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Park 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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Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation achieves accreditation by National Institute of Governmental Purchasing
Aug. 25, 2016The purchasing department of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) again has earned top accreditation by the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP).
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Lonsdale Homes career fair to be held in response to community need
Aug. 09, 2016 Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), Save Our Sons, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Job Corps, Workforce Connections and the City of Knoxville are bringing a career fair to Lonsdale Homes. The event will be held at
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Bob Whetsel appointed to KCDC Board of Commissioners
Jul. 20, 2016July 20, 2016 [title] Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero has appointed Bob Whetsel, retired City of Knoxville director of redevelopment, to a five-year term on the Board of Commissioners of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC). “Whetsel’s long history with the City
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KCDC Executive Director Art Cate to retire at end of year
Jul. 19, 2016July 19, 2016 Agency’s Board of Commissioners hires firm for executive search Art Cate, the CEO and executive director of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), announced today that he would retire at the end of the year after nearly 40
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KCDC awarded low-income housing tax credits for Five Points Phase 2 development
Jul. 01, 2016The Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) announced today that Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has been awarded $1,100,000 in annual tax credits for a ten-year period for the continued development of affordable housing in the Five Points community.
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KCDC breaks ground on $10 million housing development in Five Points
May. 11, 2016Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) broke ground Wednesday on The Residences at Five Points, its newest housing for senior citizens and the disabled as part of the neighborhood’s revitalization.
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