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Jackson Downtown Development Corporation reports $7.5 million in downtown investment, 21 new businesses and 42 housing units in progress
Summary
JDDC director Beth Ann Simpson told the Jackson City Council that downtown saw 21 new business openings in 2024, more than $7.5 million in public and private investment, and ongoing rehabilitation and housing projects supported by a $300,000 Tennessee ECD grant.
Beth Ann Simpson, director of the Jackson Downtown Development Corporation, presented the organization’s 2024 highlights to the Jackson City Council and outlined projects and funding the organization expects to advance in the current fiscal year.
Simpson told the council that downtown saw 21 new businesses open in 2024, which the JDDC estimates resulted in more than 56 new jobs. She said 28 building rehabilitation projects were completed and one new construction on Johnson Street is under way that will produce about 42 new housing units.
“Downtown is also grateful for the recent investment from the city and our Jackson home, to install public art this year and…
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