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Addressing Food Insecurity through NMTC: FCLF and Feeding NE Florida

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff March 15, 2022

Florida Community Loan Fund has finalized closing on New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing for Feeding Northeast Florida. FCLF provided $14 million in NMTC allocation for the new $16.1 million facility in Jacksonville that will allow the organization to consolidate and expand services that combat food insecurity. The renovated 120,000 square-foot building will streamline and expand Feeding NE Florida’s food distribution network, which…

CRA Approves 2010 Hanson Street for $8.2 Million Tax Increment Rebate

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff March 14, 2022

FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 14, 2022) — The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) recently approved a tax increment rebate and development agreement for 2010 Hanson Street located in the Cleveland Avenue redevelopment area. The CRA approved a tax increment rebate in the not-to-exceed amount of $8.2 million for 2010 Hanson Street disbursed at 85 percent of…

Redevelopment Project Manager – Palm Beach County

JobsBy FRAstaff March 11, 2022

JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE: Redevelopment Project Manager JON STATUS: Exempt, Full-Time LOCATION/DEPT: Palm Beach County REPORTS TO: CRA Executive Director Salary range of: $70,000 – $85,000 Position Summary & Essential Functions – This position is responsible for providing project management services for city clients of RMA including downtown redevelopment management, redevelopment incentives, Community Redevelopment Agency management,…

Panama City Beach hires CRA Project Manager

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff March 11, 2022

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – Panama City Beach officials temporarily hired a Miami construction group to manage all their CRA projects. The Corradino Group will come to assess the current projects and figure out the best way to move forward. The beach CRA stretches down all of Front Beach Road. Beach Councilman Michael Jarman…

2022 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff March 11, 2022

Register today for Reimagine, Reinvest, Rebuild, the 2022 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference. The 2022 conference will be held March 15-17, and for the first time, we’re hosting the entire program online. The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on our nation’s health and economy and exacerbated existing inequities in low-income communities and communities of color. Recovery…

Lakeland CRA Assembling Small Midtown Lots to Support a ‘Large-Scale Project’

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff March 10, 2022

The Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency is cobbling together small, mostly vacant lots in an effort to support investment interest in “a large-scale project” in the Parker Street neighborhood. The agency’s advisory board last week agreed to pay $25,000 for two side-by-side undeveloped parcels collectively totaling one-quarter acre at 901 N. Tennessee Ave. and 210 Plum St. The purchase…

Local Bookstore Donates Little Free Library to City of Winter Garden

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff March 9, 2022

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – To celebrate its first anniversary in historic downtown Winter Garden, the owner of Writer’s Block Bookstore donated a Little Free Library to the community to provide an opportunity to share books and encourage reading. The Little Free Library is located at 207 W. Plant St. in front of the Post Office. …

Planning & Development Services Technician – City of Pinellas Park

JobsBy FRAstaff March 7, 2022

Planning & Development Services Technician CITY OF PINELLAS PARK Pinellas Park, FL United States Hourly Rate: $16.9688 TO APPLY: Submit your application online at https://www.pinellas-park.com/apply Benefits: Job certification paid training 10 paid holidays Vacation, personal, and sick time Parental leave Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability insurance Pension and 457 deferred-compensation retirement plans Learn more about our benefits…

City of Winter Garden Announces Spring & Summer Events for Living Local Campaign

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff March 7, 2022

The City of Winter Garden has announced its spring and summer 2022 calendar of events as part of its ongoing “Living Local” campaign. The campaign includes events and initiatives to urge community involvement and patronage of local, small businesses. Please view the news release with more information about the upcoming spring and summer events. Additional…

Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County officials mark groundbreaking of $35 million affordable apartments

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff March 4, 2022

Riviera Beach and Palm Beach County officials celebrated the groundbreaking Tuesday of a $35 million, 112-unit apartment complex they argue will spur the revitalization of the Broadway Avenue corridor and take a bite of the region’s massive affordable housing problem. The importance of the project — as well as the layers of government assistance necessary to finance…

Web-Based Tool Will Visualize Development Downtown and Track Projects

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff March 3, 2022

The Lakeland Economic Development Council has a plan and the city of Lakeland has its own plan for downtown Lakeland. By April, all the different master plans plotting the future of downtown Lakeland will be integrated and “visualized” on a web-based platform that allows users to see what downtown’s street grid would look like if all proposed and…

City of North Miami Beach Economic Development Department will Launch the Home Rehabilitation Program

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff March 1, 2022

North Miami Beach, FL – February 28, 2022 – The City of North Miami Beach Economic Development Department will launch the Home Rehabilitation Program to provide funding for the replacement of roofs, windows, and doors. Applications will be available starting Tuesday, March 1, 2022, and must be picked up in-person at the NMB Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Office…

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