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Content Critical Solutions, a leading provider of business communications and services in the Fort Lauderdale area is seeking to fill positions. Residents who live in  the Northwest –Progresso-Flagler Heights CRA area that are seeking employment are encouraged to apply. Resumes can be submitted to Fred Van Alstyne at fred.vanalstyne@contentcritical.com The following job openings are : Receiving Clerk Digital Press Operator Inserter Operator Mail Sorter Click here to view  job descriptions.   Background Requirements Criminal Records Search  - Future employee must have zero criminal court records Social Security Verification – Candidate’s SS # must not be listed on death mater list E-Verify – Candidate must be legal to work in United States Government Sanctions Registry – Screening candidate’s name against the registry making sure no records found. Drug Test – Future employee must pass drug test. Driving records check – ONLY when employee will be operating company’s vehicle....

The Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency Board of Commissioners  have  approved $255,000 in funding  for a one year pilot project for home repairs and renovations for eligible properties in the Historic Dorsey Riverbend Community, in partnership with Rebuilding Together Broward County.The objective of the pilot project is to improve the visual landscape of the NFP-CRA area, to enhance the pride of ownership and to improve property values by repairing and enhancing homes and landscapes. A major component of the Nothwest- Progresso-Flagler Heights Community Redevelopment Agency's  (NPF CRA) neighborhood housing improvement program “is the revitalization of  residential neighborhoods. In this pilot project, the NPF CRA will partner with Rebuilding Together Broward County to rehabilitate one quadrant of the Historic Dorsey Riverbend Community. With the assistance and guidance of the Historic Dorsey Riverbend Community Civic Association, homes in need of repair in a...

By AUSTEN ERBLAT SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL The YMCA of South Florida and various community partners broke ground on the L.A. Lee YMCA/Mizell Community Center this month. YMCA CEO Sheryl A. Woods, CFO Mark Russell and board chairman Joaquin Urquiola recently joined Fort Lauderdale Vice Mayor Robert L. McKinzie, Broward College President Gregory A. Haile and over 300 other people at the event at 1409 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale — the new location for the L.A. Lee YMCA and former site of the Mizell Community Center. “This groundbreaking was an important day for the community,” Woods said. “This puts us one step closer to being able to provide a place for the entire community to gather, get healthy and connect with one another.” The organization says its new location will allow it to serve more people and “create a place that would provide complete health...

Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) dollars are at work to renovate a vacant building into a reception hall with affordable rental housing. On November 5, 2019, the CRA Board of Commissioners approved a $350,000 incentive / forgivable loan to V & R Family Enterprises, Corp. V & R Family Enterprises, Corp will receive a $225,000 forgivable loan from the CRA Property and Business Improvement Program (PBIP) and a $125,000 forgivable loan from the CRA Façade Program for renovations of the building and site located at 1227 Sistrunk Boulevard. This property is owned by the Bolden family. The Bolden’s own and manage rental property throughout the CRA area. They have resided in the northwest portion of the CRA in the Dorsey Riverbend neighborhood for over 50 years. In 2017 they were awarded from the City a Community Development Block Grant Program forgivable...

By Lisa J. Huriash, South Florida Sun Sentinel   A plan that calls for hundreds of new homes will offer a big boost for the Sistrunk Boulevard neighborhood, Fort Lauderdale city leaders say.The project, known as West Village, will make up 455 rental homes — a mix of apartments and townhouses — and the project takes up a city block. Plans also include 17,752 square feet of commercial space of retail and restaurants. The homes range from 454 square feet for a one-bedroom to 1,754 square feet for the largest townhouse. Rent will begin at $990 for a studio; $1,100 for a one-bedroom; $1,500 for a two-bedroom and $2,300 for a townhouse. Construction will begin third quarter of 2020.Vice Mayor Robert L. McKinzie, whose district includes the Sistrunk neighborhood, said it’s "probably one of the most important projects” underway. The land within Dorsey...