Business View Magazine | February 2019

“We’ve had a lot of interest and investment in and around the arts,” explains Kinston’s Planning Director, Adam Short. “And the Arts & Cultural District has been a really important driver.We have an overlay district that allows for live/work spaces for artists, and we’re trying to do every- thing we can to make it easier for folks to want to invest and take part in the momentum that we have.” One of the ways in which the city is planning to ride that momentum is a $3.2 million streetscape renovation project it is doing on Queen Street in conjunction with the North Carolina Department of Transportation. “They’re paving all of Queen Street, and we expect by July, we’ll have a com- pletely transformed centerpiece of our down- town,” Short reports. “This investment that we’re doing on the streetscape is really the ‘public’ in consignedDesigns Upscale, gently-used furniture and home decor at affordable prices. At consignedDESIGNS you will find an ever-changing inventory and helpful sales associates, for assistance shopping or selling. 126N Queen Street, in historic downtown Kinston, NC http://sgallaher1.wixsite.com/consigneddesigns 191