Category: Voices on the Ground

SPOTLIGHT on Businesses Investing near the Downtown Greenway: Jim Jones

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JIM JONES Greensboro native Jim Jones has spent most of his professional life in the few blocks surrounding Joymongers Brewing Co.  For 25 years, he and his brother ran North State Chevrolet. Then after its sale, they developed the remaining six acres of downtown space into two Greenway apartment communities. And the beer lover that he is, Jim next partnered with Mike Rollinson and Jim's son Brian to open Joymongers. Now his new favorite activities are music and beer research!  "I have spent my professional life invested in downtown Greensboro. My partners and I recognized the intrinsic value of urban greenways long before Greensboro began theirs. This public/private venture has inspired us to create more than $30 million of new tax value in both our apartment communities and a new brewery in just the last five years. The Downtown Greenway is a home run-and it isn't even finished!" Lookout for more 'spotlights' in the coming weeks!

SPOTLIGHT on Businesses Investing near the Downtown Greenway: Lee Comer

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LEE COMER Lee Comer, owner of Iron Hen Café and the new Fresh.Local.Good. Food Group, has opened a 30,000-square-foot retail multiplex in November called Morehead Foundry. The building, located along Greensboro's Downtown Greenway, operated as a coal and ice factory when it was originally built in the 1920s. The former factory now houses 6 business spaces, all owned by Comer. Four Flocks & Larder, Revolution Burger, The Baker & The Bean, Hush (a members-only speakeasy), Carolina Event Rentals, and an event space called The Public are located at Morehead Foundry. The space offers outdoor seating and overlooks Morehead Park on the Downtown Greenway at the corner of Spring Garden and South Edgeworth Streets.  Lee talks about the importance of urban development near the Downtown Greenway:  "We want Morehead Foundry to be a place that connects all types of people within Greensboro. Developing these businesses near the Downtown Greenway was very important to me because of the shared goal with the Downtown Greenway: bringing people together. The Downtown Greenway promotes a connectedness and a strong community spirit that is key as we continue to grow and advance as a city." We look forward to making connections with Lee at Morehead Foundry and the Downtown Greenway. Lookout for more 'spotlights' in the coming weeks!

Two more signs that Greensboro succeeds

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Jeff Gauger, editor and publisher of the News & Record, writes a follow-up to an article about Atlanta writer James Fallows 11 signs of a successful city.  Gauger says that there are 2 more signs to a successful city, one being that a city should have 'an appealing natural and/or infrastructure assets. And for Greensboro, that includes the many miles of trails in Greensboro, including the Downtown Greenway. Click here to read the full article.