Mon Valley Groups Work on Braddock Business Development
Mon Valley Initiative and a contractor develop a commercial real estate marketing plan and tools based upon the desire of property owners and the community in Braddock.
Mon Valley Initiative, a coalition of community development corporations in the Monongahela Valley, received a $25,000 grant in May from the Enterprise Zone Corp. of Braddock, to contract with Mark Harvey Smith, a real estate broker and community consultant, to develop a commercial real estate marketing plan and tools based upon the desire of property owners and the community in Braddock. This marketing phase builds on a community plan developed earlier this year by MVI and the Braddock Economic Development Corp. (BEDCO), a member of MVI, and adopted by Braddock Council in October. The plan included a comprehensive market restoration initiative as well as property survey to gain an understanding of the current physical and market …
