Riverfront project key in $2.5B downtown developments

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Colin Tarbert discusses the role of the Downtown Investment Authority in Jacksonville's economic development.

In this episode, Colin Tarbert, the new CEO of Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority (DIA), outlines the agency’s dual role as both a community redevelopment agency and the city’s economic development arm for downtown, using tax increment financing to drive growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Colin Tarbert

Topics covered

• downtown development
• economic growth
• community redevelopment
• tax increment financing
• Jacksonville

Keywords

• Riverfront project
• downtown developments
• economic development
• tax increment financing
• Colin Tarbert

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority

Places: Jacksonville, downtown

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