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www.ci.fayetteville.nc.us It’s the Right Time to Look Downtown With over 20 new businesses that have opened since January and new condos, this is the time to There are several small business resource groups that are willing to help with opening your own business, including the Center for Economic Empowerment and Development (CEED), Fayetteville, located at 230 Hay St., and the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce in Haymount. The City of Fayetteville has designed programs to offer economic incentives for investment in Development Department, three programs are offered, including the following: Facade Improvement Grant Program This program is designed to promote the businesses through the rehabilitation of commercial building exteriors and landscapes. An eligible business must be located within the requirements. The City of Fayetteville will provide a matching reimbursement grant of up to $5,000 for each facade renovated. Downtown Loan Program Loans are available from $50,000 to $300,000 for relocating and expanding businesses that wish to construct, acquire or renovate commercial properties in the downtown area. The partnership has resulted in an attractive interest rate for boundaries of the downtown loan area, are eligible to apply for the program. Business Assistance Program The City of Fayetteville established the Business Assistance Program to stimulate small business investments within the city limits, to create new services and retail business to redevelopment areas and to create jobs. The Business Assistance Program provides funding to assist the small business owner with the additional equity needed in order to qualify for primary lender. For more information on these programs, please contact Michelle Haire, economic development administrator for the City of Fayetteville, at 910-433-1596. For further information on available properties and residences and contact information for agents and property owners, call 910-433-1599. Calendar of Events JUNE Through June 29 - Field of Honor, Fayetteville Downtown Alliance, www.glorydaysnc.com 15 - Opening of the Fayetteville Area Transportation Museum Annex, City of Fayetteville, www.cityoffayetteville.org 17 - Fayetteville After Five, Fayetteville Museum of Art, www.fayettevillemuseumart.org 25 - 4th Friday (featuring Arts Alive at 4th Friday!), The Arts Council of Fayetteville, www.theartscouncil.com Like Us On Facebook Go to . We will welcome you! How Much Do You Know About Downtown? Fayetteville After Five concert series in Festival Transportation Museum Annex Opens The City of Fayetteville invites citizens to come be a part of history at the opening of the Fayetteville Area Transportation Museum Annex Tuesday, June 15 at the Transportation Museum. Come view a circa 1882 Silsby Steamer and artifacts related to early to mid 20th-century automobile, aviation and military transportation. Also, see a replica 1930s gas station and garage. The hours for the annex are the same as for the museum - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and closed Sunday and Monday. jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us will win a fun prize. announced in the next installment of Downtown Developments. Congratulations to Lynn Gilfus for submitting the correct answer last issue. The Downtown AIT and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the old courthouse. JAMI SHEPPARD McLAUGHLIN, Downtown Development Manager jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us Huske Hardware House WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM JUNE 9-15, 2010 UCW 17 Huske Hardware House