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Show Low leaders outline $5M business incubator and two‑year scholarship to keep youth local
Summary
City and district officials described a planned business incubator in the old elementary building with a $275,000 EDA planning grant, an estimated $5 million build cost and a proposed 'Show Low Promise' scholarship offering two years at MPC for qualifying graduates; board members voiced support and asked for follow-up on funding and partner roles.
Show Low city and school-district officials on Tuesday described plans for a business incubator aimed at nurturing local entrepreneurs and creating career pathways to retain youth in the White Mountains.
Morgan Brown, the city manager, presented the idea to the Show Low Unified School District board and turned the detailed presentation over to Steve North, who said the project has completed a feasibility study and earned a $275,000 planning grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. North said administrators are targeting the old elementary school on the city campus as the incubator site — a roughly 20,000-square-foot…
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