Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer once said that his favorite bird was the crane — meaning the mechanical ones that have dotted Central Florida’s landscape with new construction projects. And now, Orlando Business Journal is launching Crane Watch Orlando, a comprehensive, web-based interactive feature that offers detailed information and images on new commercial real estate development…
The University Area Community Development Corporation (University Area CDC) has been awarded a 2017 Top Workplaces honor by The Tampa Bay Times, from results based solely on an employee feedback survey. “This award, coming as it does from our employees, reinforces why we spend extra effort rewarding our hard-working staff and ensuring that they feel…
Mike Field’s vocation is being vice president of credit risk for JPMorgan Chase in Jacksonville. His avocation is being an entrepreneur that helps others build their businesses in the urban core. “I think Downtown is a unique environment. It’s an opportunity waiting for solutions,” said Field. He helped develop Northeast Florida’s food truck movement, Jaxsons…
In presentations to the Manatee Chamber of Commerce on Thursday that mostly touted their cities’ recent revitalization accomplishments, Bradenton Mayor Wayne Poston and Palmetto Mayor Shirley Groover Bryant also said that pending legislation would harm those ongoing efforts. Florida House Bill 13 — filed by Rep. Jake Raburn, R-Valrico — would prohibit the creation of…
A bill in the Florida Senate could, if enacted, work to phase out Community Redevelopment Agencies by 2037. Senate Bill 1770 passed the Florida Senate Community Affairs Committee on Tuesday, 5-3, and now goes for further review. The committee amended the bill to allow local governments to either create or continue CRAs by supermajority vote.…
Brownfields to Healthfields 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Key West BCD Details coming soon… Moderator: Miles Ballogg, Brownfields Practice Leader, Cardno Inc. Speakers: Melanie Kendrick, Program Administrator, Pasco County; Grazyna Pawlowicz, Environmental Manager, Florida Department of Health; and Ed Johnson, Manager, East Tampa CRA
Bringing Retail Back to Downtown 10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Key West BCD ICSC’S P3 Retail Program creates connections with public officials to bring about positive economic effects for communities. In this session, we will discuss emerging issues, how to attract retail for your downtown areas, and the downtown attributes that make great cities. Millennials are…
Complete Streets Case Studies 10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Key West A This session will examine three case studies of complete streets projects in Tampa’s Urban Core that were designed to improve multimodal mobility and increase private investment in redevelopment. Each case study demonstrates a unique approach to implementing complete street projects to address a…
Creative Village and UCF Downtown Campus 10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Key Largo BC In the heart of the CRA, the City of Orlando has initiated the redevelopment of 68-acres of city-owned property into a mixed-use neighborhood featuring 21st century education and businesses, parks and open spaces, a variety of residential uses, and supportive retail.…
The Millennial Generation: The Demographic Opportunity of the Century 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Key West A Everything that’s important to the pursuit of long term economic success within a City or community depends on understanding how “millennials” live, work, play, and spend their money. By sheer demographic size, over the next 10 years they will…