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› Sarasota County reinstates full EDC funding — for now
The Sarasota County Commission has fully restored the county’s portion of funding to the Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County for the next fiscal year, with conditions. Among them: Show measurable, tangible results in one year or lose a large chunk of the county’s approximately $1 million contribution to the EDC’s annual budget.
› Melbourne chamber building up for sale. Will a hotel or apartment developer buy it?
The Melbourne Regional Chamber is listing its 0.6-acre property for sale for $2 million in downtown Melbourne, a relatively large site that developers are already eying as a possible hotel or multi-story apartment complex. The chamber's 9,358-square-foot, single-story office building at 1005 E. Strawbridge Ave. has served as the organization's headquarters since 1973.
› Searstown redevelopment updated: But does it have the gravitas to be a city gateway?
There’s a new plan on the table for the idled retail wasteland that is the former Searstown in Fort Lauderdale. The project, called 901 North and submitted by Aimco, a real estate investment firm in Denver, is a replacement for one submitted by RK Centers of Miami, which originally planned to break ground this year but sold the site instead.
› Tampa Bay Times launches fundraiser to raise money for local news
The journalists who make up the Tampa Bay Times newsroom are determined to hold the powerful to account and give voice to the voiceless. And, increasingly, they've relied on philanthropy and grants to fulfill these core missions. In 2019, they created the Tampa Bay Times Investigative Fund and, soon after, the Tampa Bay Times Journalism Fund.
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