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Coral Springs Economic Development Foundation. Mission Statement. “To expand and diversify the commercial tax base through targeted strategies which support the City’s quest to be the premier community in which to live, work and raise a family.”. Core Services. Business Development
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Mission Statement “To expand and diversify the commercial tax base through targeted strategies which support the City’s quest to be the premier community in which to live, work and raise a family.”
Core Services • Business Development • Customer Service • Workforce Development
EDF History How Economic Development has transformed • 1990’s – Owner Occupied • 2000 – Developer Driven • 2010 – Absorption and Targeted Industries
Business Development • Industrial • Office • Retail
The New Economic Development Targeted Industries New Office Uses Green Business Services Relationships and Activities
Targeted Industries Healthcare Medical Devices IT – Global Services Distribution/Special Goods Green Industries Import/Export
EDF Accomplishments 1994 – 2012 148 projects/corporations 8,052,113 million square feet $26,746,282 billion commercial tax base
EDF Project Updates • Business Services • EDF Clients
2012 Pending Projects Broward College Cabokia Auto Center Simon / Royal Eagle Plaza Taco Bell Tijuana Flats Sports Authority Paragon Charter Elementary Daniela Springs
Science Care SpeedSource
SaltLife Sports Authority Broward College
2012 Goals Economic Development Stabilize vacancy rates citywide Quarterly focus groups • Industrial, commercial, retail – vacancy rates, absorption, best practice strategies • Community LDC to key brokers and developers • EDF Preferred Client Program
2012 Goals Economic Development Stabilize vacancy rates citywide Targeted industry focus groups • Import and Export • Industrial • Medical and Healthcare • Office and Retail
2012 Goals Economic Development Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Infrastructure and Art Improvements Brokenwoods
Workforce Development • Broward College
2012 Goals Broward College Alliance 3,500 full-time students • Continue to develop and market new and existing credit and non-credit programs • Medical certificates, BS – Nursing, IT, Entrepreneur Institute • Incorporate feedback from targeted industry focus groups into new and existing course offerings • Continue to incorporate questions in the City Customer Satisfaction Survey that will provide data enabling the expansion of the Broward Alliance • Attempt to relocate the program to a larger facility within the city