CRA Business Grant Helps Young Entrepeneur Get Started By Paula Detwiller When you’re starting a business from scratch, every dollar counts. Just ask 32-year-old John Macatangay, one of Delray Beach’s newest young business owners. After acquiring the only Great Florida Insurance franchise between West Palm Beach and Plantation, Macatangay went looking for business loans and…
Public-Private Partnership Q&As Why should governments turn to the private-sector to help perform services they have traditionally handled themselves? Actually, public-private partnerships have been in existence since long before the Revolutionary War. In 1652, the Water Works Company of Boston was the first private firm in America to provide drinking water to citizens. Today, creative…
Local Government Economic Development Tools Creating Jobs and Growing Our Economy Presentation commissioner la marca ed tools 01 11 2012 View more presentations from FloridaRedevelop. Learn about the various tools available to local governments for economic development and redevelopment financing. Specifically, this presentation focuses on productive public-private partnerships and innovative ways our community is attracting,…
City of Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency Success Stories City of Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency Success Stories View more presentations from FloridaRedevelop. What has the City of Tallahassee CRA accomplished? Areas of concentration include: Affordable Housing Commercial Property Enhancements New Mixed-Use, Retail and Commercial Development Community and Infrastructure Improvements Neighborhood Improvements and Events Get more information…
City of Orlando Economic Development Tools for Job Growth and Economic Prosperity Orlando’s Current Economic Climate: Well positioned to recover from the recession. The fastest-growing metro area in Florida for employment growth through 2013. Expected to lead the state in personal income growth through 2013 with an average of 4.9% annually. Fastest-growing city in the…
7 Keys to Successful PPPs The following are to be considered “best practices” in the development of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). It is recognized that the methodology for implementation of PPPs can vary, depending on the nature of a given project and local concerns. Given this, it is the position of the NCPPP that these are…
Deals and discounts, compliments of your local government By Ariel Barkhurst, Sun Sentinel, 1/16 South Florida cities are joining forces with businesses to use deals and discounts to reel shoppers — and their cash — into city boundaries. The goal: Pump up the local economy. A side benefit for the resident-consumer: Deals at restaurants, stores…
West Palm Weighs Restricting Late-night Alcohol Sales Downtown Problematic nightclubs and bars in the downtown area could be restricted from selling alcohol past midnight, after the commission passed an ordinance last week requiring a special license for late-night alcohol sales. The commission also banned future stores on and near Clematis Street from selling bottles or…
Future of Port Orange’s Riverwalk Project Could Be Decided With expectations dramatically lowered, city leaders are hopeful a potential land swap or sale that would add to a future riverfront public park will be the impetus to kick-start the development of Riverwalk. City officials are considering the possible exchange with local developer Buddy LaCour and…
Getting the Job Done: Tony Otte, New Smyrna Beach Redevelopment Chief Elected officials make policies that affect residents but getting the job done is left to city staffers like Tony Otte, director of the city’s community redevelopment agency and also economic development director. “This is a very exciting time for the city of New Smyrna…
Top Ten Facts About Public-Private Partnerships Public-private partnerships are just what the name implies. Public-private partnerships are a contractual arrangement whereby the resources, risks and rewards of both the public agency and private company are combined to provide greater efficiency, better access to capital, and improved compliance with a range of government regulations regarding…
ALERT: Executive Order by Office of the Governor – Review of Special Districts STATE OF FLORIDA – OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Executive Order Number 12-10 (Review of Special Districts) “The Governor has determined that it is appropriate and necessary to conduct a deliberate and thorough review of all special districts in the State of Florida…
