We’ve been talking about Creator Square for years, and we’re excited that the concept appears to be moving toward reality.
Project leader Paul Rosenblatt, a Pittsburgh architect, plans to turn Parkview Building at 134 Gazebo Park in downtown Johnstown into a “maker” space – where inventors and entrepreneurs could produce wares and market them locally and across digital channels.
Rosenblatt’s company, Springboard Design – a planning and design studio – grew out of a similar project in Pittsburgh, Bridgeway Capital’s Creative Business Accelerator, which provides space, some equipment and help connecting “makers” with capital to get their businesses going.
The incubator concept could pay long-term dividends for Johnstown if those Creator Square…