April 13, 2023 | Main Street America Celebrates National Community Development Week | By: Kelly Humrichouser, Director of Government Relations at Main Street America | National Community Development (CD) week is an opportunity to share the success of projects that utilize...
March 9, 2023 | Two Years of ARPA on Main Street | By: Kelly Humrichouser, Director of Government Relations at Main Street America | In March of 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into law. This package, aimed to provide immediate relief to communities,...
January 13, 2023 | Omnibus Includes Funding, Disaster Relief and ARPA Rules | By: Kelly Humrichouser, Director of Government Relations | Over the holidays, Capitol Hill was still at work, closing the books on the FY23 omnibus budget bill, which was signed by President Biden on...
November 30, 2022 | Making the Pitch: Relationship-Building for Government Advocacy | By: Kelly Humrichouser, Director of Government Relations at Main Street America | Did you hear? There was just a big election, and many new lawmakers and other elected officials are taking on new roles,...
April 12, 2022 | Main Spotlight: The Revitalizing Small and Local Businesses Act | By: Kelly Humrichouser, Director of Government Relations at Main Street America | In this moment of recovery and opportunity, the work of Main Street and business district organizations is essential to...
February 2, 2022 | Main Spotlight: What Does Treasury's Final Rule Mean for Main Streets? | By: Kelly Humrichouser, Director of Government Relations at Main Street America | Since the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in March and the subsequent release of the Interim Final...
September 21, 2021 | Main Spotlight: Funding Main Street Recovery through American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Dollars | By: Kelly Humrichouser, Director of Government Relations, Main Street America | Aerial shot of Downtown San Marcos. Photo courtesy of San Marcos Main Street. Photo...
June 24, 2021 | UrbanMain Communities Commemorate Juneteenth: Events from Around the Network | Above left: A dance class at the Juneteenth Family Festival and Black Business Crawl in Morgan Park/ Beverly Hills in Chicago. Photo credit: Beverly Review. Above right: Nakeisha Turner,...
January 25, 2021 | Coping with the COVID Crisis in the Midst of the Holiday Rush: Nine Takeaways from Our December Surveys of Small Business Owners and Main Street Programs | By: Michael Powe, Ph.D., Director of Research, NMSC | Photo credit: Cindy Shebley In early December, as the...
December 22, 2020 | Congress Throws Lifeline to Small Businesses, But Fight for Main Streets Continues into New Year | By: Patrice Frey, President & CEO, NMSC | Dear Main Street America Network, Last night both houses of Congress passed the Coronavirus Response And Relief...
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