we've learned at least 5 new businesses will soon be popping up in downtown albuquerque. cristina rodda has the inside scoop on what you can expect to see over the next few months. cristina. dennis gromeski executive director of fusion theater company-- is preparing to kick off a new era on first street in downtown albuquerque. s downtown growth dennis ar 14:33:38--14:33:48 to concentrate on the arts as economic development as it would be with bringing in a hotel bring in a computer company. the idea is to convert first street into a haven for artists-- a place where they can eat, work and call home. these are architectural designs put together by unm students. it's a transformation that is just a concept for now. s downtown growth dennis ar 14:37:44--14:37:53 "little by little things are kind of happening independently and the idea is to connect the dots and make a bigger picture.." gromki is preparing to expand his theater and hoping his building's mutli- million dollar transformation will spark a change. but there's more going on downtown than just making old buildings new. s downtown growth chris again 14:53:55-- 14:54:01 "we've got real estate real estate developers that are calling and looking for new properties so it feels as though investment has come back." chris goblet-- deputy director of albuquerque downtown action team-- says 5 new restaurants opeming up downtown in the next three to four months including a jazz oyster club, a hi end burger joint, italian hot dog stand and s downtown growth chris again 14:54:03--14:54:09 downtown is ready to capitalize on a lot of the opportunities with the economy coming back goblet says there are several other businesses moving to downtown-- that he is not able to identify yet. as for the fusion theater-- the plans for the expansion are nearly done-- the next step is securing the money.
