Panama City Florida Hosts ‘Charrette Week’ to Engage Residents in City Redesign (Panama City Manager Mark McQueen)

When Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018, it was the strongest storm the region had ever faced, and the first Category 5 hurricane in the U.S. since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Panama City, a municipality with around 40,000 people located between Tallahassee and Pensacola, was hit particularly hard. Ninety…

State looks to fund ‘job growth’ projects

Gov. Ron DeSantis wasted little time announcing the state has $40 million for economic development projects his office can fund during the fiscal year that began Monday. The governor’s office sent out a news release Monday morning noting that applications were being accepted for the Job Growth Grant Fund, which was created under former Gov.…

No love for the Panhandle: Survey shows Floridians don’t want to help with Hurricane Michael recovery

Public support for Hurricane Michael recovery efforts in the Florida Panhandle is lacking, according to a REBUILD 850 survey released Tuesday. The results showed nearly half of respondents would do nothing to help people affected by the hurricane and nearly 75 percent said they would not consider donating money to help with relief efforts. The lack of public support…

FCLF Closes on a New Markets Tax Credit Transaction with Henderson Behavioral Health

Florida Community Loan Fund has announced closing on a New Markets Tax Credit Transaction with Henderson Behavioral Health in Fort Lauderdale, to build a new Crisis Stabilization Unit and expand behavioral health services. Here are links to more information: FCLF E-newsletter June 2019, FCLF & Henderson Behavioral Health: Expanding Critical Services With NMTC Financing FCLF…