Group Forms To Promote Growth, Prosperity in Downtown Roswell

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A new group dedicated to revitalizing the contributions of the now defunct Historic Roswell Merchants Association has formed in the city.

Members of the newly created Historic Roswell Business Association plan to enable the businesses of the city’s historic district to “work together in a spirit of collaboration with Roswell’s government and non-government agencies to promote the growth, development and economic prosperity of the downtown Roswell community,” the group said in its press release.

The Association will work together to uphold its mission statement of “promoting the goals of the Historic District’s business owners to the city of Roswell, north Fulton County and our customers present and future.”

The HRBA represents the historic district by overseeing five separate geographic zones, each with an elected representative to the Executive Council:

• Canton Street will be managed by Ann Marie Giglio of Core Matters;
• Webb Street by Shannon Schneider of Synergy Fine Art;
• Oak Street by Donna McDonald of MUSE & Co. Fine Art;
• Roswell Square by Kelley Davis of Harry Norman Realtors; and
• The River by Alissa Reynolds of RAW Juice Boutique.

The group’s membership elected Ryan Pernice, owner of Table & Main and Osteria Mattone, as its first executive director.

“Roswell already has a vibrant community of businesses here in the Historic District,” Pernice said. “Our hope is that the HRBA adds an element of cohesive teamwork so that our businesses act as partners, all pulling in the same direction, for the betterment of Roswell’s development. We will continually ask ourselves how we can work together to make downtown Roswell more exciting for more people. That’s our chief concern.”

One of the first tasks for the HRBA will be to develop a unified website that promotes the historic district, highlights parking options for visitors and addresses needed infrastructural items like beautification projects and way-finding.

In the coming months, members will be working to structure a lasting organization that will bring real positive change to the community of Roswell.

For more information about the HRBA, contact Pernice at ryan.pernice@tableandmain.com.