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Youngstown's downtown, which once underscored the community's economic difficulties, is a site of new business growth.

The Youngstown Business Incubator, located in the heart of the downtown, houses several start-up technology companies, which have received office space, furnishings, and access to utilities.

Some companies supported by the incubator have earned recognition, and a few are starting to outgrow their current space.

One such company – Turning Technologies – has been rated by Inc. Magazine as the fastest-growing privately held software company in the United States and 18th fastest-growing privately held company overall.

In an effort to keep such companies downtown, the incubator secured approval to demolish a row of vacant buildings nearby to clear space for expansion.

The project will be funded by a $ 2 million federal grant awarded in 2006.