Category Archives: Redevelopment News

May 8th deadline to apply for emergency loan for small businesses impacted by COVID-19

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis activated the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program to support small businesses impacted by COVID-19. The bridge loan program, managed by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), will provide short-term, interest-free loans to small businesses that experienced economic injury from COVID-19. The application period opens tomorrow, March…

FRA WEBINAR: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS BY CRAS

April 2, 2020  2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDST USING BUSINESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS AS AN IMPORTANT BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY TOOL What your business community needs right now is cash. They need direct, timely assistance.  While local governments are set up to meet the need of residents, many struggle with how to best meet the…

Department of Revenue orders two-week delay in property tax payment deadline

The Department of Revenue is giving Floridians more than two extra weeks to pay their property taxes as the state deals with the effects of the COVID-19 virus. According to an order from Executive Director Jim Zingale, “The date for citizens and businesses to pay property taxes in all Florida Counties is extended from March…

Crowdsourcing to Fight a Pandemic

In city halls across the country, mayors and their staff are scrambling to find creative solutions to confront the overwhelming crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. … Cities are rapidly crowdsourcing pandemic response ideas from experts, community leaders and other local governments across the country. This sharing and cross-pollinating of policy ideas through Twitter,…

Affordable Housing Program (AHP) Competitive Application Deadline Extended to June 1, 2020

FHLBank Atlanta is actively monitoring reports and briefings regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19). In consideration of operational challenges and agency shutdowns AHP applicants are facing related to the COVID-19 pandemic, FHLBank Atlanta has decided to extend the 2020 AHP application deadline until June 1, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. With this extended application deadline, we anticipate that application approvals will…

Daytona cutting utility bills, suspending permit fees

The city is going to take a $5.65 million hit to give residents and business owners a financial break, and to nudge along development as so much in the economy is freezing up amid the coronavirus pandemic. At a special meeting Tuesday night, city commissioners approved waiving a significant portion of residents’ utility bills for…

Blueprint OKs $1M for Tallahassee businesses hit by coronavirus

Staring down the possibility of economic ruin from the coronavirus crisis, Leon County and Tallahassee city commissioners signed off on a $1 million relief package for local businesses. The decision by the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency, made up of all 12 city and county commissioners, happened Wednesday during what was one of the most unusual and…

As Florida’s economy crashes, DeSantis says he’s going ahead with $543 million in tax refunds for corporations

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to go ahead with more than a half-billion dollars in tax refunds for the state’s largest corporations — even as the state economy crashes amid the spreading coronavirus pandemic. The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature committed to the corporate tax refunds — which will total $543 million — two years ago, long…

DEO COVID-19 Resources

Special Edition- Coronavirus (COVID-19) As a partner of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), we care about the success of your business as well as the health and well-being of your employees and all Floridians. Given the current environment, we want to ensure you and your business community has all the up-to-date information to…

USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2020 – USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep our customers, partners, and stakeholders continuously updated as more actions are taken to better serve rural America. OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF Rural Housing Service…

Pinellas Businesses: Donations needed to help fight COVID-19

Due to COVID-19, our Pinellas County hospitals, first responders, emergency medical services, nursing homes and home healthcare workers are proactively collecting the following items. We’re reaching out to our business community to ask for donations of the items listed here. Please complete this survey, if you’re able to donate, sell or manufacture these specific supplies to help…

Coronavirus Florida: Sarasota businesses may see $4.4 million relief from county

SARASOTA COUNTY — Gloria Jones is afraid. She’s not sure if the Jamaican American Soul Food Restaurant she owns on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way will survive the coronavirus pandemic. With no employees to lay off and few customers trickling in for take-out orders of jerk chicken and collard greens at the banana-yellow building in…