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The 2023 Main Street Now Conference is coming to Boston, Mass., March 27-29. Whether you come from an urban business district, small rural downtown, or somewhere in between, Main Street Now offers time-tested solutions and new techniques to help your community thrive.  

Join fellow commercial district revitalization leaders from across the country for three days of education sessions, mobile workshops, and opportunities to explore the host city and its 20 Main Street neighborhoods. 

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Main Streets in Action
A new set of videos from Main Street America shows the power of Main Street’s potential: to revive local economies, bring communities together, and forge the future for cities and towns across the country.

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Main Street Blog

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Main Street Now Conference

The Main Street Now Conference is a one-of-a-kind event, providing attendees with an opportunity to convene and learn about the innovative methods and practices that make the Main Street Approach® one of the most powerful economic development tools in the nation. Join us March 27-29 in Boston!

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Main Street America Institute

The Main Street America Institute (MSAI) is our targeted professional development training program aimed to equip downtown and commercial district leaders with the tools they need to lead results-oriented and preservation-based community revitalization organizations.

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Main Street is a Movement

Main Street America has been helping to revitalize older and historic commercial districts for 40 years. Made up of small towns, mid-sized communities, and urban commercial districts, Main Street America represents the broad diversity that makes this country so unique.


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Field Services

Main Street America’s field services team provides community organizations, municipalities, and states with cutting-edge training on all aspects of commercial district revitalization.

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Community Spotlight

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GREAT AMERICAN MAIN STREET

Biddeford, Maine


Heart of Biddeford is celebrated for creating a vibrant small business environment downtown and their steadfast commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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GREAT AMERICAN MAIN STREET

Hammond, Louisiana


Hammond Downtown Development District's significant historic preservation efforts and dedication to inclusive, people-centered placemaking is exemplary.

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GREAT AMERICAN MAIN STREET

Laramie, Wyoming


Laramie Main Street Alliance is lauded for driving local economic development and historic preservation through effective grassroots community building.

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Since 1980

$95.33

Billion Reinvested

314431

Buildings Rehabilitated

717723

Jobs Created

161036

Businesses Started

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