After five decades of renting, 52-year-old Heartbeat buys own building

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Heartbeat of Monroe, a pregnancy resource center, has purchased a new building after 52 years of renting.

The organization will operate from a temporary, smaller location on Rambow Drive until the new building is ready in the spring.

Heartbeat of Monroe just purchased its own building.

"After 52 years of renting, we finally will own our own building," said Margaret Horvath, executive director. "We purchased the building at 1120 W. Front St. (in Monroe). It's slightly bigger than this (current) space. Edward Jones is at the end of the building. We will have the rest. Edward Jones will be our tenant. (Because of contruction), we won't be able to move until spring."

Heartbeat is a "Christ-centered, life-affirming, non-profit pregnancy care and resource center," accor