Good News From Florida’s CRAs

Feb102020

FRA Webinar: Workforce/Affordable Housing in CRAs – Programs and Planning Strategies

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffFebruary 10, 2020

FRA Webinar: Workforce/Affordable Housing in CRAs…Programs and Planning Strategies April 28, 2020 10 AM – 11 AM Affordability is vital to the social and economic sustainability of your communities. By CRA’s implementing affordable/workforce housing in their community planning, young families, seniors and employees directly benefit and become more successful.  Housing affordability strengthens the local economy…

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Feb62020

FHLB Atlanta AHP Competitive Application

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffFebruary 6, 2020

FHLBank Atlanta’s Affordable Housing Program Competitive Program (AHP Competitive) provides funding to develop or rehabilitate housing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income families. Real estate developers partner with financial institutions like yours to apply for up to $500,000 per project to help finance the construction of apartments, supportive housing, subdivisions, single-family homes, and more.…

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Feb62020

Act in haste on public-private land deals, repent at leisure

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffFebruary 6, 2020

Alarms rang in Miami when an unstable city commission talked of undoing a riverfront land swap for a new administration building. The complex deal with a subsidiary of The Adler Group had taken years to hammer together and then pass. Adler had every right to believe a final OK was indeed final and has been…

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Florida Community Loan Fund 2019 Annual Report

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffFebruary 5, 2020

Throughout our fiscal year 2019, Florida Community Loan Fund demonstrated its commitment to Florida’s communities. Once again, the projects we were privileged to finance illustrate how capital, when deliberately deployed, can maximize opportunities for people and places outside of the economic mainstream. During 2019, Florida Community Loan Fund: delivered $54.1 million in financing that expanded…

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Feb52020

2020 Issue of the Office of Community Partnerships’ Quarterly Newsletter

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffFebruary 5, 2020

We invite you to take a look at the Winter 2020 issue of the Office of Community Partnerships’ quarterly newsletter, the Florida Communities Quarterly. This edition includes information on the USDA ReConnect Broadband Program, the successful economic development story of the City of Hawthorne, the information on the DEO Bureau of Economic Self-Sufficiency grant programs,…

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Jan302020

Florida Recreation and Park Association Releases Impact Calculator

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 30, 2020

Capturing the impact of parks and recreation has been an identified need of professionals working in the field. Data and information together paint a picture for parks and recreation professionals to utilize in communicating their value to the communities they serve, and more specifically to decision makers and community partners. The first edition of the…

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Jan102020

Spirit Breaks Ground on $250M Headquarters Near Fort Lauderdale Airport

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 10, 2020

Spirit Airlines, Inc. today held a groundbreaking ceremony with Spirit Team Members, local and state officials, and business leaders to celebrate the construction of its new corporate headquarters in Dania Beach, Fla. Spirit is investing up to $250 million for the creation of a corporate campus of up to 500,000 square feet of space, and…

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Jan92020

Ocoee on the rise as city sees largest growth period in its history

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 9, 2020

There’s an old saying many use to describe economic development in West Orange County: A rising tide lifts all boats. As the growth in the area continues, local municipalities are following that trend — particularly the city of Ocoee. In recent years, the city has experienced the largest growth period in its history. Much of…

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Jan82020

More Distribution Centers Could Soon Join Amazon in Deltona

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 8, 2020

DELTONA — The massive Amazon distribution center set to open here in time for the start of the 2020 holiday shopping season could soon have plenty of company. The Australian family that sold the land now being cleared for the e-commerce giant has begun marketing its remaining 125 acres just east of Interstate 4. The Hains family hopes to attract companies…

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Dec202019

Boynton Beach in 2030: City’s transformation begins with a new downtown

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 20, 2019

Take a good mental snapshot of Boynton Beach because you won’t recognize the city in 10 years. That’s the opinion of political leaders and administrators who are overseeing a transformation designed to reshape the city’s future. If there is a theme to Boynton’s plans, it might be: Out with the old stuff and in with…

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State Action Plan for Mitigation Posted for Public Comment

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 20, 2019

On December 6, DEO posted an initial draft of the State Action Plan for the $633 million in Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funding available to Florida for disasters in 2016 and 2017 on RebuildFlorida.gov for public comment. All Floridians are encouraged to review the State Action Plan. Comments on the State Action Plan may be submitted…

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Panama City CRA manager named president of statewide association

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 6, 2019

PANAMA CITY — The longtime manager of the City of Panama City’s Community Redevelopment Agency, Toni Shamplain, recently took on her newest role as president of the Florida Redevelopment Association (FRA). Installed as president at FRA’s annual conference on Oct. 17, Shamplain plans to advocate for Florida’s 221 Community Redevelopment Agencies (CRAs) by addressing redevelopment…

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