Anson Economic Development Corporation

If you follow AnsonEDP, you probably saw the announcement yesterday about something called REV Uptown, but what is it, really, and what will it mean for Wadesboro? REV Uptown is an audacious and forward-thinking project being undertaken by the Anson Economic Development Corporation with support from Anson County, the Town of Wadesboro, the Anson County Chamber of Commerce, Anson EDP, Uptown Wadesboro  and the Anson County Tourism Development Authority. Located in the old Roses building at 114 West Wade Street, it will be a 3,400 square foot facility that will house a coffee shop, visitor center, offices of several key community development organizations and a business incubator and co-working space which will attract business start-ups and provide local entrepreneurs with a place to get started. The Rev Uptown concept simultaneously addresses several issues identified by those organizations and by the public at-large which impact the ability of the community to grow and develop: At

At its Annual Meeting and Retreat March 21st, the Anson Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) announced Project REV, a business incubator and co-working space to be located in Uptown Wadesboro. The facility, which will be called REV Uptown, will be located at 114 West Wade Street in a building that originally housed a Roses store and, more recently, offices of the Employment Security Commission, but has been vacant for more than a decade. It will feature a coffee bar and visitor center which will be open to the public, along with offices for the Anson County Chamber of Commerce,  AnsonEDP, Uptown Wadesboro and the Anson County Tourism Development Authority. Three private offices, four semi-private co-workstations and co-working flex space for an additional 8-10 enterprises will round out the 3,400 square foot facility. Renovation of the building will begin immediately with a late-spring opening anticipated. “Our timeline is significantly compressed,” said AnsonEDP executive dir