Incubator envisions growth of businesses in and around Demopolis “I wish ‘they’ would do something” is a phrase Aliquippa Allen has heard frequently from residents in Demopolis. Well, she told the Demopolis Rotary Club Wednesday, “We are ‘they’.” With the support of a 16-member board of directors representing a wide spectrum of business interests and experience, she launched the Rural Business and Training Center, Inc. (RBTC). It officially was incorporated as a non-profit on July 10, 2020. Aliquippa Allen, left, and Ashley Coplin tell Rotarians about plans for the Rural Business and Training Center. Allen said all but one of the board members are from or have lived in Demopolis and hold a vested interest in seeing the city and rural west Alabama grow.