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City of Gainesville Taking Next Steps for Creation of the New Gainesville Community Reinvestment Area (GCRA)

The Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) will soon transition into a city department — the Gainesville Community Reinvestment Area (GCRA). Much like the CRA, the new city department will be tasked with addressing some of the community’s most pressing infrastructure and development challenges over the next 10 years. During its Aug. 15 and Sept. 5…

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Panama City officials unveil goals for improvement next year following Hurricane Michael

To some local leaders, Hurricane Michael made Panama City a blank slate from which they can make significant improvements in the coming years. The Panama City City Commission and city department heads gathered on Thursday for their annual goal-setting session for the coming year. But unlike previous years, the devastating Category 5 storm has potentially…

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Mayor’s diversity council to tackle redevelopment and gentrification during community outreach

The first topic the Fort Myers mayor’s diversity council is set to discuss won’t be an easy one. It’s gentrification. Concerns have been raised because of a redevelopment project approved by the Community Redevelopment Agency on Seaboard Street in Fort Myers, an area near primarily black community of Dunbar. Residents are worried it could change…

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Pinellas County Business News

Pinellas Receives $7.5 Million to Build State-of-the-Art Business Incubator in St. Petersburg “This investment by the EDA, along with support from Pinellas County and our partners at the City of St. Petersburg, will help launch the next generation of entrepreneurs in our community,” shared Commissioner Karen Seel, Chair of the 2019 Pinellas Board of County…

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