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A PROGRAM OF
Alleghenty County Economic Development |
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Allegheny Together endeavors to encourage well-planned, well-designed and geographically-focused investment in the established, urban commercial districts of Allegheny County while respecting the unique history, character, and built environment of each. The program aims to help organize and empower each community to fulfill its collective vision. |
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Downtown Recognition Award
The Borough of Verona is honoring the following businesses for demonstrating their commitment to Verona by locating their businesses in the central business district for ten or more years. These 15 establishments have a combined business history of over 597 years. Congratulations and thank you!
Jerry's Barber Shop
707 East Railroad Avenue
20 + years
Billy Kay's Bar
701 East Railroad Avenue
20 + years
The Blind Side
751 East Railroad Avenue
22 years
Furniture Restoration by Lou Race
715 Diamond Way
23 years
Bosco's Hair Design
733 Allegheny River Blvd.
23 years
Jack Schempp Motor Cars
600 Allegheny River Blvd.
24 years
Blondie's Tavern and Restaurant
813 Allegheny River Blvd.
25 years
Dirty Harry's Bike Shop
730 Allegheny River Blvd.
25 years
Verona Dental Care
625 Allegheny River Blvd.
30 years
The Church Bazaar
700 Allegheny River Blvd.
35 years
Eiler's Hardware
318 Center Avenue
52 years
Verona News
754 Allegheny River Blvd.
60 years
Napa Center Auto Parts
763 Allegheny River Blvd.
64 years
Kier Ewing Insurance
727 Allegheny River Blvd.
74 years
E.N. Miller Antique Mall
615 East Railroad Avenue
100 years
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Allegheny Restores Program Update
Allegheny County Economic Development (ACED) is offering assistance to business owners and building owners of Allegheny Together communities who wish to make physical improvements to their building facades through the Allegheny Restores Program. The next round of applications is due by September 25, 2009.
For more information, please visit www.alleghenytogether.com and click on Allegheny Restores under Special Programs in the left hand column. Here you will find program guidelines, a program application, and contact information. Allegheny County encourages you to please call and discuss your project with them prior to completing the application, which will enable the County to provide additional support and assistance with program applications.
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 TCA Update
New Business Recruitment Tool
DowntownProperties.net is a new business recruitment tool being offered to communities by Town Center Associates. The website is a central source of information of properties available for sale or lease in your downtown. Properties in the business district can be listed on DowntownProperties.net at no charge to building owners and/or real estate professionals.
Please visit www.downtownproperties.net for an easily accessible listing of property availability in Allegheny Together communities as well as other downtown-based Western Pennsylvania communities. If you have a property located in your community's downtown which does not already appear on the site and you would like to have it listed, please call Town Center Associates at 412-577-7447.
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Upcoming Events
Verona Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Award
May (To be announced)
Riverview High School
Concerts in the Park Summer Series
Hosted by the Verona in Progress group, all three concerts will be held at the Gazebo parklet next to the Borough building. Everyone is encouraged to bring a picnic basket, blanket or lawn chair. Concerts are FREE; beverages will be available for purchase.
"The Delmont Community Band"
Thursday, June 4
7:00 to 8:15 PM
"Rheme Cleo"
Friday, July 10
7:00 to 9:00 PM
Open Garden Tours
Sponsored by the Verona & Flower Club
June 20 from 10 AM to 2 PM
Verona/Oakmont Kennywood Picnic
July 8
All Day!
Concert in the Park
August 1 at 2 PM
Verona Community Park
14th Annual Car Cruise
August 8 from 4 to 9 PM
Lou Race at 412-828-442 or David Ricupero at 412-828-9030
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 PHLF Update
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) is nearing completion of our planning and analysis work for Verona, which is part of our contribution to your first year downtown revitalization efforts. This includes a strategic plan, market research, design guidelines, a traffic and parking analysis, and a review of your downtown zoning. PHLF staff will be out to speak directly with your downtown business district advisory committee about our conclusions and recommendations. We want to get the committee's input and to make sure these foundation documents are as helpful as possible in your long term efforts.
The Verona Strategic Plan focuses on building on Verona's existing assets by strengthening the core 700 block of Allegheny River Blvd., and by expanding the footprint of the downtown fabric to strengthen secondary areas of the central business district so that they function and feel more like a traditional business district and so that they contribute to expanding that business district experience beyond just the 700 block of Allegheny River Blvd. We outline five ways to achieve this goal:
1. Expanding the footprint of the core downtown fabric: the 600 block of Allegheny River Blvd., East Railroad St., Center Avenue, and South Avenue
2. Strengthen the anchor block of the central business district
3. Real estate development and restoration
4. Convert more vehicular traffic into customers
5. Pushing for and leveraging the proposed commuter rail line
Our market research indicates that there is a significant disparity between the demographics within a one mile drive time of downtown Verona and the demographics within a 5 and 10 minute drive time. The larger market area shows signs of affluence not seen within the 1 minute drive time, including higher levels of household income, less population loss, and higher home ownership rates. This points to challenges within the 1 mile drive time but also to opportunities to capitalize on an affluent potential customer base within easy driving distance. |
| This e-newsletter was created by Town Center Asociates for the Allegheny Together Program of Allegheny County Economic Development. For more information about the Allegheny Together program, please visit www.alleghenytogether.com. | |
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