Downtown revitalization project will also leverage private investment.
Special to the Times Vedette
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) awarded $950,000 in Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants to 10 communities across the state this week. The grants help rehabilitate underutilized downtown buildings to stimulate economic growth and further investment in Iowa’s historic main streets.
Guthrie Center received $50,000 to restore a vacant historic building with a renewed brick façade, new windows and doors, updated systems and a refreshed interior. The finished space will be ready for a future tenant, supporting reinvestment and renewed activity in the downtown core. Steve Smith, Roberta Gilson, Rebecca Peterson, Diane Flanery, Dennis Flanery, Carter Nordman and Brenda Dudley were among those who attended the awards presentation today at IEDA’s office in Des Moines…