Brad J. Guth, Business and Community Development Director
bradguth@ci.lincolnton.nc.us
Guth has worked as the Business and Community Development Director in Lincolnton since 1998. He has worked in the community development field since 1993. He is a graduate of the UNC School of Government Municipal Administration Course and the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute. He has a MS in Planning with a dual concentration in economic development and historic preservation from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and a BA in Political Science from Furman University, Greenville, SC.
Lynn Brinson, Events & Marketing Coordinator
lynnbrinson@ci.lincolnton.nc.us
Brinson has worked with Business and Community Development in Lincolnton since December 2007. She previously worked for the Vidalia Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. She has a MBA and a BS in Public Relations from Georgia Southern University, Statesboro GA
Documents
Most Recent (2007) NCDOT Traffic Counts
Lincoln Crowell Hospital Project FAQ
Historic Downtown Walking Tour
Property Search
Lincoln County GIS Available Properties
Local Development Incentive Grants
Storefront Rehabilitation Grant
Rehabilitation Tax Credits
Historic Preservation Tax Incentives
North Carolina Historic Preservation State Tax Credits
Building Code
Partner Links
Resource Links
Building Rehablitation
Technical Preservation Services for Historic Buildings
Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
Micro Loan Programs
Entrepreneurship
Tourism Links
Meetings
Meeting Schedule
DDA Meeting Agenda
Trainings
Good to Great in the Social Sector
The Business and Community Development Department, comprised of two employees and more than 20 Downtown Development Association volunteers, is responsible for coordinating the physical, economic and social development of Lincolnton to enhance the use of existing infrastructure to maintain and strengthen the tax base. Its activities focus primarily on downtown, and include physical improvements; promotion and tourism development; business retention, recruitment and retail development; and public/private joint ventures.
General Information
Hours of Operation: 9:00am-5:30pm Monday-Friday
Telephone: 704-736-8915
Fax: 704-736-8917
Mailing Address:
PO Box 617
Lincolnton, NC 28093
Street Address:
114 East Main Street
Lincolnton, NC 28093
Donations
The Downtown Development Association of Lincolnton is a 501 (c) 3 charity. You can make a tax deductible charitable contribution to the DDA of Lincolnton to support its activities.
Volunteer
The Downtown Development Association is a volunteer driven organization that relies on the wealth, wisdom and work of volunteers to ensure that its mission is accomplished. If you would like to volunteer, DDA has a wide range of volunteer jobs available to suit your interest from festival & event planning to business recruitment and retention to beautification and streetscape & storefront design.
No matter what your interest-throwing parties, design or crunching numbers DDA has a volunteer job for you.
Volunteer opportunites can be for a limited one time occurance or an ongoing engagement.
Call our volunteer hotline at:
704-736-8915
visit
Email us at volunteer@downtownlincolnton.org
