Project Manager – Martin County Community Development Department

Martin County is seeking a Project Manager for its Community Development Department. This position entails project management of specific community development projects, programs, and grants. It involves both technical and professional work in the coordination, management, and review of various activities of consultants, contractors, state permitting agencies, and other County departments as they relate to…

Developers making old-town Davie new again

Its largest tourist attraction is the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds. Horse trails are almost as common as sidewalks. Over the decades, University Drive in Davie has become one of Broward’s busiest commercial corridors, with residential, retail and office development. University Drive runs on the west side of the South Florida Education Center, which includes the campuses…

Gov. Scott Calls for Special Session

MIAMI, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott signed the budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year and vetoed $410 million in legislative projects that do not provide a great return for Florida families. Additionally, Governor Scott vetoed the Florida Educational Finance Program (FEFP) funding portions of the budget. Governor Scott is also vetoing HB 5501 which…

Delray Beach – City Commission Keeps CRA Independent

With a 15-minute soliloquy, Delray Beach’s mayor cast the deciding vote to keep the Community Redevelopment Agency board independent from the City Commission. “The hasty manner in which we got here does not produce an environment in which cooler heads prevail,” Mayor Cary Glickstein said. Glickstein said he regretted not hitting the pause button two…

Up-and-Coming Meeting Cities

This year’s selection of 11 emerging U.S. cities consists of premium destinations for hosting business meetings, corporate events and association gatherings. From Northern California to the Colorado Rockies, from the Midwest to New England, and from the Southeast to the Lone Star state, today’s professional event planners have a variety of choices. Each city is…

Miami Officials Consider Marina Redevelopment

Dive Brief: Miami officials are considering proposals from three bidders who want to renovate a city marina, according to the South Florida Business Journal. The project will include a boardwalk, restaurants and mangrove restoration. Although the city of Miami won’t release bid details until 30 days after the May 24 submittal deadline, one company, Biscayne…

Sarasota – Gardner Capital to Redevelop Amaryllis Park Place

SARASOTA, Fla., May 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Gardner Capital announced it received a reservation of housing tax credits from the Florida Housing Finance Corporation to help fund the redevelopment of the existing public housing apartments at Amaryllis Park Place in the Newtown neighborhood of Sarasota, Florida. The Amaryllis Park Place redevelopment project, located on Orange Avenue…