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Buy Photo Local developers seeking rezoning for multi-family residential off Rollow Lane near the industrial park include Jimmy Settle , left, and Dennis Ziolkowski, right. (Photo: Jimmy Settle/The Leaf-Chronicle) Buy Photo CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Local developers seeking rezoning for multi- family residential land uses near the Clarksville- Montgomery County Corporate Business Park say they're not looking for a fight with the local Industrial Development Board . But if it eventually comes down to that, the trio of developers feel comfortable in their position. "We're not looking to do battle with the Industrial Board . In fact we think we are proposing something to help them," said Dennis Ziolkowski of Cumberland Land Partners , who is seeking rezoning alongside local developers Rex Hawkins and Jimmy Settle (not to be confused with this writer). While IDB Executive Director Mike Evans says their request potentially encroaches on the industrial park , damaging bu...

The city of Tampa is on the cusp of a total makeover. With billions of dollars in investment and dozens of new apartment, condo, office and cultural buildings in the pipeline, the city's skyline and surrounding communities are poised to look a whole lot different than what it does today. But dreaming up the future of Tampa doesn't come without its challenges. For all the promises of a new urban core filled with hotels, parks, food halls and stores, there are also potential pitfalls. The Tampa Bay Times identified the five key obstacles that stand in the way of some of the biggest projects proposed in Hillsborough County . Many of these challenges are ones local politicians and business leaders have been fighting for years to find a solution. Others are fairly new territory, but still pose a real threat to the region's continued growth. [LOREN ELLIOTT | Times] A construction site is seen just north of Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa , Fla., on Monday, May 1, 2017. Curr...

Lancaster- based Oak Tree Development Group said it has agreed to buy the 11-acre property from Wilbur’s owner, Cargill, for an undisclosed price. “We like projects that are community-centric,” said Oak Tree President Mike O’Brien. “We’re excited to do a project that positively impacts a small town like this.” Oak Tree expects to submit plans to the borough in 60 days. The firm hopes to get them approved by year-end, start construction in early 2018 and complete the venture by March 2019. A name for the project has yet to be selected, said O’Brien. He declined to disclose the project’s cost. “We’re eager to work with Oak Tree,” said Karen Weibel, president of Lititz’s Borough Council . “It’s a local firm. They have a lot of credibility. We’re extremely thankful that the building will be utilized quickly, and not sit there for five or 10 years and invite blight.” Mayor Tim Snyder also was enthusiastic about the plan, saying the new uses “will enhance downtown Lititz . ... It’s going...

Reliable Sports owner Ken Vos sold to a different buyer. By Sydney.Smith@hollandsentinel.com (616) 546-4219 Reliable Sports isn ’t going anywhere. After Holland City Council approved an affordable housing development earlier this year, developer General Capital could not secure funding through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority , and Reliable Sports owner Ken Vos sold to another buyer who wants to keep the business open. Vos confirmed that the building is under contract to be sold in a sale that will be finalized at the end of September. The building located at 254 S. River Ave. was sold in July. Vos declined to share who the new owner will be, but said they "are a prominent figure in downtown Holland ." He still plans to retire, and a retirement sale is underway at the store. Since the business will remain open, that means the planned 54- unit affordable housing building Centennial Apartments will not happen — unless the new buyer decides to work with...

(WFIE) WARRICK CO., IN (WFIE) - Warrick County is growing, and the chamber can prove it. Several new developments in the works right now, are bringing people and new businesses to the area.  Take a drive down Highway 66 and you will see a lot of new development. Bigger one's like the Ortonesic hospitals, and medical office buildings to the smaller ones like restaurants and apartments.  Chamber officials say this is a welcome sight. Several new businesses are coming to the area and existing ones, like the Energy Systems Group , are expanding. Because of all the development, new subdivisions are being built as well. What about schools? Chamber officials say the school corporation is thinking ahead too.  Chamber officials say the area planning commission has seen an increase in people submitting building permits over this time last year, and most importantly for land to build on.  Copyright 2017 WFIE. All rights reserved.

afternoon sun Tuesday in the Sunridge Estates housing development in Pendleton." /> Staff photo by E.J. Harris The concrete foundation for a new home sets in the afternoon sun Tuesday in the Sunridge Estates housing development in Pendleton. Buy this photo Sunridge housing development on Tuesday in Pendleton." /> Staff photo by E.J. Harris Unfinished homes are nearing completion in the Sunridge housing development on Tuesday in Pendleton. Buy this photo Pendleton’s Sunridge Estates could welcome as many as 45 homes over the next few years. The southern Pendleton subdivision off of Tutuilla Road was part of a $660,000 deal with local developer Dusty Pace that the Pendleton City Council unanimously approved Tuesday . Under the deal, Pace would redevelop 13 of the 17 lots and purchase all of them within seven years. Pace plans to re-plat the land into 45 lots and buy them each individually from the city for $15,000 per lot. The $660,000 acts as both a ...