Ribbon Cuttings

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2026 Ribbon Cuttings

The Spruce

June 2, 2026

Joining in the ribbon cutting are, from left, Kemissa Colin, Affiliated Development, VP of Development, Nick Rojo, Affiliated Development President, with his son, Jeff Burns, Affiliated Development CEO, Mayor Keith A. James, Armando Fana, West Palm Beach Deputy City Administrator, City Commissioner Cathleen Ward, City Commissioner Shalonda Warren, and former City Commissioner Christina Lambert.

Affiliated-Development-CEO-Jeff-Burns-Mayor-Keith-A.-James-and-Affiliated-President-Nick-Rojo-a.jpg — Affiliated Development CEO Jeff Burns, Mayor Keith A. James, and Affiliated President Nick Rojo

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Mayor-Keith-A.-James-takes-a-moment-to-anwser-questions-from-a-young-lady-as-Jeff-Burns-looks-on-a.jpg — Mayor Keith A. James takes a moment to anwser questions from a young lady as Jeff Burns, Affiliated Development CEO, looks on

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Mayor-Keith-A.-James-discusses-the-role-of-Affiliated-Development-in-achieving-his-1400-in-8-goal-a.jpg — Mayor Keith A. James discusses the role of Affiliated Development in achieving his 1400-in-8 goal

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Coleman Park Neighborhood Renaissance

May 20, 2026

Life-long Coleman Park community residents Tim Coleman and Deborah Smith meet with Mayor Keith A. James

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Mayor Keith A. James. left, is joined by County Commissioners Marcie Woodward and Bobby Powell

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Terri Murray, left, Executive Director, Neighborhood Renaissance, Mayor Keith A. James, Tayssa Frida, Neighborhood Renaissance Real Estate Development, and Jade A.Greene, Housing and Community Development Director

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BYD Cafe

May 1, 2026

Mayor Keith A. James is greeted as he arrives for the ribbon cutting

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Mayor-Keith-A.-James-addresses-he-opening-bgathering.jpg — Mayor Keith A. James talks about the importance of small businesses

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Confetti falls as BYD is open for business

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Tomorrow.City USA

April 14, 2026

Cutting the ribbon to open the Tomorrow.City USA Conference are, from left, Ricard Zapatero, CEO, Fira Barcelona International, Mayor Keith A. James, Mayor, City of West Palm Beach. Aarti Tandon, CEO, Tomorrow.City USA, and Ugo Valenti, Co-Founder and CEO, Smart City Expo World Congress.

Atlanta Mayor Andre and Mrs. Kimberly Dickens with Mayor Keith A. and Mrs. Lorna James

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Mayor Keith A. James with Robert Anderson, Anderson Urban R.E., and Lakshmi Natarajan of Xanara Advisors

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Mayor Keith A. James chats with, Christopher Rowe and Nathan Green, both of Vanderbilt University

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