New businesses abound in Pittsburg, according to the city, with nearly 40 new starts just in 2018.
According to officials at the City of Pittsburg, 39 new business licenses were granted in 2018, coming close to last year’s total of 41.
Along with several up and coming businesses, many startups up and down Broadway and beyond, have been in the works for a while, and in the past two years, have began to come to fruition.
Collaboration and partnership have been key to the growth according to City Manager Daron Hall, Deputy City Manager Jay Byers, Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce President Blake Benson and Director of Community Engagement Sydney Anselmi.
The city is emulating Pittsburg’s motto “Forward Together,” they said.
A few years ago the city gathered information from people in the area to pinpoint how to better serve local businesses.
“We are working on changing the ‘we’re a small town, we can’t do that’ to ‘yes we can,’ Pittsburg Public Information Manager Sarah Runyon said.
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