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Delray Beach to hire two consultants for targeted economic development outreach
Summary
City Manager Moore said April 7 the city will engage BusinessFlare and Grip LLC for a focused economic development plan and marketing campaign, funded from the economic development fund; commissioners asked about procurement and the $124,000 total cost.
City Manager Moore said the city will engage two outside consultants to jump-start a targeted economic development effort, with the city paying roughly $60,000 to BusinessFlare and about $64,000 to Grip LLC and funding both contracts from the city's economic development fund.
The presentations came at an April 7 Delray Beach City Commission workshop where consultants described a tightly targeted approach to business attraction aimed at matching Delray's limited available space with firms that fit the city's character and talent base.
Moore introduced the topic as an outgrowth of earlier direction and follow-up meetings and said he has authority as city manager to execute the agreements. "Two contracts, obviously: one with BusinessFlare which will be just…
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