Thanks to Mayor Gilleland for being our guest at Coffee & Conversation in October!
Topics included: Ingles grocery store development; Former Wal-mart building; Satellite police station location alternatives; County office relocation and possible alternatives to keep all offices downtown; Communications/dispelling rumors; Tourism development; Catawba Valley Pottery Center and the possibilities of a new downtown movie theater.
Mark Your Calendars for Next month’s Coffee and Conversation Friday, November 4th. 36th Street Bakery 8am. Suggestions for our next guest in November are welcome.
October marks the first anniversary of coffee and conversation. Designed to be a small informal discussion group to give downtown business and property owners and interested citizens the chance to express their opinions, make suggestions and ask questions about downtown and the community in general. It has grown to be an essential part of the Downtown Development Association’s business retention and expansion efforts.
It has provided an opportunity for DDA staff and volunteers to learn about the local business community’s perception of Lincolnton and the advantages and disadvantages of operating a business here. We have learned about the needs of specific businesses and been able to respond to those needs.
Around 65 to 80 percent of new jobs are created by existing businesses in a community rather than by those that relocate to a community. Existing businesses are already ‘citizens’ of the community. They employ people who live in the area and purchase goods and services from other businesses in the community.
Coffee and Conversation has provided another informal opportunity for DDA staff and volunteers to communicate with the business community and expand its reputation for caring about local businesses and their success.
Topics included: Ingles grocery store development; Former Wal-mart building; Satellite police station location alternatives; County office relocation and possible alternatives to keep all offices downtown; Communications/dispelling rumors; Tourism development; Catawba Valley Pottery Center and the possibilities of a new downtown movie theater.
Mark Your Calendars for Next month’s Coffee and Conversation Friday, November 4th. 36th Street Bakery 8am. Suggestions for our next guest in November are welcome.
October marks the first anniversary of coffee and conversation. Designed to be a small informal discussion group to give downtown business and property owners and interested citizens the chance to express their opinions, make suggestions and ask questions about downtown and the community in general. It has grown to be an essential part of the Downtown Development Association’s business retention and expansion efforts.
It has provided an opportunity for DDA staff and volunteers to learn about the local business community’s perception of Lincolnton and the advantages and disadvantages of operating a business here. We have learned about the needs of specific businesses and been able to respond to those needs.
Around 65 to 80 percent of new jobs are created by existing businesses in a community rather than by those that relocate to a community. Existing businesses are already ‘citizens’ of the community. They employ people who live in the area and purchase goods and services from other businesses in the community.
Coffee and Conversation has provided another informal opportunity for DDA staff and volunteers to communicate with the business community and expand its reputation for caring about local businesses and their success.
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