The Dos and Don’ts for Making Development Happen in Your Main Street
Every community wants to experience re-investment, growth, and progress, but it takes a lot more than a catchy tagline, staged real estate photos, and relentless optimism to actually deliver a successful project.
Learn from Justin Pregont, owner of Pomeroy Development in Kansas, the Dos and Don’ts behind Main Street development. Justin’s developer perspective and city management background will guide the conversation on:
- What makes projects so difficult to deliver;
- Where can we find a “developer”;
- Are incentives necessary;
- What steps can communities take to attract investment; and
- What steps can communities take to attract investment?
At the end of this workshop, you will have an insider’s perspective on real estate development opportunities and how to grow your own developer talent locally with people who already care about your community.
Speaker: Justin Pregont
Bio: Justin Pregont is the owner/operator of Pomeroy Development; a company focused on delivering adaptive reuse and historic preservation projects in rural downtown districts throughout Kansas. Justin has fifteen years of experience in local government administration, capital project management, and community/economic development as well as ten years of experience with historic real estate development projects. Justin has developed more than $35 million of adaptive reuse and historic preservation projects throughout rural Kansas, including 110 downtown apartments all in Designated Main Street Communities.
Registration:
$150 for per person (includes lunch) for Missouri Main Street investors and $250 for non-investors.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations for workshop registration must be submitted in writing through the Cancellation form on www.momainstreet.org. Cancellations received before September 1, 2026, at 11:59 pm, will receive a 50-percent refund. Cancellations received after September 1, 2026, at 11:59 pm, 2026, will not receive a refund. A $35 administrative fee will be applied to refunds or cancellations.
This workshop is brought to you by:
The quarterly workshop training is a private and public partnership with the Department of Economic Development, Main Street America, USDA Rural Development, and MMSC.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.