Ocala gets $2.22M grant, key to downtown linear park An artist’s rendering of a portion of the planned Osceola Linear Park. (City of Ocala) By Susan Latham Carr Staff writer Published: Monday, March 5, 2012 at 9:39 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, March 5, 2012 at 6:12 p.m. The city of Ocala has received a $2.2…
100% OCCUPANCY IN PROGRESSO POINT, FORT LAUDERDALE’S NEWEST AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENTS Fort Lauderdale, FL: – Co-developers Broward County Housing Authority and Reliance Housing Foundation recently opened Progresso Point, downtown Fort Lauderdale’s newest affordable rental community. Less than 60 days after construction was completed, all 76 units in the $20 million eight-story apartment building have been…
SANTA CRUZ – A series of boards overseeing the dissolution of local redevelopment agencies is taking shape, providing a glimpse into the next phase of California’s elimination of a program that helped build local libraries, swimming pools, streets and more. Under legislation passed last year, California’s 400 redevelopment agencies are being eliminated, saving the state…
Energy Department Announces National Initiative to Redevelop Brownfields with Renewable Energy Innovative New Approach Utilizes Solar Energy To Turn Brownfields Into “Brightfields” “Incorporating solar and other renewable energy technologies into the reuse of industrial properties makes economic and environmental sense. This effort can serve as a national, even international model for the kind of development…
Mount Dora Creates More Business Incentive Programs MOUNT DORA, FL – The City of Mount Dora has added more business development incentives to go along with the current programs offered. The combination of programs greatly reduce and in many cases eliminates development and building fees. New and existing commercial properties within the two CRA districts…
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Miami Beach tells convention center developers ‘Dream big’ By Scott Blake Miami Beach city officials want developers to dream big” with plans to redevelop the Miami Beach Convention Center and its surroundings. About 200 people showed up at the convention center Monday to hear what Miami Beach officials expect from those who will compete to…
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Cape Coral CRA Completes Canal Phase One The Cape Coral CRA has completed the South Cape Beach at Four Freedoms Park in the CRA, and Phase I of the Malaga Canal Park. Also, next month LCEC will energize the underground transmission line in the CRA, and the new Land Development Regulations for the CRA will…
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Tallahassee Redevelopment: College Town project has great potential – and risks Amid the FSU sports memorabilia, plaques and photos in Andy Miller’s office at Seminole Boosters are the poster-sized layouts and renderings of what once was a glimmer of an idea. Over about a four-year span, that idea evolved into a concept, then a plan…
Maybe it’s the $15,000 matching grant for new restaurants or the success of the Red Door Wine Market on South Tennessee Avenue. Whatever the reason, something is happening in Dixieland. Three new restaurants are moving to the area in the next several months, alleys have been bricked and repaved, and businesses have been renovated. There’s…
You’ve heard the buzz and it’s getting louder!! The West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is in high gear as it moves forward with the development of LOT 23, an art-centric, neighborhood-scale artist colony. The project area is adjacent to Northwood Village and is located in the Pleasant City Community. At build-out, the project…
Chico’s FAS Expands Its Headquarters in Fort Myers Last month, Chico’s FAS announced the addition of 150 IT jobs at its headquarters campus in Fort Myers. It is exciting to see a global company like Chico’s that started in Florida continue to invest in its hometown. Chico’s will invest $25 million in a new building…
Commissioners Want to Create Enterprise Zones Throughout Polk County By: Tom Palmer THe LEDGER County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to pursue approval to establish an enterprise zone in unincorporated Polk County. The vote follows approval of resolutions from other Polk cities seeking similar designations. County Attorney Michael Craig said the exact boundaries of the enterprise…
Bartow Agency Seeks Improvements for U.S. 17 By: Suzie Schottelkotte THE LEDGER When the state repaves U.S. 17 in Bartow a few years from now, the Bartow Community Redevelopment Agency would like to see a few sidewalks, disability ramps and crosswalk improvements added to that project. “It doesn’t hurt to ask,” CRA Executive Director Patrick…
County Gives Green Light to Enterprise Zone By: Jeff Roslow On Tuesday the Polk County Commission became the sixth government agency to support a resolution for the corridor along U.S. 17 to form an enterprise zone, which includes Fort Meade. Forming such a zone would help Polk County attract businesses, create jobs and possibly be…
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