RIVIERA BEACH Turning Riviera Beach s waterfront into a sparkling municipal centerpiece has been a dream and challenge for city officials here for several years.
The first phase, with its blue-roofed, Bahamas-styled event center by the marina, opened in 2016. But it has stood pretty much by itself, set back from a broad, dockside esplanade of brick pavers and coiffed greenery, awaiting the rest of its promised accompaniment a $300 million Marina Village with new apartments, a hotel, garage, restaurants and shops along
with people and activity.
Now, as negotiators and Community Redevelopment Agency staff work behind the scenes, a new challenge has arisen for the City Council members, who sit as the CRA board of directors. A series of Atlanta Journal-Constitution articles from 2015 surfaced in the past two weeks that cast one of the main, tentatively selected developers in an unfavorable light.
Chattanooga, Tennessee: At the outset of 2021, Thrive Regional Partnership welcomed five new trustees to its board that reflect growing county representation and corporate leadership across the tri-state, 16-county greater Chattanooga region. The newly elected Board trustees are Barry Allen, Mike Costa, Nathan Lee, Jennifer McCurdy and Harriette Stokes.
âAfter a year like 2020, we understand more than ever how important it is to strengthen connections among communities across our region,â said Bridgett Massengill, President and CEO of Thrive Regional Partnership. âWe are pleased to welcome these new trustees, representing businesses and towns across northeast Alabama, northwest Georgia, and southeast Tennessee, to ensure that we continue to practice Thriveâs mission authentically and inclusively across the tri-state.â
DeKalb County saw record levels of investment and development in 2020.
That’s according to the DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation. Executive Director Paul Borek highlighted this at a “State of the County” event on Thursday.
“DeKalb County attracted nearly $975 million of capital investment in 2020. Nearly a billion dollars.”
The biggest drivers of this investment are Facebook and Ferrara Candy Company, which are building facilities of their own in the Chicago West Business Center south of DeKalb. The investment shattered the previous record of around $400 million in 2009. That was during the development of the NextEra Florida Power and Light Wind Farm.