Economic development groups have launched a grant program designed to boost retail in downtown Albany, N.Y. The programs will offer grants of up to $100,000 to help new retail businesses launch, $30,000 for existing merchants to spruce up their shops and $5,000 to launch ideas and events such as outdoor markets and pop-up shops. Read the Times Union story here
Stone Martin Commercial finishes first ground-up project in Alabama
Stone Martin Commercial, a division of Stone Martin Builders, a leading homebuilder in Alabama, completed construction on its first ground up build project, the Wyndham Industrial Warehouse in Opelika, Alabama. This achievement signifies