I’ve seen many changes to site selection criteria – and many constants – since I began my career as an economic development advisor and attorney in 1995. What hasn’t changed includes labor availability, infrastructure issues, proximity to customers, market risk, tax and regulatory considerations and quality of life concerns. Over the past several years, location […]Read More
The Brief Podcast If John Maynard Keynes is right and it’s possible to collectively spend our way out of a recession, then it also ust be true that we can worry ourselves into one. Listen to more The Brief PodcastRead More
A bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that creates new land development regulations to encourage creation of affordable housing raised as many questions as answers for St. Johns County commissioners. Senior Assistant County Attorney Christine Valliere briefed commissioners on Senate Bill 102, which goes into effect July 1. The bill includes provisions that preempt local […]Read More
In a governmental twist on the old adage “If you can’t beat them, join them,” St. Johns County is meeting all the building underway — and still to come — with some new construction of its own. Commissioners approved an agreement with Passero Associates for design services for a new permit center building to handle […]Read More
