Uptown Marion gets 0,000 grant to restore Davis-Draper building
The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded Uptown Marion a $100,000 Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant to restore the Davis-Draper Building. (Co...
The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded Uptown Marion a $100,000 Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant to restore the Davis-Draper Building. (Courtesy Uptown Marion) Uptown Marion received a $100,000 Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant for the Davis-Draper Building from the Iowa Economic Development Authority, the district said Thursday. Owners Nikki and Dick Kettelkamp plan to restore the exterior and interior and fill the site with women-owned businesses from the retail, food and service sectors, according to the release.