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May. 29, 2015

KCDC ELECTS BOARD OFFICERS

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has announced the appointment of new board officers following its annual board meeting.
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Mar. 26, 2015

KCDC BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPOINTS ART CATE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) Board of Commissioners voted today at its monthly meeting to appoint Art Cate as executive director of the public housing and redevelopment agency for the City of Knoxville and Knox County. Cate has served as KCDC’s chief operating officer since 2001.
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Nov. 25, 2014

LONSDALE HOMES RESIDENT ASSOCIATION, GERDAU PARTNER TO OPEN COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTER

Elementary school-aged children in Lonsdale Homes will have free computer and Internet access and tutoring at the new Community Technology Center thanks to the Lonsdale Homes Resident Association, Gerdau and Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation.
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Oct. 01, 2014

NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SENIOR SERVICES AT THE MANOR

Life Care EMS and North Knoxville organizations are coming together in October to host a block party to raise funds for The Manor at Northgate Terrace, an affordable independent living facility managed by Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation.
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Aug. 19, 2014

86-YEAR-OLD NORTHGATE TERRACE RESIDENT PUBLISHES SECOND NOVEL

Author Margaret Bowling, an 86-year-old Knoxville resident, recently held a book signing for her second novel, “Mountain Glory” – the sequel to her first story – and a third installment is in the works.
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Jun. 09, 2014

KCDC ELECTS BOARD OFFICERS

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has announced the appointment of new board officers following its annual board meeting.
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Jan. 21, 2014

KCDC HIRES SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF HOUSING

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has announced the hiring of Sean Gilbert, who will start on February 17 as the senior vice president of housing.
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Jan. 15, 2014

KCDC TO PRESENT FIVE POINTS MASTER PLAN TO REDEVELOP WALTER P. TAYLOR HOMES, LEE WILLIAMS SENIOR COMPLEX

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) will present the Five Points Master Plan for the redevelopment of the footprint of Walter P. Taylor Homes and Dr. Lee L. Williams Senior Complex at the Walter P. Taylor Boys and Girls Club on Monday, January 27, 2014 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
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Dec. 09, 2013

MORE THAN 70 RESIDENTS ATTEND FIVE POINTS MASTER PLAN PUBLIC WORKSHOP, PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON CONCEPTUAL HOUSING PLANS

More than 70 Five Points residents and stakeholders provided feedback on proposed housing types, neighborhood framework and site development at Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation’s (KCDC) second Five Points Master Plan public workshop at the Walter P. Taylor Boys and Girls Club on Dec. 5.
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Oct. 28, 2013

KCDC COO NAMED PRESIDENT OF NORTH KNOXVILLE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

Art Cate, chief operating officer at Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), was recently elected president of the North Knoxville Business & Professional Association at the organization’s monthly meeting. The year-long term begins in January 2014.
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