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

6 days ago

Florida Redevelopment Association

This week’s board member spotlight goes to Jessica Newman! Jessica is currently the CRA Coordinator for the City of Wauchula - Government and the Executive Director of Main Street Wauchula . She has over 10 years of experience in redevelopment, and her goal is to help revitalize and restore her community as a dynamic place to live. We are grateful to have Jessica on our team! #RedevelopmentWorks ...

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Florida Redevelopment Association

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Florida Redevelopment Association

Congratulations to the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency for receiving the 2019 Outstanding New Building Award for the IPIC Theatre & Corporate Headquarters project. This five-story, mixed-use development includes a 497-seat state-of-the-art movie theater, corporate headquarters, Class A office space and more. To learn more about these efforts and other award-winning projects, click the link below.

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FL Redevelopment Association @FLRedevel

FRA has developed a dedicated COVID-19 page to serve as a valuable resource for our members, private-sector partners and local governments throughout the state. Read the latest information regarding CRAs and COVID-19 and how you can stay connected here: https://t.co/QZPKL32HKL https://t.co/CQjev4PFhd
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This week's board member spotlight goes to Jessica Newman! Jessica has over 10 years of experience in redevelopment, and her goal is to help revitalize and restore her community as a dynamic place to live. We are grateful to have Jessica on our team! #RedevelopmentWorks https://t.co/EmXp9HtE5u
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Today, Governor DeSantis issued an executive order related to the suspension of in-person quorum for local governments. Click the link below to see how this impacts your operations as well as upcoming CRA reporting requirements. https://t.co/DIn8eU7ZxG https://t.co/OSRYJmt2Qm
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The @westpalmbch CRA has a new director, Giovanni Moss! Moss will be directing the renewal of downtown and the city’s northern low-income neighborhoods.
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Congratulations to the @DelrayBeachCRA for receiving the 2019 Outstanding New Building Award for the IPIC Theatre & Corporate Headquarters project. To learn more about these efforts and other award-winning projects, click here: https://t.co/FarX63QFGc https://t.co/lINRWtn5ZH
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