Redevelopment: Growing Communities and Building Opportunities

October 16-18, 2019 |Hilton Tampa Downtown

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The Florida Redevelopment Association 2019 Annual Conference provides real-world solutions to the ever-changing landscape of challenges faced by agencies, organizations and businesses committed to successful redevelopment initiatives across Florida. Redevelopment professionals, elected officials and business community leaders will find insight and inspiration through nationally recognized speakers, engaging workshops and mobile tours to fuel their passion for transforming their community.

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WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 16, 2019

THURSDAY
OCTOBER 17, 2019

FRIDAY
OCTOBER 18, 2019

Featured Speakers

LENORA BILLINGS-HARRIS, CSP

President & CEO, UbuntuGlobal, Certified Speaking Professional

Lenora Billings-Harris, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) is a CPAE (Council of Peers Award of Excellence) Hall of Fame speaker and an internationally recognized authority in the areas of inclusion, diversity and bias. She has been included as one of the 100 Global Thought Leaders on Diversity and Inclusion by The Society of Human Resource Management and was named by Diversity Woman Magazine as one of the twenty top influential diversity leaders in the US.

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MATTHEW PETTY

City Planner and Real Estate Developer

Matthew is a city planner and real estate developer who has also been elected three times to the Fayetteville City Council. Matthew has a deep understanding of American zoning and development codes and infrastructure planning processes. He has facilitated numerous public hearings and stakeholder engagement efforts, and his first mixed-use project as an owner-developer is under construction.

 

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CHARLES L. MAROHN, JR., PE, AICP

Founder and President of Strong Towns

Marohn is the lead author of Thoughts on Building Strong Towns — Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3 — as well as the author of A World Class Transportation System. He hosts the Strong Towns Podcast and is a primary writer for Strong Towns’ web content. He has presented Strong Towns concepts in hundreds of cities and towns across North America and in 2017 was named one of the 10 Most Influential Urbanists of all time by Planetizen.

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What attendees are saying about the 2018 Conference!

“Thank you for a wonderful conference and training. It was good to the last, Friday’s keynote was absolutely terrific.”
Debra Rose
Library and Cultural Affairs Administrator, CRA Coordinator City of Pinellas Park

“The conference was great! Your team outdid themselves again.”
Brenda Thrower
Ybor City Development Corporation 

“Thanks for presenting the CRA board training last week. Even having been on the CRA board in St Augustine for a few years now, I found it very helpful. So much to learn, and interesting to hear the experiences of others, too.”
Nick Noloboff

“Congratulations on an outstanding annual conference! The keynoters were fantastic, and the sessions gave me some ideas that I want to share in the future.”
Tony Otte
CRA/Economic Development Director City of New Smyrna Beach

“The conference was fantastic! I am so happy we had the opportunity to present. I’m looking forward to next year!”
Taryn Sabia
Research Associate Professor USF

Florida Redevelopment Association

7 days ago

Florida Redevelopment Association

The City of Pinellas Park, FL CRA is requesting Letters of Interest for the redevelopment of 5805 Park Boulevard. This location is in the center of the emerging Creative District and close to the future City Center, making it a perfect development opportunity. The area will have major enhancements including infrastructure improvements and increased amenities. Letters of Interest are being accepted to determine the extent of interest parties have toward the redevelopment opportunity. For more information on Pinellas Park CRA’s 5805 Park Boulevard project or how to submit your Letter of Interest, visit the link below.

redevelopment.net/2019/10/pinellas-park-cra-request-for-letters-of-interest-redevelopment-of-5805... ...

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Florida Redevelopment Association

1 week ago

Florida Redevelopment Association

At this year’s FRA Annual Conference, we offered new guided walking and mobile tours to highlight various parts of Tampa’s Downtown district and CRAs. We’d like to thank our 2019 Annual Conference tour sponsors, Florida Community Loan Fund, Stantec, The Urban Group, VHB and Water Street Tampa, for making these opportunities possible! The tours were an amazing addition to this year’s conference and will definitely be back in 2020. ...

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Florida Redevelopment Association

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Florida Redevelopment Association

We had a blast at the #2019FRAConference and would love for attendees to show they did too by sharing annual conference photos. Make sure to tag the Florida Redevelopment Association and use the #2019FRAConference hashtag to show your support! Stay tuned, professional photos and videos will be available soon. ...

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Florida Redevelopment Association

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#HappyHalloween from the Florida Redevelopment Association! We hope your Halloween is as spooky as Lakeland CRA’s 820 North Massachusetts Avenue project before its transformation. The 820 North Massachusetts Avenue project won the 2017 Outstanding Rehabilitation, Renovation Or Reuse award during the 2017 FRA Awards program. The unsightly building was revitalized into a modern premier event venue for everyone to enjoy. ...

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FL Redevelopment Asn @FLRedevel

Congratulations to the @cityofocoeeFL CRA for winning the 2019 Annual Report for small cities! To learn more about the Annual Report Award and other 2019 FRA award-winning projects, click here: https://t.co/yXrtcZG1zz https://t.co/06nMIDtsYi
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The @PinellasPark1 CRA is requesting Letters of Interest for the redevelopment of 5805 Park Boulevard. Letters are being requested to determine the extent of interest parties have toward the redevelopment. For more information on the project, click here: https://t.co/jGSg9SruWu https://t.co/gLBNATjSOI
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FL Redevelopment Asn @FLRedevel

We’d like to thank our 2019 FRA Annual Conference tour sponsors, @FCLFOrg, @Stantec, The Urban Group, @VHBnow and @WaterStTampa, for making these opportunities possible! They were an amazing addition and will definitely be back in 2020. https://t.co/63F9rmR9jp
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FL Redevelopment Asn @FLRedevel

We had a blast at the #2019FRAConference and would love for attendees to show they did too by sharing your annual conference photos. Make sure to tag the Florida Redevelopment Association and use the #2019FRAConference hashtag to show your support!
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#HappyHalloween from the FRA! We hope your Halloween is as spooky as Lakeland CRA's 820 North Massachusetts Avenue building project before its transformation. The unsightly building was revitalized into a modern premiere event venue for everyone to enjoy. https://t.co/GxkPD4u112
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