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    Go Shamokin Downtown Implementation Plan
    Chris Lankenau
    • Feb 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Go Shamokin Downtown Implementation Plan

    Shamokin Area Businesses for Economic Revitalization (SABER), together with the City of Shamokin and SEDA-Council of Governments, is working to prepare an Implementation Plan for Economic Revitalization. This plan will serve as the blueprint for future growth and economic development within downtown Shamokin for the next 5 years. Shamokin is a small city in Northumberland County located on the western edge of Pennsylvania's Anthracite Coal Region. As part of this revitalizati
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    Borough of Pen Argyl Revitalization Plan
    Chris Lankenau
    • Jan 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    Borough of Pen Argyl Revitalization Plan

    The Borough of Pen Argyl retained a multi-disciplinary professional consulting team led by our colleagues at Simone Collins to undertake the planning of the Borough’s revitalization efforts in order to create new opportunities, renewed community vitality, and visibility for Pen Argyl. The Borough of Pen Argyl is part of the Slate Belt Rising project, a new, first-of-its kind initiative that brings together four boroughs of Pennsylvania's Slate Belt to increase economic opport
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    Martinsburg EPA Brownfields Reuse Study Completed; Sale Agreement Reached for Key Site
    Isaac Kwon
    • May 30, 2018
    • 1 min

    Martinsburg EPA Brownfields Reuse Study Completed; Sale Agreement Reached for Key Site

    Urban Partners was retained by the City of Martinsburg as part of a multi-disciplinary professional consulting team led by Environmental Resources & Consulting, LLC, with Stomberg/Garrigan & Associates, to prepare a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brownfields reuse study for four key sites in downtown Martinsburg, West Virginia. The sites include Interwoven Mills, Thorn Lumber, Matthews Foundry, and the Roundhouse Complex. As part of this effort, Urban Partners con
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    Building a Better Boyertown is Awarded $1 Million Grant to Implement the Boyertown Vision & Acti
    Isaac Kwon
    • Dec 15, 2017
    • 1 min

    Building a Better Boyertown is Awarded $1 Million Grant to Implement the Boyertown Vision & Acti

    Congratulations to Building a Better Boyertown (BBB), Boyertown’s Main Street and community development corporation! BBB received a $1 million grant from the BB&T Economic Growth Fund of the Berks County Community Foundation to implement strategies outlined for downtown Boyertown in the Boyertown Vision & Action Plan. The Boyertown Vision & Action Plan is a community visioning and implementation plan that seeks to bring new vitality and economic growth to downtown Boyertown,
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    Hagerstown is Blazing a Trail for Revitalization in its Downtown!
    Isaac Kwon
    • Sep 12, 2017
    • 1 min

    Hagerstown is Blazing a Trail for Revitalization in its Downtown!

    The Hagerstown Cultural Trail is profiled in the latest edition of the Maryland Municipal League magazine. Connecting the downtown Arts & Entertainment District with City Park, the Hagerstown Cultural Trail features six public art installations along the way featuring local, regional, and internationally-recognized talent. In 2014, Urban Partners, along with our friends at NV5, assisted the City of Hagerstown undertake an economic analysis of the Downtown and to identify eigh
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    Back in Englewood, NJ
    Isaac Kwon
    • Oct 21, 2016
    • 1 min

    Back in Englewood, NJ

    After assisting with the 2012 Master Plan Update, Urban Partners has returned to Englewood, NJ! We are part of an interdisciplinary professional team led by the RBA Group that will will define and implement innovative strategies for improving the downtown through facilitation, market research, and tactical advice. Initiated by the Englewood Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) and the Office of the Mayor, this 'Englewood Economic Summit' will bring together downtown leader
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