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March 1, 2023 ■ Also serving Garfield Park ■ austinweeklynews.com
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West Side developer plans business incubator in West Garfield Park The K business incubator part of effort to revitalize Madison/ Pulaski corridor By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
TruDelta, the development firm founded by lifelong West Sider James Webb, is raising funds to build a business incubator in West Garfield Park’s long-neglected Madison/Pulaski corridor. The business incubator would be called The K Entrepreneurship Development Hub, in reference to both its location at the northwest corner of Madison Street and Kostner Avenue and the fact that north-south streets in that part of the neighborhood tend to start with a “K.” It is planned as part of Sankofa Wellness Village, a collaboration between area stakeholders and deSee K BUSINESS on page 6
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Shatondrea Cox standing inside the interior of where 14Forty will open in September.
Army vet opening sports bar in North Lawndale, carrying on family’s legacy Shatondrea Cox received $184,000 through a city grant for the 14Forty Bar and Grill. She hopes to open in September
By TREY ARLINE Block Club Chicago
An Army veteran is opening a sports bar in North Lawndale and stepping into her family’s business with help from a city grant. Shatondrea Cox received a $184,000 Community Development Grant to open
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14Forty Sports Grill and Bar, 1440 S. Kedzie Ave. She recently announced her plan to open in September. Cox said she had to apply for the grant three times before she got it -- but now, she’s reclaiming a building that had been in her family for years. See 14FORTY on page 8
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