Missouri Main Street Connection does not recommend a Main Street run by the city. In our experience the Main Street model works best when run as a nonprofit which allows for more community buy-in, ability to apply for grants, and more. However, it is possible […]
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Missouri Main Street Connection offers matching service grants which walk local stakeholders through creating a Main Street program. If you are interested contact Ben White.
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Downtown preservation specialists including, but not limited to: architectural and engineering firms, construction companies, landscape designers, urban planners, financial consultants, street furnishing manufacturers, and building tradesman specializing in historic restoration and rehabilitation can reach out to Ben White. Ben and the Historic Preservation committee will
Missouri’s downtowns are the most visible indicator of a community’s pride as it is the area that best showcases the community’s unique identity through its history and culture. Downtown is either an asset or a liability in the effort to recruit new residents, new businesses
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Any individual, business, corporation, or community in Missouri can be a part of the Main Street movement in Missouri as an investor of Missouri Main Street Connection. Learn more about what it means to be an investor on our Invest page.
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The Main Street Approach™ was developed the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Since 1980, the National Trust for Historic Preservation through the National Main Street Center (also known as Main Street America) has been teaching downtown revitalization principles that developed through a pilot program they
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Missouri Main Street Connection (MMSC) is the leading statewide nonprofit organization devoted to preservation-based economic development. Our staff helps communities throughout the state revitalize their commercial business districts’ economy, appearance, and perception within the context of historic preservation. The National Trust for Historic Preservation and
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Missouri Main Street Connection helps communities at any point in their journey towards improving their historic district. From starting to organize a collective group of supporters to developing skills necessary to carry out downtown revitalization; we serve as a source for the latest information, tools
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Any Missouri community that has a traditional downtown district can form a local Main Street program through our matching service grant or on their own. This local Main Street program then can sign a program agreement with MMSC. Communities that have a program agreement with
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Main Street is a program for downtown commercial revitalization, not a requirement. Communities with a traditional historic downtown district can become Main Streets, regardless of what the communities street names may be.
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MMSC is a nonprofit 501c3 corporation, primarily funded by private contributors, and in part by fees for its educational services. Some of the professional service costs are funded by the State of Missouri government through the Department of Economic Development.
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Missouri Main Street Connection partners with other entities to award grants yearly. These grants are available to communities with program agreements with MMSC and any additional requirements per the specific grant. Check out current grants on our Programs and Training page.
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Main Street is a grassroots initiative funded in part by individuals in the community, business sponsors, corporate contributions, local fundraising projects, grants and municipal government. Each local Main Street Program is responsible for securing its own funding, which should come from diverse sources and show
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No. Chambers of Commerce are designed to promote business and benefit their members. Main Street programs are planned and implemented with community participation and with the goal of benefiting everyone in the community.
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A full-time Executive Director is desirable, but most new programs can afford only a part-time director or volunteer. The goal for new programs is to develop a working Board of Directors that operates efficiently and carries out effective planning and program implementation while building the
Technically yes. There is no longer a trademark registration for the term “Main Street” held by the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s (NTHP) National Main Street Center for revitalization organizations. Though, there are sublicensed materials, including logos and website copy that are provided by NTHP,
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Revitalization is an ongoing process, not a project with a completion date. The principles of the Main Street Approach™ lend to local Main Street programs becoming sustainable organizations that are comprehensive, action-oriented, and work incrementally. Downtown needs continual support because economic conditions change and the
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MMSC’s role is to provide advice and technical assistance grounded in the latest information, tools, and techniques. Our staff does not determine local policy. We can, and often do, provide guidance on how a Main Street’s nonprofit board should conduct business. Upholding business in an
Gayla Roten State Director Missouri Main Street Connection PO Box 1066, Branson, MO 65615-1066 (417) 334-3014 info@momainstreet.org
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Office Address: 3044 Shepherd Of The Hills Expressway, Suite 214 • Branson, MO 65616
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Missouri Main Street Connection
Office Address:
3044 Shepherd Of The Hills Expressway, Suite 214 • Branson, MO 65616
Mailing Address: PO Box 1066 • Branson, MO 65615-1066
Phone: 417-334-3014
Missouri Main Street Connection
Office Address:
3044 Shepherd Of The Hills Expressway
Suite 214 • Branson, MO 65616
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1066 • Branson, MO 65615-1066
Phone: 417-334-3014
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