Last week, Nathan Benderson Park and Sarasota County were recognized by the International Economic Development Council. They were honored with a Silver Excellence Award in Economic Development at the IDEC’s Philadelphia conference. The county and park took home the title in the public-private partnership for communities with populations of 200,000 to 500,000 category. The IDEC’s excellence in economic development awards recognize the world’s …
Benderson Park Gets Award of Excellence
One of WRA’s ongoing projects, Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, was presented with an Award of Excellence by the Florida chapter of the American Planning Association, during its 2013 convention two weekends ago in Orlando. It was honored in the group’s project planning category. In making its award to the park, the planning association also cited the venue’s intrinsic value by …