Small Business Saturday Community Highlight | |
Downtown Excelsior Partnership | |
Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization | |
Independence Square Association | |
Love the Harrisonville Square | |
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Amanda Johnson
Clinton Main Street
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Amanda Johnson is the new Executive Director of Clinton Main Street. She understands how to support small business owners from years of starting and running small businesses beginning at the early age of 22 though her 30’s. Amanda also is experience in how a non-profit operates through previously helping a start-up nonprofit organization. She also has a degree in Interior Design which she sees as being useful when it comes to the historic preservation side of Main Street. In her free time, Amanda enjoys decorating her home, hosting dinner parties, and wreath making.
Amanda shared “I am most excited about the opportunity to strengthen Clinton Main Street’s relationship with our Main Street members, as well as the city. Also, I am excited to create new events and help our current events become more successful.”
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Cheyenne Graff is a native of Brookfield graduating from Brookfield R-3 before moving away traveling to multiple states for work. He has now returned with his family to start a new chapter in their lives as the new Executive Director of Main Street Brookfield. In his free time, he and his family enjoy spending their days working in the garden, building science experiments, and meeting new people while volunteering for projects around town.
Cheyenne shared, “My vision is to bring new businesses and attract more people to downtown, create an environment that helps existing businesses to be more successful, and work with building owners to preserve the historic buildings. Wouldn't it be wonderful to see our historic buildings preserved and filled with thriving businesses?”
Cheyenne is eager to see such positive plans come together as Main Street Brookfield shares their visions and passions while building strong partnerships to show the best of Brookfield, MO.
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Downtown Strong Grant November Update: Warrensburg Main Street Master Plan - More Than a Farmers' Market | Read the newest update on the Downtown Strong Grant that Missouri Main Street Connection partnered with the U.S. Economic Development Administration to provide technical assistance to Missouri communities. | | |
Marketing Heritage and Cultural Tourism Grant Community Highlight: Historic Downtown Liberty Inc | Read the newest update on the Marketing Heritage and Cultural Tourism grant that Missouri Main Street Connection partnered with the Missouri Humanities Council to strengthen heritage and cultural tourism in rural Missouri. | | |
St. Louis Main Streets Pilot Program Update November 2022 |
Read the newest update on the St. Louis Main Streets pilot program that Dutchtown, Laclede's Landing, and Delmar districts are participating in with Missouri Main Street Connection. | | |
Preparing for Preservation Month: Why Advocacy and Awareness Matter | Read our new blog about preparing for preservation month. 2023 is coming quickly and May will be here before we know it. Read why it is important to participate in Preservation Month and see examples from Main Streets across Missouri. | | |
Community Empowerment Grant 4th Quarter Community Spotlight: Main Street Brookfield |
Read the newest update on the Community Empowerment Grant program where Brookfield received their final specialized service by consultants brought in by Missouri Main Street Connection. | | | | |
Main Street Upcoming Events | |
2023 Community Empowerment Grant Workshop | |
If your town has started a downtown revitalization program or is thinking about doing so, this grant opportunity may jump-start your plan. Missouri Main Street Connection (MMSC) offers a 60/40 matching grant that provides revitalization training and services from MMSC over two years. The workshop explains the Main Street Approach™ of revitalization and covers all details of the application process.
The first workshop in 2023 will be on February 1st.
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Save the Date!
The first Mornings on Main in 2023 will be hosted on February 1, 2023.
More details to come. Be on the lookout for more information and an RSVP link.
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Spring Quarterly Workshop | |
Save the Date!
Promoting Your Downtown As a Destination!
Missouri Main Street Connection is heading to Lebanon, Missouri on February 23, 2023.
You can also make your room reservation now in our Room Block until February 1st at the Holiday Inn Express on 1955 W. Elm Street, Lebanon, MO 65536. Call 417-532-1111 and tell them you are with MMSC to get a Double Queen or King for $124 plus tax.
More details to come!
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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 November! | |
Brandon Mitcheltree - Warrensburg Main Street | |
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. | |
Neighborhood Assistance Program | |
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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 for your support in preserving your community.
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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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City of Smithville
OATS, Inc.
Main Street Chillicothe
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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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