August 30, 2021 | National Black Business Month Spotlight: The Four Way and L. May Creations | Left:: A server at The Four Way. Center: A loyal customer making a donation to The Four Way. Right: Community members play games at a recent Juneteenth event outside of L. May Creations. ...
August 30, 2021 | Chicago INVEST South/West Update: Chicago UrbanMain Seeks to Create Local Design Guidelines | A festival on the Chicago Ave. corridor in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago on August 7. Credit: Dionne Baux. The Chicago UrbanMain program has entered...
July 26, 2021 | 2022 Great American Main Street Award Applications are Now Open | Downtown Tupelo, Mississippi, a 2020 Great American Main Street Award Winner. Credit: Jenna Temkin Applications for the 2022 Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) are now open! The GAMSA program...
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 24, 2021 | Reflecting on the History, Legacy, and Future of Tulsa’s Black Wall Street | Left: Dozens of musicians took the stage during Legacy Fest. Center: Crowds gather to take in the festivities. Right: Grammy Award-winner P.J. Morton performs for a crowd. Photos courtesy of Dr....
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 11, 2021 | Community Spotlight: Celebrating Pride Month 2021 on Main Street | By: Abby Armato, Communications Coordinator, Main Street America | "Love Notes:" a pop-up public art installation celebrating Pride Month in Downtown SLO's Mission Plaza. Photo credit: Downtown SLO June...
June 9, 2021 | Main Spotlight: Five Takeaways on Supporting Entrepreneurship from Matthew Wagner, Ph.D. | By: Abby Armato, Communications Coordinator, Main Street America | Earlier this week, Matthew Wagner, Ph.D., Chief Program Officer at Main Street America, was featured on Breaking...
June 2, 2021 | Historic Real Estate Financing on Main Street: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities | What does the pandemic mean for navigating downtown real estate development deals? How can Main Street programs help position real estate projects for success? We chatted with Corey...
May 27, 2021 | Take the 2021 Main Street Trends Survey | Help us better understand, serve, and advocate for Main Street programs by taking the 2021 Main Street Trends Survey ! Survey results will inform our advocacy priorities, drive our 2021 programming efforts, and help us tell the...
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