Small rural counties and cities receive business development grants

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…

Marketing, Branding & PR Consultant Services – NW 79th Street Corridor CRA

The CRA is soliciting responses through this Request for Proposals (RFP) from a qualified firm (Proposer) or a combination of firms (Proposers) for branding and marketing services to: stimulate new investment and job growth; promote the CRA, its communities, businesses and competitive strengths; inform businesses regarding the CRA’s grant, incentive and investment programs; promote the…

The Hallandale Beach CRA Votes to Forgive $500,000 in Coronavirus Related Business Assistance Loans

Hallandale Beach, FL – January 4, 2021 – In April of 2020, as the COVID-19 virus raged across the nation, and cities and businesses shut down due to various lockdown orders, the City of Hallandale Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (HBCRA) created the $500,000 Coronavirus Small Business Sustainability and Recovery Loan Program for businesses within the…

CRA: How to Keep Downtown, Downtown

Gulfport city officials want to find a way to keep large buildings from swallowing Gulfport’s waterfront district, and met twice publicly to discuss the future of the city’s waterfront district. During the last two Community Redevelopment Agency meetings, on October 20 and December 15, Gulfport Community Development Director Fred Metcalf and Forward Pinellas representative Linda…