Main Street Iowa leaders talk of Grundy Center potential

GRUNDY CENTER —Grundy Center’s downtown district has a lot of potential. That was the assessment of Main Street Iowa leaders last week near the end of their three-day visit to the community.
    Jim Engle, director of the Iowa Downtown Resource Center, which administrates the Main Street Iowa program, said Grundy Center has a unique combination of factors that will make it a strong Main Street community.
    “You’ve got some cool architecture downtown, you’ve got some cool businesses, yet there are tons of opportunities, too,” he said. “You have buildings that need help and you’ve got people that are interested in doing projects.
    “And then you’ve got some vacancies and you’ve got some stores that are occupied but the doors are locked all day,” he said. “That’s an opportunity, too. Even though it’s a cool town there’s need. I think that’s the right combination.”
 
For more of this story see the Nov. 4 Grundy Register.