Restore the Core Project Partners

Kimley-Horn is a national engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm. Founded 58 years ago, Kimley-Horn offers a staff of more than 9,000 and serves a wide range of public and private clients in many disciplines from more than 140 offices nationwide.

In Florida, Kimley-Horn has 1,600 employees in 22 offices that provide community planning services, transportation planning and engineering, water/wastewater engineering, site planning and design, among other services. Kimley-Horn has partnered with municipalities across the country to craft growth and development plans that balance economic, environmental, and social values. Our team of planners, urban designers, and engineers excel at evaluating development alternatives and facilitating stakeholder engagement.

Founded in 2009 by Kim Briesemeister and Chris Brown, who brought over 50 years of combined experience in redevelopment, RMA was created to help cities overcome the common pitfalls of stalled revitalization efforts. Headquartered in Florida, RMA is a full-service consulting and management firm specializing in transforming core areas and corridors for municipalities, counties, and special districts across the nation.

RMA’s approach is rooted in identifying the real barriers to growth and crafting actionable, strategic solutions. The firm’s logo, modeled after the intricate urban design of Florence, Italy, symbolizes the integration of diverse disciplines needed to build vibrant, functional communities. With a passionate team of redevelopment experts, RMA is committed to helping cities realize their full potential.

VHB is a multidisciplinary team of more than 2,000 engineers, scientists, planners, and designers with Florida offices in Tampa, Orlando, and Sarasota. We help communities across Florida plan for the future through visioning, structured public engagement, and consensus building, grounded in technical analysis, industry expertise, and attention to community values. VHB is working with the City of Lakeland CRA to update the Downtown Redevelopment Plan to channel and manage anticipated growth and investment, prioritize catalytic projects and policies, and strengthen long-term fiscal and community outcomes.