Students in Fresno State’s “Urban Entrepreneurship” class will take part in the Fresno Downtown Open House noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25-26.
Developers of the Mayflower Lofts, Van Ness Cottages, Iron Bird Lofts, Fulton Village and Pacific Southwest Building have engaged students to present information about each place and about urban residential life.
The starting location for this free, public event is 1060 Fulton Mall.
The project provides the students in the class taught by Craig Scharton, the city of Fresno’s head of downtown and community revitalization with a hands-on field opportunity to learn about urban living in a major part of the city.
Students are taught the significance of cities having a strong central business district to promote growth and attract more investors to help the city’s economy.
At the open house event, students will provide visitors with promotional discounts offered by downtown businesses.
The five locations are described on the class’ Facebook page, “Fresno Downtown Open House.”
For more information, contact Mario A. Jauregui Jr. at mariojbiz@gmail.com.
