Registration Is Open!
Missouri's Premier Downtown
Revitalization Conference
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Missouri's Premier Revitalization Conference will feature three days of virtual activities including 14 breakout sessions and two keynote addresses as well as special lunch and happy hour sessions.
Join us at Missouri’s Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference to Celebrate New Beginnings! During the past year of uncertainty and unrest, more than ever we understand the significance of celebrating the places we love. While we are mindful of the hardships so many have endured, we have learned to adapt and grow through this pandemic.
Join us as we all Celebrate New Beginnings! We more fully understand the necessity of community preservation, while celebrating the very places we live, work, and play, as we unite the people in our communities and districts. More details coming soon!
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Missouri Main Street Connection is proud to announce the award of $552,733 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to assist Missouri communities in responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. This grant will help Main Street programs provide the business ecosystem for businesses to thrive and business owners with assistance in growing business directly.
MMSC has presented an application workshop for communities to apply for grant services. The services available range from community and business marketing plans, business retention plans, website development, business evaluation, advertising tactics, and e-commerce platforms. The communities that receive these services must have attended the application workshop and must be a current Main Street program in good standing with MMSC.
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Missouri Main Street
Bicentennial Passport
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Missouri Main Street Connection is excited to present the Missouri Main Street Bicentennial Passport to help you explore the great state of Missouri in 2021. Communities across the state are joining in the celebration! These celebrations signify the strength and vitality of both community and statewide pride.
The Missouri Bicentennial is a time to celebrate the rich heritage and culture of this great state and explore Missouri’s historic districts and downtowns. We encourage you to post photos and videos on social media of your Missouri Bicentennial adventures with #Missouri2021. Select photos will be featured on Missouri Main Street Connection’s website, social media, and other promotional materials.
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Bicentennial Passport Sponsor:
The Bank Of Missouri
The Bank of Missouri Offers 130 Years of Strength, Helps You ‘Live Well, Bank Well’
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A great way to live well, is to bank well. A strong banking partner can set the stage to help you meet your financial goals and live the way you want. The Bank of Missouri is that trusted advisor with 130 years of experience. The Bank has thrived despite major world events such as the Great Depression and two World Wars. Together, with our friends and neighbors, we thrive no matter the challenges before us.
The Bank of Missouri offers solutions for nearly any way a person prefers to bank. With $2.5 billion in assets, The Bank is big enough to accommodate any financial need, yet small enough to give every customer the personal treatment they deserve. Bank with The Bank of Missouri on your time with mobile and online banking, ATMs, ITMs, in-person or in the drive-up.
The Bank of Missouri has received a 5-Star Rating from BauerFinancial, Inc., an independent bank rating company, and received this rating consistently since 2011. Learn how you can Live Well, Bank Well at BANKOFMISSOURI.COM.
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Jewell Cemetery Workshop & Work Day
May 5, 2021 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM
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The day will start with a workshop at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, teaching about cemeteries, and historic preservation followed by lunch and hands-on cleaning efforts at the cemetery. Wear work clothes and bring gloves. We will adjourn to the hands on portion at 1pm at Jewell Cemetery. Space is limited. Further details after sign-up. |
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Community Empowerment Grant
Workshop Opportunity
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May 5, 2021 | 10:00AM - 1:00PM |
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What could a 60/40 matching grant do for your historic commercial district? Any Missouri community interested in assistance to establish a Main Street organization or downtown revitalization program should attend this workshop. Only 7 grant awards will be available in 2021. Don't let this opportunity pass you by. All potential applicants must attend one Community Empowerment Grant Workshop. The grant workshop will explain the Main Street philosophy of revitalization and demonstrate the grant application criteria, materials, and process.
This workshop is FREE, but RSVP is required. All materials will be emailed to attendees prior to the webinar beginning. You are able to view on a tablet, computer, smartphone, or dial in on your phone to listen to the conversation if your internet access is limited.
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Community Empowerment
Grant Spotlight on Trenton, MO
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The Community Empowerment Grant program sparked downtown revitalization efforts in Trenton. Through education and support from the program, their community created an exciting vision for the district. Executive Director Megan Taul said, "our organization has grown stronger by applying the Main Street Approach™ through historic preservation efforts, promotional planning, and entrepreneurial encouragement. The value of this approach gave us structure for development and an increase in community involvement, bringing sustainable life and joy to our downtown. We would highly recommend these services to other communities as we have gained so much from this experience through tools, resources, inspiration, and many networking opportunities! We are looking forward to the future of Downtown Trenton and MMSC!" Board President Jackie Soptic noted, "this program helped organize our Board and provide a necessary structure to achieve success. I would strong recommend this program to any downtown organization whether they are in their infancy or well established."
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Missouri Main Street Connection is happy to announce a new online training series to teach the Main Street Approach™ to new board members, volunteers, staff, and city officials. The online training is free of charge for any community in Missouri. The Main Street 101 online training series was developed to fill the gap created by the cancellation of the National and Missouri Main Street conferences in 2020. The knowledge base of a Main Street program and its volunteers must include the principles of the comprehensive Main Street Approach™ to ensure a solid foundation. We encourage Main Street programs to use this online tool for volunteer development, committee training, and leadership development.
This training series will be required for all new board members and new executive directors in 2021. The requirement also includes the completion and passing grade from a 50-question exam to receive a certificate of completion as part of the annual program assessment process. All Missouri Main Street programs under a contract/agreement with Missouri Main Street Connection will fall under this requirement and there is a fee for the certificate of completion portion.
The online training series provides flexibility for those going through the training. It will be available 24-hours a day, seven days a week and can be taken at the individuals’ pace. Each module of the four points is approximately 40-45 minutes long. There is also a module on the Main Street transformation strategy development process. The training series includes various resources or guides to help a Main Street program with further committee development.
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This project has been funded in part by a grant from the Kemper Fund for Kansas and Missouri of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, USDA Rural Development, and Karen Bode Baxter. |
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MMSC Welcomes Missouri's
Newest Executive Director
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Jackie Pearson is the Executive Director of the new Campbell Main Street Program. She has experience in city government and historic development. Jackie is excited to promote Campbell’s growth.
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Preservation Month Is Just Around The Corner |
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Welcome to spring and with it, hopefully spring temperatures!
The Historic Preservation Committee is excited to bring a lot of resources to our communities, including the one-pager on painting your building and additional one-pager documents in the future. The committee is really dedicated to bringing tangible resources to your community, so be on the lookout in the future for more of these types of resources. Also, the committee has a really exciting announcement at the Missouri Main Street Conference July 28-30, so be on the lookout for that.
Have you begun preparations for Preservation Month in May? This important time of the year is a big opportunity to celebrate your historic downtown, the unique-to-you part of your community. You can celebrate this in a myriad of ways, ranging from an architectural scavenger hunt to walking tours. As long as you celebrate your community’s history, that’s what’s important! How will you celebrate?
Now is the time to check on those downtown buildings to make sure they withstood the freezing and thawing of the winter. Look for popped out brick, paint that has weathered off and more.
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Downtown Dutchtown in St. Louis
Completes Resiliency Grant Project
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Missouri Main Street Connection Inc. (MMSC) in partnership with AARP Missouri, is excited to announce the final completed projects from the AARP Community Resiliency Project. AARP Missouri invested in projects that inspire change and improve communities for all ages. Downtown Dutchtown was awarded $5,000 to make their resiliency project a reality. It is important for communities to activate spaces in new ways to meet the changing business climate as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This grant was specifically designed to be implemented for the betterment of a downtown area by including community input and implementation while celebrating and encouraging inclusivity.
Downtown Dutchtown’s project was to transform the Neighborhood Innovation Center parking lot into a multi-functional outdoor event space for families and businesses. This project included 150 volunteer hours and had additional donations by local vendors. The multi-functional transformation consisted of colorful sun sail shades throughout that are easy to take down and put up, an outdoor even zone for hosting movie nights and support social distancing, an outdoor market zone that would be easy for merchants to setup and breakdown, and a communication information zone.
This new space is capable for supporting the needs of multigenerational families and neighborhood businesses. Downtown Dutchtown did not previously have a space that was capable of this. All Downtown Dutchtown’s businesses, non-profit organizations, and families can utilize and participate in the new outdoor event and market spaces.
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We want to thank these partners for their investment in Missouri Main Street for the months of March & April |
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Bridgette Kelch
Canton Main Street Association, Inc.
Celebrate Differences
City of Perryville
Clinton Main Street
Concordia Main Street
Downtown Odessa, Inc.
Eric Mason
Florissant Old Town Partners, Inc.
Glasgow Main Street Association
Historic River District
Independence Square Association
Knob Noster Revitalization Commission
Main Street Holden, Inc.
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You are invited to make a difference with your Heritage Circle donation where you can be sure that your donation will have a lasting impact. Your donation supports communities across Missouri and celebrates the importance of community culture and the value of local history while embracing 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 MMSC today by clicking on one of the buttons below. You will receive a lapel pin designed exclusively for Heritage Circle members indicating your support for Missouri communities.
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We Want To Thank The Following Heritage Circle Donors
Margaret Waterman
Richard Fleming
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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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Missouri Main Street Connection | 417-334-3014 | info@momainstreet.org | momainstreet.org |
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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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