CRA EXPANDS GRANT PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY AREAS Offers businesses & property owners more help during recession DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency has expanded the eligibility areas of two of its grant programs to offer more incentives for exterior property improvements throughout a larger portion of the city. At a meeting held on Thursday,…
ICSC pushing reintroduction of Main Street Fairness Act With states strapped for cash, never has the shortfall from uncollected sales taxes from online sales — estimated to total $23 billion this year — hurt more. To redress the imbalance, ICSC is working to revive the Main Street Fairness Act, a measure that would require online…
Around the Capitol: Governor Scott will look at several criteria in determining whether an economic development program is created or retained: 1) How will it work with traditional “community development” programs, and 2) What is the return on investment? Has anyone out there ever found a way to measure the impact of economic development programs (other than…
Naples News: McCabe plans new building, hotel suites off Fifth Avenue South For Naples developer and hotelier Phil McCabe, business is looking up. That’s why he’s putting up a new three-story building at the corner of Fifth Avenue South and Park Street in downtown Naples. The multimillion-dollar project will include more suites for his hotel…
Florida State College at Jacksonville’s (FSCJ) new Aircraft Services Educational Facility at Cecil Field celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting on February 1, 2011. The 104,000 sq. ft. facility consists of one hangar bay capable of housing an aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 767 and two hangar bays capable of housing…
Tampa residents to vote on business tax exemption program TAMPA — When Tampa residents vote on March 1, choosing a new mayor isn’t the only thing they must decide. Voters will choose whether or not to give tax exemptions to new businesses and reward those who expand in the city. “A lot of communities around…
Bradenton Riverwalk a grand plan for downtown revival Bradenton should be proud of the visionary blueprint for the improvement of downtown’s riverfront. The $6.7 million Riverwalk project promises to be the catalyst for the broader revitalization of the city core. With a variety of interactive features and other attractions along the Manatee River from the…
Reducing Your City’s Expenses Without Reducing Services By Ken Small Recently, I was asked to speak at the Florida Government Finance Officers Association and Florida League of Cities Annual Conferences. My normal topic over the years has usually included the education of officials to the various revenue sources available to municipalities outside the traditional ad…
The Mathematics of Budget Cuts and Job Creation written by Scott Paine What it takes for things to add up I’ll happily admit that I would enjoy lower taxes. Who wouldn’t? I am one of those folks who doesn’t mind paying taxes, however, if the money is used responsibly for the greater good. I’m even…
Our deepest condolences to family of James Hughes Villacorta – Miami CRA Executive Director VILLACORTA, JAMES HUGHES, 55, passed away on February 1, 2011. James was born in New York City, attended Christopher Columbus H.S., graduated from U of F, earned his MBA from FIU and his Juris Doctorate from U of M. He was…
Why Invest in Landscape? Arguing the case for investing in landscape. Download new publication. by Paul Lincoln on February 3, 2011 at 10:00am View Paul Lincoln’s blog Why Invest in Landscape? – the new campaign from the Landscape Institute, shows how towns around the UK are seeing a positive bottom line benefit by investing in…
Cape Coral likely to up the ante for jobs Plan is to draw business with increased incentives Written by Don Ruane druane@news-press.com The value of a job created in Cape Coral may go up from a basic $750 to as much as $2,000 for employers who earn an economic incentive from the city. Cape Coral is updating…
