YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
by Carol Harris, Branson area, and Mary Engler-Guccione, Joplin area
The Downtown Branson Betterment Association reported that its membership is growing it has 132 members, up from 85 a year ago. The DBBA has also been approved for NAP credits by the Missouri Department of Economic Development for 1999.
According to Downtown, the DBBA's newsletter, Ozark Mountain Bank and First Community Bank, both of Branson, have created a low-interest loan pool for local building owners to finance facade renovations and improvements. Building owners can borrow up to $20,000 for a four-year period.
Owners were urged by the association's design committee to submit their plans to the committee to evaluate for compatibility with the downtown building design plan developed in 1992.
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Under construction beside the existing Republic branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library District – which remains in operation throughout the project – is a new building that will double the size of the original, according to library officials.