Colin Tarbert, president and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corp., has been selected to be the next CEO of the Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority | Jacksonville Daily Record
Published on June 10, 2025 at 11:12 am
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Four days before his scheduled departure as president and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corp., Colin Tarbert was selected as the next CEO of the Downtown Investment Authority on June 9.
The DIA board chose Tarbert unanimously after interviewing him and two other finalists to replace Lori Boyer as the lead executive for the DIA. Boyer is retiring effective June 30 after five years as CEO.
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The other finalists were Lara L. Fritts, division director of the Frederick County Department of Economic Opportunity in Maryland, and Danny Chavez, former chief economic development officer for the city of Waco, Texas.
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