Missouri's Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference |
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Missouri's Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference
Kansas City, MO | August 3-5, 2022
Join us at Missouri’s Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference. Places Reimagined will transform the way we think, engage, and invest in place. Places Reimagined will inspire local leaders and stakeholders to evaluate the role of place in today’s economy while creating and engaging people-centered communities.
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Places Reimagined Feature: Events Worth Attending - Part 2 |
This year’s Missouri’s Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference is taking place in Kansas City, Missouri! At conference you will find new ideas for making places meaningful and working with your community to become a place that everyone can call home. You will also attend amazing events to inspire you and recognize communities across Missouri for the revitalization they have accomplished. |
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New Main Street Director! |
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Tomie Walker is the new Executive Director of Main Street Chillicothe. Tomie is excited about being a part of an incredible team of leaders and volunteers in Chillicothe. She brings new experiences and a fresh outlook to an already established and successful Main Street. |
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Main Street Now - Together Again |
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Missouri Main Street Connection is proud to have had so many Missourians attend the Main Street Now Con.
We hope everyone who attended took things away from the sessions and other Main Streeters they met to innovate in their districts!
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Downtown Strong Grant May Update |
The Downtown Strong: Building Resilient Economies grant is a grant provided by the U.S. Economic Development Administration through Missouri Main Street Connection (MMSC) that continues to impact Missouri communities. One of the recipients, Clinton Main Street, recently received their final deliverables. Clinton Main Street was awarded the Downtown Strong grant in 2021, which included two services that their Executive Director and Board of Directors identified as opportunities for the organization to enhance their capacity to serve their district and its business owners. |
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Inspiring Community Transformation Through Innovative Projects |
The Main Street Now and Missouri’s Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference are two yearly opportunities for downtown communities to get inspired and connect with other communities.
Housing development has been a feature at both national and state conferences. This topic captivated and inspired a Downtown Washington Inc. board member to bring new ideas and plans back to his community.
If you haven't already watched our previous 1 Billion highlights, check out those videos on our YouTube page. Click the button below.
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The strength and capacity of a Main Street organization to cultivate success in their downtown rests on its volunteers from the board of directors to committees to event volunteers. These volunteers are the lifeblood of Main Street. Having a strong and diverse volunteer base creates the perfect recipe for creative ideas to solve complex preservation problems. A variety of people with the skills, experience, character, and connections lends strength to the organization.
Read about the great volunteer from Clinton!
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2022 Second Quarter Maintenance Reminder |
Is the weather finally getting warmer!? With the warmth and change in season, now is the time for building owners to address potential needs that may have come up from the cold temperatures and the natural freeze and thaw cycle of winter. This is also the time to check for plants and weeds that may be growing near the foundation of a building that can cause major damage. Be intentional as these small maintenance measures can prevent future building problems. |
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Need to jumpstart your American Rescue Plan (ARPA) efforts? |
The federal government has set aside an unprecedented amount of dollars for recovery and economic development activities for cities, towns, and counties across the country. Downtown improvements are one of the best investments of your city’s ARPA funds. Main Street organizations in Missouri are fortunate to have a state-wide organization to assist in revitalization efforts to pull resources and tools to invest in their downtown. Missouri Main Street Connection offers two service grants for Main Street programs: People Energizing Places and Strategic Teams Empowering People grants. These two grants leverage expertise in downtown economic development by bringing tools, resources, and services to the Main Street program to develop strategies to impact downtown development. These services could be provided in a variety of categories such as developing an entrepreneurial cultivation program, creating a downtown investment or recruitment guide, a thorough evaluation of current demographic, retail, and psychographic data, or inventorying upper floors to determining strategies to develop upper floor housing.
These are matching service grants, offering the opportunity to leverage your money to get a larger return.
For more information on these and other programs, check out our website.
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Main Street Opportunities |
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Main Street Resource Library |
Ensure you are a Missouri Main Street investor to gain access to our Main Street Resource Library that hosts documents covering all areas of the Main Street Approach™.
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Main Street 101 is a free online training series that provides flexible training on the Main Street Approach™ for new board members, volunteers, staff, and city officials. This tool includes 40-45 minute long modules that can be used for volunteer development, committee training, and leadership development. The training series includes various resources and guides to help a Main Street program with further committee development. |
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Congratulations To Those Certified In May! |
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Maxine Clark - Delmar Main Street
Brandon Sterling - Delmar Main Street
Kevin Bryant - Delmar Main Street
Tonnie Smith - Delmar Main Street
Carlton Mitchell - Delmar Main Street
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Jillian Johnson - Historic River District
Cynthia Olmstead - Downtown Joplin Alliance
Kyle Elliott - Fayette Main Street
Iliana Lohraff - Warrensburg Main Street
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This project has been funded in part by a grant from the Kemper Fund for Kansas and Missouri, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, USDA Rural Development, and Karen Bode Baxter. |
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Missouri Main Street Connection
is dedicated to creating and preserving
memories made by generations in our
historic downtowns.
You are invited to support Heritage Circle through a monetary donation. Your donation will have a lasting impact in the creation of memories in your community and many others. Your donation supports communities across Missouri and celebrates the importance of community culture, the value of local history, and embraces traditions that make each community irreplaceable.
Your donation can be made monthly or annually in whatever amount you choose. Please choose the frequency of your donation to Missouri Main Street Connection today by clicking on one of the buttons below.
As a gift of appreciation, you may receive an exclusively designed lapel pin, handmade ceramic mug, or other gifts that show our gratitude and your support in preserving your community.
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Select Frequency Of Donation |
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YOUR DONATION IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Missouri Main Street Connection is a statewide, 501c3, not-for-profit organization and is the leading statewide nonprofit organization devoted to preservation-based economic development. Through the Main Street America® movement and our partners, we empower community revitalization by celebrating, supporting, and sustaining Missouri historic commercial districts in both rural and urban settings. |
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Thank you to our April & May Investors: |
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Washington County Chamber
Maryville Downtown Improvement
Downtown Marceline
City of Grain Valley
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Missouri Main Street Connection is a statewide, 501c3, not-for-profit organization committed to fostering renewed vitality and sustainability in historic commercial districts across the state of Missouri.
Missouri Main Street Connection is an equal opportunity organization.
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