Cape Coral likely to up the ante for jobs Plan is to draw business with increased incentives Written by Don Ruane druane@news-press.com The value of a job created in Cape Coral may go up from a basic $750 to as much as $2,000 for employers who earn an economic incentive from the city. Cape Coral is updating…
Tax Increment Financing Quicknotes – Prepared by American Planning Association (APA) research staff and James Krohe, Jr. [Download – Tax Increment Financing in Florida]
Parks Can Be Central to a Great Redevelopment Project – Publication by Peter Harnik, Ben Welle, and Albert Pingree The Trust for Public Land When there’s nothing to conserve – create! Read the publication here: The Trust for Public Land
The Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy has just release a Report analyzing Florida’s Taxation Policies. Florida’s new governor and legislative leaders have indicated that they will rely solely on spending cuts to balance the state budget in the legislative session beginning next March. Once again Florida faces a gap – this one estimated…
BB&T reported record revenues for 2010 and continues LENDING for 2011 BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today reported earnings for the fourth quarter of 2010. Net income available to common shareholders totaled $208 million, or $.30 per diluted common share, compared with $185 million, or $.27 per diluted common share, earned during the fourth quarter of…
Garden a vine of hope for Boynton Beach neighborhood By Carlos Fras Palm Beach Post Staff Writer This garden started with a dream, too. On this, the city’s most blighted stretch, on the street named for the dreamer who imagined that people would come together, hope – and broccoli – springs eternal. Kelvin Rance takes…
Flood Insurance and CRA’s Businesses As you are aware, flood insurance is available to businesses within CRAs throughout the State. Premium costs vary depending on how much insurance is purchased and the property’s flood risk area (i.e., Flood Zone). For example, if a property is located in a moderate to low risk area (“X” zones)…
Property owners, town say Worth Avenue makeover a lesson in collaboration Photo by: Jeffrey Langlois Coconut palms and increased planting areas are among the improvements to the Avenue. By Robert JanjigianDaily News Fashion Editor Proposals to revamp the Worth Avenue streetscape from the ocean to Cocoanut Row had been floating around several years. Each renovation…
Pensacola CRA: Pelican Drop rings in 2011 Phaedra Harris was ready to ring in 2011 with a hoot and a holler. Strolling down Palafox Street on Friday evening, the 16-year-old Pensacola resident listed her Pelican Drop plans: enjoy some barbecue, find a good spot to watch the drop, then call family and friends to shriek,…
Doll shop’s leap to success shows merits of starter program By ANNIE MARTIN FLAGLER BEACH — Two local entrepreneurs have found a niche in the pint-sized world of dolls. This and That Treasures, a shop that specializes in the popular American Girl dolls, has twice upgraded to larger spaces since it opened for business last…
2011 Rural Economic Development Summit Florida’s Statewide Rural Economic Development Summit is back! The 2011 Summit theme is Florida’s Rural Economic Development Future in the New Economy and will focus on the economic development challenges and opportunities facing rural Florida communities in today’s technology driven, knowledge-based economy. Summit Date and Location: February 16-18th, 2011 The…
Roadmap to Florida’s Future: Statewide Strategic Plan for Economic Development In this global economic crisis, diversifying Florida’s economy is more compelling than ever and the statewide strategic plan for economic development is more relevant than ever. By statute, Enterprise Florida produces the statewide strategic plan for economic development, Roadmap to Florida’s Future, on behalf of…
