March 22, 2022 | Main Spotlight: Findings from the Winter 2022 Small Business Survey | By: Mike Powe, Ph.D., Director of Research at Main Street America, and Emi Morita, Research Analyst at Main Street America | Diners in Dahlonega, Georgia, enjoying their meal alfresco at one of the...
January 12, 2022 | 10 Predictions for 2022 | By: Matthew Wagner, Ph.D., Chief Program Officer, Main Street America | Making predictions is always a risky proposition. Given the accelerated nature of change brought on by COVID-19, understanding trends in real-time and forecasting the...
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...
September 9, 2021 | Pandemic Recovery Efforts in Georgia: Progress on the Georgia Main Street Innovation Grant Program | By Jenna Temkin, Manager of Marketing & Outreach, Main Street America Left: Grassroots Coffee in Thomasville, Georgia receives a grant through the Main Street program's...
September 9, 2021 | Main Spotlight: Beyond COVID - Workforce as the Next Big Challenge for Main Streets | By: Matthew Wagner, Ph.D., Chief Program Officer, Main Street America | In 1989, the New York Times ran their now-famous (for us Main Street old-timers) article entitled “When Wal-Mart...
August 25, 2021 | Main Spotlight: Intentional Placemaking and Open Streets Initiatives—How to Boost a Community During Uncertain Times | By: Jenny Sue Stubbs ( @mywetumpka ), Former Director of Main Street Wetumpka and Author of My Wetumpka | Inspired by a Helen Keller quote, the ...
August 4, 2021 | Main Street: A Place for a More Connected Economy in a World of Dispersion | By: Matthew Wagner, Ph.D., Chief Program Officer, Main Street America | Much of our economic attention over the last few years in the Main Street world has been focused on the “experiential”...
July 7, 2021 | Main Spotlight: Get Used to It – The Pivot is Not Going Away | By: Matthew Wagner, Ph.D., Chief Program Officer, Main Street America | The return to bricks-and-mortar shopping is on the rebound, with consumer exuberance pushing supply chains to near failure and...
June 15, 2021 | Main Spotlight: Creating a Community for Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Fremont, CA | By: Tina Kapoor, Economic Development Manager, City of Fremont | Photo credit: Fremont Economic Development The COVID-19 pandemic caused layoffs and closures for businesses nationwide,...
June 14, 2021 | For an Inclusive Recovery, We Need Support for Small Business and the Groups that Help Them | By: Michelle Harati, Policy Officer, Local Initiatives Support Corporation This blog was originally published by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) as a part of their ...
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