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Anniston presenters outline Foundry District incubator to boost downtown businesses
Summary
Presenters described a trail-adjacent Foundry District combining park space with small flexible retail bays to incubate new businesses; they cited recent downtown gains (104 new businesses, $70 million invested) and a local training program that produced about 40 graduates, 14 of whom opened businesses.
Speakers at a City of Anniston presentation described a Foundry District concept to pair a trail‑adjacent park with small, flexible incubator retail bays aimed at helping entrepreneurs launch storefronts with lower upfront risk.
The presenters said the proposal builds on the city’s comprehensive and economic development plans and Main Street Alabama work, and they cited downtown outcomes to justify the approach. Speaker 2 said, “Downtown Anniston has added 104 new businesses and was designated as Main Street town in 2014. And since then, public and private investment downtown totaled over $70,000,000.” Speaker 1 described Main…
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