The National Development Council is pleased to announce the semi-finalists in the NDC Academy 2011 Project Showcases. Finalists were voted on last night by 350+ guests at the Capitol Hill Reception & Tweet-Up, reducing the field from 24 finalists to 12 semi-finalists across four categories. Winners will be announced later today!!! Congratulations to all who entered and especially to these outstanding semi-finalists:
Track 1: Creative Financing Semi-Finalists
C.C. Woodson Community Center
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Mitch Kennedy, City of Spartanburg
Ed Roberts Campus
Berkeley, California
Susan Henderson, Ed Roberts Campus
LADF Food4Less
Los Angeles, California
Sandra Rahimi, Los Angeles Development Fund
Track 2: Job Creation Semi-Finalists
Brewery Main Block Development Project
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation
Hughes Group, LLC
Tacoma, Washington
Genal Gavaldon, City of Tacoma
Kentucky Regional High Growth Technical Center
Somerset, Kentucky
Jim Brown, Lake Cumberland Area Development District
Track 3: Affordable Housing Semi-Finalists
Franklin Building
Watertown, NY
Gary Beasley, Neighbors of Watertown, Inc.
The Glasgow Graded School Project
Glasgow, Kentucky
Holly Wiedemann, AU Associates, Inc.
St. Charles Parish Affordable Housing
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
Kelita Pete, Family Resources of New Orleans
Track 4: Community Development Semi-Finalists
Evergreen Cooperative Laundry
Cleveland, Ohio
David Ebersole, City of Cleveland
Historic Waverly Neighborhood
Columbia, South Carolina
Deborah Livingston, Columbia Housing Development Corporation
Stepping Stones Museum for Children Expansion Project
Norwalk, Connecticut
Rhonda Kiest, Stepping Stones Museum for Children
Congratulations to all!!