Gastonia Downtown - Gastonia N.C.

Another New Economic Development Incentive Introduced for Downtown Businesses
The Downtown revolving loan fund is now available

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Gastonia Downtown Development Corporation (GDDC) introduces new Incentive Program to lure businesses to the downtown area-

Have you ever considered moving your business to Downtown Gastonia? Do you want to open a new business and take advantage of the "Downtown vibe" that's growing in Gastonia? Are you an established Downtown business looking to expand? NOW is the time to do it. GDDC is offering new incentives to help businesses relocate, expand, and start new in Downtown.

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The kinds of places people really care about are rarely created from scratch. They evolve, they ripen and mellow. The city of the future isn't waiting to be built: It's here already, in the streets and neighborhoods where we live and work. We don't have to devise it; we just have to ensure that it makes the transition from today to tomorrow without losing the ineffable, rooted character it has gained over time.

-Dwight Young

Our Vision
The success of Downtown Gastonia will be a vibrant mix of quality shops, professional services, restaurants and entertainment establishments providing a variety of opportunities for a singular cultural experience. Downtown will retain a safe, friendly small-town pedestrian oriented atmosphere for locals and tourists while at the same time engage a positive spirit enhanced by its unique sense of place built upon its rich textile and railroad history and architecturally significant buildings.

The good mix of retail and service businesses and its continued expansion will strengthen the sense of community and quality of life through the cooperative marketing and promotion efforts of our Downtown businesses. These efforts will reward our residents and property owners with increased property values and increased sales tax revenues.

All can be accomplished by active volunteer involvement and a well-funded program focused on the four-point approach: Design, Organization, Promotion and Economic Restructuring. Physical compatibility of design will be accomplished by focusing on the renovation, rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of Downtown’s historic buildings, and on any new construction, providing a tangible link to our past while living in the present with an enlightened path to the future benefiting today’s and future generations.

Our Mission
To recognize, revitalize and promote the historic, cultural, social and economic significance of Gastonia's Downtown and to educate the community about the benefits of its preservation through active community volunteerism.