Feedback Needed on Florida Chamber’s Small Business Index Survey

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…

100% Occupancy in New Fort Lauderdale Affordable Housing Apts

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…

California Cities Shape CA Redevelopment

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…