Affordable housing crisis continues as many search for answers

The affordable housing predicament has reached crisis level for many in the region. Some creative leaders, in business and government, are on the front lines of delivering sustainable solutions.

  • By Amanda Postma, Brian Hartz and Louis Llovio
  • | 6:00 a.m. February 3, 2022
Wemple. When Nathan Hagen moved back to the Tampa Bay area, he couldn’t find housing that fit his budget.
Wemple. When Nathan Hagen moved back to the Tampa Bay area, he couldn’t find housing that fit his budget.
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Emily Griffiths had been owning this whole adulting thing: Seeking to avoid big college debt, the recent University of Florida grad earned scholarships, worked a job and secured a good internship that has led to a full time job with engineering firm Kimley-Horn. She starts at the firm's Sarasota office in March. 

 

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