Category: Economic Development

  • Celebrating Culture in Annual South Bronx Festival

    BRONX, N.Y. — Casita Maria Center For Arts & Education, and Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Jr., are proud to present the South Bronx Culture Trail Festival 2019: retroACTIVO. The festival will last from May 24 to June 29, and will include multiple family-friendly events throughout the South Bronx, presented in partnership with community-based organizations, art…

  • RMA and CJF Marketing International Introduce ‘Investment Tourism’ Platform

    POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — To celebrate Travel and Tourism Week and Economic Development Week coinciding in 2019, the principals of RMA and CJF Marketing International are introducing their new platform, “Investment Tourism.”

  • 100in1 Day: Gloversville set to be the first in the United States

    GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. — 2019 is a pivotal year in the revitalization of Downtown Gloversville. To that end, the Gloversville Downtown Development Specialist office, Fulton County Center for Regional Growth, and residents of Gloversville are embarking on a single day of community action called 100in1 Day: Gloversville to be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Gloversville…

  • The City of Greenacres Accepts RMA’s Vision and Strategic Plan

    GREENACRES, Fla. — The City of Greenacres recently accepted a vision and strategic action plan created by the award-winning redevelopment firm, RMA. The city, located in the heart of Palm Beach County, has already begun prioritizing key elements of the plan for implementation to realize the vision and strategic goals.

  • Free Land Incentives Hope to Spur on Spring New Home Construction

    OSCEOLA, Iowa — Spring is finally here and with it comes the start of the building season. As part of an ongoing housing development initiative, Clarke County Development Corporation (CCDC) has been working with the city of Osceola to offer home builders and developers shovel-ready sites at no cost for residential projects.

  • Vertical3 Media Wins 2019 Gold Digital Marketing Campaign of the Year

    MIAMI, Fla. — Vertical3 Media, the Miami-based digital advertising and marketing agency, was recognized as the 2019 Gold recipient in the category of Digital Marketing Campaign of the Year, by the American Marketing Association’s South Florida Chapter, for their Miami and Beaches Campaign.

  • RMA Celebrates Ten Years of Reinventing Cities and Over $1 Billion Invested in Clients

    POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — RMA has much to celebrate as the economic development firm marks its 10th anniversary in March 2019. Founded by Kim Briesemeister and Chris Brown in 2009, the partners set out to provide comprehensive consulting services to cities seeking an innovative approach for major redevelopment initiatives and targeted economic development.

  • Denver and French Sister City Celebrate 70+ Years with Michelin Star Chef

    DENVER, Colo. — Denver Sister Cities International announces that Denver’s most food-savvy Francophiles will convene on March 4, 2019, at the French-inspired Coohills restaurant, a slow food-friendly eatery in LoDo, for a six-course meal with French wine pairings to honor the relationship of Brest, France, and its sister city, Denver.

  • Healthy Mobile Markets Launch in Broward County

    DANIA BEACH, Fla. — The City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is proud to announce that the Dania Beach People’s Access To Community Horticulture (PATCH) is preparing to launch five Mobile Market sites around Broward County. Known as a community market and garden, the Dania Beach PATCH is a resource for locally grown food.…

  • RMA’s Redevelopment and Revitalization Plans Adopted by West Columbia, South Carolina

    POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — RMA (www.rma.us.com), a Florida-based consulting firm is expanding their client base beyond the Sunshine state. The economic development, redevelopment and business attraction experts were hired last year by the City of West Columbia in South Carolina to create a Citywide Redevelopment Plan and a Community Revitalization Plan for the municipality; both…