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Birmingham’s innovation district expands, rebrands

Birmingham’s innovation district has a new name and a bigger footprint. Tuesday night during the Velocity Accelerator 2020 announcement at Innovation Depot, The Switch was unveiled as the city’s new epicenter of innovation. David Fleming, CEO of REV Birmingham, said The Switch brings partners across 14 Birmingham organizations together in harmony with Birmingham’s new City Center Master Plan.

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Opelika slowly clearing hurdles to growth, oanow.com

The city of Opelika has been growing over the last decade, and that shows no signs of slowing down. The city’s downtown district has welcomed a number of restaurants, shops and businesses that are giving new life to old storefronts. That’s happening, in part, because City Engineer Matt Mosley and his department have worked with Opelika Main Street to get people into those downtown properties.

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Montevallo mayor shares updates in State of the City address

“Every year, we get stronger,” Cost said. “We’re doing a lot of things right here. Thanks for making Montevallo what it is.” Read more about what Mayor Cost has to say about Montevallo Main Street's success in their downtown.

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Main Street Scottsboro Director Position Open

The City of Scottsboro Alabama is hiring a new Director for Main Street Scottsboro. This position is also the Events & Marketing Coordinator for the city. See more details and apply online by visiting www.cityofscottsboro.com.

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Montevallo Main Street recaps 2019 successes

"Montevallo Main Street has shared a 2019 Impact Report recapping the city’s business and community accomplishments from the last year. The report details new business openings, volunteer hours, building improvements, membership, events and Main Street Alabama awards Montevallo logged in 2019. '2019 was an amazing year for Montevallo’s Main Street District,' Executive Director Courtney Bennett said. 'We saw a lot of new faces downtown, with 10 new businesses and a church opening.'"

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