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Joyce Floyd, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) Director of Strategic Planning and Special Projects, was recently elected President of the Tennessee Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities (TAHRA) to serve a two-year term that began this September.

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) Chief Operating Officer Art Cate was recently appointed by Governor Bill Haslam to the Tennessee State Workforce Development Board for a two-year term beginning in 2013.

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) is committed to the revitalization of the Five Points neighborhood, which includes the Walter P. Taylor Homes and Dr. Lee L. Williams Senior Complex public housing developments. On Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 5:30 p.m., KCDC is taking the next step by hosting a public workshop focused on gathering input to develop a Five Points Master Plan.

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) and KCDC Purchasing Manager Terry McKee were recently honored by the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) at the organization’s 69th Annual Forum in Orlando, Fla.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) representatives and other elected officials cut a ribbon to dedicate “Juanita Cannon Street” honoring long-time KCDC Commissioner Juanita Cannon at a ceremony at Paul Hogue Park on May 20.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero has appointed Dan Murphy and John Turner to the Board of Commissioners at Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC).

Craig Griffith was honored recently for 10 years of service on the Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation’s (KCDC) Board of Commissioners as he completed his term in March. KCDC Executive Director and CEO Alvin Nance and fellow commissioners presented a commemorative plague and special gift to show their appreciation at Griffith’s last meeting on March 28.

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) Chairman of the Board of Commissioners Culver Schmid shared a vision of a revitalized Five Points and celebrated progress made in affordable housing at an event hosted by KCDC and the city of Knoxville’s Community Development Department on April 1 in Paul Hogue Park.

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) and the city of Knoxville’s Community Development Department have invited community leaders to tour newly constructed housing units in Five Points and to share in the vision for a revitalized community on Monday, April 1, at 2 p.m. at Paul Hogue Park at the corner of Chestnut and Wilson streets.

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) was recently honored by the East Tennessee Chapter of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) with a 2012 Green Project Award for the reuse of Eastport School.