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Terry McKee, the procurement director for Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), has been named the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing’s (NIGP) 2017 Manager of the Year. The award was presented to McKee at the organization’s annual forum in Salt Lake
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KCDC celebrates opening of The Residences at Five Points
Aug. 30, 2017Ribbon cutting marks realization of Phase 1 of Five Points Master Plan Today, Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and community members gathered with Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) and Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) officials to
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KCDC seeks to award Project-Based Vouchers to developers of affordable housing
Jul. 17, 2017Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has issued a request for proposals to award up to 300 Section 8 Project-Based Vouchers to developers for existing, new or rehabilitated housing units. The vouchers, known as PBVs, will increase the availability of affordable
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KCDC earns gold status for its workplace wellness program
Jun. 26, 2017The East Tennessee Wellness Roundtable (ETWR), which strives to create cultures of wellness at companies and organizations, has recognized Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) with gold status. A gold designation means KCDC exemplifies “excellence in worksite wellness,” according to ETWR,
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Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation selects board officers
May. 31, 2017Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) appointed new officers for the Board of Commissioners at its annual meeting May 25. John Winemiller, a partner at intellectual property law firm, Merchant & Gould, will serve as chair. Winemiller was appointed to the
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KCDC breaks ground on new Five Points affordable housing
May. 19, 2017Celebration marks launch of 84-unit residential complex Today, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) joined with business and community leaders and members of the Five Points community to break ground on Five Points Phase 2, an affordable housing complex to be
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City of Knoxville, KCDC and Gerdau hold ribbon-cutting ceremony for Zaevion Dobson Memorial Playground and Park
Apr. 26, 2017Park honors neighborhood hero, celebrates brighter future for children of Lonsdale Today, the City of Knoxville, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) and Gerdau joined with business and community leaders and members of the Lonsdale community to celebrate the grand opening
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KCDC selects Benjamin Bentley as executive director and CEO
Dec. 14, 2016The Board of Commissioners for Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) announced today that Benjamin M. Bentley, an executive with Nashville’s housing and development agency, has been selected as the new executive director of the agency. “When the board embarked this
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KCDC to hold public meeting to present Phase 3 site plan of Five Points Master Plan
Dec. 05, 2016Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) will hold a public meeting to present a site plan for Phase 3 redevelopment of the Walter P. Taylor Homes and Dr. Lee L. Williams Senior Complex to Five Points’ residents and community stakeholders on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 5:30 p.m. at the Walter P. Taylor Boys & Girls Club, 317 McConnell St.
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Kimberly Hickman appointed to KCDC Board of Commissioners
Sep. 13, 2016Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero has appointed Kimberly Hickman, a participant in the Section 8 homeownership program, to a two-year term as resident commissioner of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC). The KCDC Board of Commissioners consists of seven members and includes
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