EDC preparing new program for startup firms
Tallahassee Democrat –By Dave Hodges
July 4, 2010
Small high-tech companies trying to make their start in the commercial marketplace will have one more resource soon as the Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County prepares to roll out its Entrepreneurial Excellence Program to support business incubation in the area.
The program is being funded through a …
Our Opinion: Change agents
Tallahassee Democrat –Knight Creative Communities searching for 30
Tallahassee Democrat Editorial Board
June 30, 2010
Initially, the individuals behind Knight Creative Communities projects that would become Get Gaines Going, Sustainable Tallahassee and the Tallahassee Film Festival were dubbed “members of the creative class.” Author Richard Florida fashioned the title in some of his earlier works, pointing …
Volunteers Needed to Help Strengthen Tallahassee’s Economy Through Knight Creative Communities Institute
June 28, 2010
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Knight Creative Communities Institute (KCCI) is seeking volunteers to help strengthen Tallahassee’s economy.
Thirty new community catalysts will be selected to work with local leaders and advocates to develop projects aimed at diversifying Tallahassee’s economy beyond government and higher education.
Members of KCCI’s most recent catalyst class were responsible for …
FAMU Way: It will bring that southside strategy to life
Tallahassee Democrat –By Mary Ann Lindley
June 27, 2010
Extending FAMU Way into what city officials promise will be one of the most beautiful streets in Tallahassee is worth celebrating for two reasons.
The big one is that the city commission’s agreement last week to get going on this holistic project just south of …
Plan for College Town unveiled
Tallahassee Democrat –By Doug Blackburn
June 26, 2010
College Town, which promises to be a key component to the Gaines Street redevelopment project, was unveiled at Friday’s Florida State University Board of Trustees meeting.
College Town is the name being given to a proposed entertainment and residential district that would be located just east of FSU’s football …
Urban Lands of Opportunity
New York Times –By Richard Florida
June 25, 2010
WHEN I was growing up, there was a strict line between work and life. Every morning, my dad downed a bowl of cereal and a cup of coffee and drove his Chevy Impala from our home in North Arlington, N.J., to the eyeglass factory in the Ironbound section of Newark, where …
Economic gardening is nurturing growing firms
Tallahassee Democrat –By Beth Kirkland
June 20, 2010
One of the best parts of my job is working with successful entrepreneurs who have taken an idea or followed a dream and turned it into a viable business.
Our region is full of those kinds of stories, and we are proud to have often played a role in …
My View: It’s time to enhance our sense of place
Tallahassee Democrat –By Jay Revell
June 13, 2010
“It is place, permanent position in both the social and topographical sense, that gives us our identity.” — J.B. Jackson, influential writer and artist in landscape design
Over the last year, I have learned a great deal about the significance of place when it comes to deciding where to …
Our Opinion: Eye on the prize
Tallahassee Democrat –‘G St. District’ as destination, not racetrack
Tallahassee Democrat Editorial Board
June 13, 2010
A lack of imagination and a human resistance to inconvenience makes the uprooted look of Gaines Street this summer a tough sell in some areas.
Envisoning a new “G St. District” as a place that distinguishes Tallahassee as a college town worth “discovering” …
Infrastructure critical to region
Tallahassee Democrat –By Dave Hodges
June 10, 2010
The mayor who helped bring Pittsburgh through a transition from blight to beautiful challenged Big Bend leaders Wednesday to pursue their vision for the area, even if it carries with it some risk.
“You are doing OK, but if you want to do better, you have to shake up …