2009.01.23
Loans now available for Blacksburg businesses
Have a business or building in the downtown Blacksburg commercial district? Think your building needs a facelift but you're short of cash?
Applications are now being accepted for the Blacksburg Housing and Neighborhood Services Office commercial facade loan program. Qualifying businesses or landowners can get up to a $25,000 forgivable loan to to improve the appearance of buildings.
The program is funded through the town's annual federal Community Development Block Grant allocation and is part of an ongoing effort to convert the struggling downtown to a bustling arts, culture and business center.
Read the application guidelines and call 540-951-4336 or send e-mail to housing@blacksburg.gov for more information.
-- Tonia Moxley
