoming new businesses for both qualified target industries and all types of business. Bonita Springs Mayor Ben Nelson said the city wants to have a diverse…
