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Phase two will focus on attracting minority businesses and family friendly programming to downtown Macon. Author: Pepper Baker Updated: 7:46 AM EST January 26, 2021 MACON, Ga. — Newtown Macon President Josh Rogers and Alex Morrison from the Bibb County Urban Development Authority headed a joint effort to develop downtown Macon. "We are, even in the middle of the pandemic, opening additional businesses. We've set record storefront occupancy, record loft occupancy, there are new lofts and new businesses coming online everyday, it gets more and more exciting," R...

Listen to the content of this post: MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The hustle and bustle of downtown Macon continues to draw new people and businesses. But the city did not always look this way. “When we started in 1996, I would say most people didn’t believe that downtown revitalization could happen,” said Josh Rogers, director of Newtown Macon. Rogers has worked at Newtown since 2014. He says planning and grants help push the city forward. “When you compare us to some of the most prosperous downtowns in the country, or even in the South, our possibilities are endless,” he said. N...