In celebration of World Art Day, the Winter Garden Art Association, in conjunction with the City of Winter Garden, will host Arts in April, a series of FREE events for the community to celebrate, explore, and create art. The events will be held in Downtown Winter Garden and include a wide range of activities for all…
DetailsFlorida 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…
DetailsFORT 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…
DetailsPANAMA 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…
DetailsRegister 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsWINTER 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. …
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsBipartisan Infrastructure Law Information On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Public Law 117-58, also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”) into law. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is the largest long-term investment in our infrastructure and economy in our nation’s history. It provides $550 billion over fiscal years 2022…
DetailsRiviera 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsNorth 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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