On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle as the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the United States. While restoration and relief efforts have been underway for nearly three months, communities across the Panhandle and into South Georgia are still recovering from the devastating impacts and aftermath. Recently, the FRA received an update from…
Michelle Phillips, 32, beamed at the Fontainebleau Resort Miami Beach hotel business card resting between her thumb and index finger. It meant that she was one step closer to working as a hotel cook. Every day for the last eight weeks, Phillips has risen at 6:30 a.m., roused her two kids, buttoned up her white…
Class A office vacancies remain at historic lows in downtown Jacksonville with Cushman & Wakefield predicting “solid growth for the overall market” in 2019; affordable housing in St. John’s County is in high demand; Jeff Camarda, CEO, Camarda Wealth, says “…we’ll see continued growth in the U.S. economy for the next year and a half.”…
The Rinker School Construction Hall of Fame grew by two on Saturday, Nov. 3. On a chilly November morning, both Gary Condron, BBC 1976, and Vincent G. Burkhardt, BBC 1972, were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Gary Condron is the co-founder and CEO of The Conlan Company, a commercial construction company based in Atlanta.…
IRC45979 – Economic Development Coordinator Salary: $60,570 – $98,292 Close Date: 01-18-2019 (4:00 PM EST) This is responsible professional and public contact work in coordinating, monitoring and supervising the planning, development and implementation of comprehensive municipal economic development and community revitalization programs. Funded through tax increment financing, the position will be focused exclusively on work…
The Delray Community Redevelopment Agency will provide $50,000 to the Eagle Nest Program in 2019. The Atlantic High School Construction Academy Program prepares students for college and for employment in the construction industry by providing the hands-on skills necessary to enter home-building, general contracting and related industries. The program allows high school students to build…
The Florida Community Loan Fund (FCLF) recently published their 2018 Annual Report and success stories that help inspire development efforts in Florida’s communities. During FY 2018, FCLF provided $48.5 million in financing to projects throughout Florida. To view the full annual report and success stories, please click here.
Miami Commission Chairman Keon Hardemon, Miami Dade Vice Chairwoman Audrey Edmonson and the Southeast Overtown / Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (“CRA”) will kick off the holiday season with the 10th Annual Historic Overtown Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. Community leaders, local residents, and business owners are invited to join the celebration on Friday, November 30th,…
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Eight years may seem like a long time but for architect and cultural arts influencer Neil Hall, 72 months is not nearly long enough to promote the generous contributions of the Black diaspora, which dates to the beginning of time. Hall’s inaugural Art Africa Miami Arts Fair (AAMAF) opening was purposefully established in Historic Overtown…
LAKELAND — A colorful mural has interrupted Lakeland’s business-as-usual traffic flow on North Florida Avenue, as motorists slow, even stop, to admire its beauty. The mural, painted by artist Gabriela Jaxon, reaches 34 feet up the side of the Thom Downs Antiques building at 235 N. Florida Ave. The work was commissioned by the Lakeland…
America has become the veritable poster child of the startup era. It’s hard to look at the surge of self-made billionaires across all industries within the US and their humble startup beginnings and not feel a certain amount of awe. Things around here show no sign of slowing down, and as the “land of opportunity,”…
