Business Improvement

Committee

...WORK MAIN STREET OTTUMWA...

...involves diversifying the downtown economy by identifying potential market niches, finding new uses for vacant or underused spaces and improving business practices.

The Business Improvement Committee focuses on finding the local market niche, helping new businesses start up, etc.

Some of the activities coming up for this committee in the next year:

• business inventory

• recruitment and retention packet for businesses

• collective business promotions

• financial incentive packet

Himar Hernandez is the Business Improvement Committee Chair.