Florida in Motion EFI Newsletter [Digital Edition] Food Manufacturing Is Big in Florida and About to Get Bigger Food products comprise the second largest manufacturing sector in Florida, employing more than 27,000 workers and accounting for about $5 billion of the state’s GDP. Given Florida’s own large market and the influx of over 85 million…
Boca Raton considers improvement district for downtown businesses An an effort to find new ways to pay for downtown revitalization, Boca Raton may turn to downtown businesses to cover the costs of items such as promotions, marketing, parking and shuttles. That goal could be met through a business improvement district where downtown businesses agree to…
Maitland seeks reaction to downtown revitalization Maitland leaders said Monday night that they are seeking more input from city residents about a plan to establish a Downtown Maitland Zoning District before an April 9 vote on the plan. The downtown redevelopment plan, which covers a two-mile, 200-acre area along the Orange Avenue (U.S. Highway 17-92)…
City of Marianna Approves Downtown Revitalization Budget At a special meeting on Friday, Marianna city commissioners approved a budget for phase II of the Downtown Revitalization Project. The CDBG, or Community Development Block Grant program, awarded the city with $372,076.00 last December for these improvements with the stipulation that they be used by Sept. 30.…
Cape council gives Community Redevelopment Agency vote of confidence Cape Coral’s Community Redevelopment Agency should continue to make its own decisions, the City Council decided Monday. The council voted 8-0 against an ordinance calling for power to be switched from the CRA board of directors to the council. Improved communication between the CRA and the…
The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is the leader of an international movement that calls for the creation of more walkable, livable, mixed-use communities. CNU puts people first, creating built environments to meet the daily needs of people of all ages. We create places that are friendly to walkers and bikers, utilize tax dollars…
Developer Buys Daytona Beachfront Parcels, Plans New Hotel With the $6.3 million sale of 2.76 acres of beachfront property this week, a new hotel could be in the beachside’s future. Palm Coast-based hotel developer Protogroup Inc. bought four lots south of the Plaza Resort & Spa on A1A near Seabreeze Boulevard on Monday. Dave Konchan,…
Jacksonville Beach completes the first half of its North 1st Street reconstruction project! Construction along First Street North in Jacksonville Beach in the vicinity of the SeaWalk Pavilion, is complete in time for the first festival of the spring and summer season. The Redevelopment District goes from 13th Avenue South to Ninth Avenue North, from…
Florida Travel + Life’s TV Series is Going Hollywood HOLLYWOOD, FL – March 16, 2012 – Hollywood, Florida will get the spotlight on an upcoming special episode of Florida Travel + Life’s Affordable Luxury, a travel television series that takes viewers to Florida’s hottest destinations. The 30-minute episode featuring Hollywood, FL will make its national…
It’s time again for the prestigious Florida Planning & Zoning Association Awards! The FPZA Awards define the standard for land development and public/private sector planning statewide. For several decades, the awards program has been the centerpiece of FPZA’s identification and promotion of best practices in all types of planning and development throughout the state. The…
JACKSONVILLE BEACH IS MOVING AHEAD WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF A MAJOR PHASE OF ITS DOWNTOWN VISION PLAN In 2007, the City of Jacksonville Beach organized a visioning process to chart the future of its redevelopment efforts in the core of the Downtown Community Redevelopment District. Implementation of the Vision Plan began even before the plan was…
Feedback Needed on Florida Chamber’s Small Business Index Survey On Friday, the Florida Chamber of Commerce concluded the 2012 Legislative Session where the Florida Legislature passed or supported 25 Florida Chamber-backed bills. Despite several distractions and election year politics, the legislature reduced the regulatory burden on Florida’s employers and lowered the cost of doing business…
