The Iowa Economic Development Authority today awarded almost 931-thousand dollars in Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants to 10 communities around the state, including for Grundy Center.
The grants help redevelop or rehabilitate underused buildings as a way to stimulate economic growth and further investment in Iowa’s historic main streets.
Grundy Center will receive a 100-thousand dollar grant for 625-627 “G” Avenue, which will be home to a new business, South Porch Cider, Company, which will fill a market void in the city.
State officials say the historically sensitive rehabilitation of the building will restore the original tin ceilings, as well as create a meeting space and two upper-story housing units.
