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The mission for a "vibrant, alive downtown"

Downtown Jasper is one step closer to becoming a designated Main Street Alabama city. The program, which serves to revitalize downtown communities in Alabama, could bring a visionary approach for the area — but there is a process.

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Seven communities in the southwest region of the state join Main Street Alabama

A campaign to turn downtowns into the economic engines they once were has reached another 7 locales in southwest Alabama. The communities of Atmore, Brewton, Butler, Evergreen, Grove Hill, Jackson and Thomasville recently joined the community revitalization program Main Street Alabama.

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Main Street Alabama Launches Regional Approach to Downtown Redevelopment in Coastal Gateway Region

Main Street Alabama Launches Regional Approach to Downtown Redevelopment in Coastal Gateway Region Birmingham - Main Street Alabama and the Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Alliance have announced a new partnership with a regional spin utilizing the nationally known Main Street 4-Point Approach®.

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Main Street Alabama kicks off full market study to boost business in downtown Decatur

Main Street Alabama kicked off an intensive study of Decatur this month as it works to help the city become a "Designated Main Street" community. The organization, which tapped Decatur, Oxford and Monroeville last summer for its community and economic development program, hosted an organizational meeting with the Decatur Downtown Redevelopment Authority and Downtown Professionals Network in Franklin, Tenn.

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Research finds Selma full of strengths

Main Street Alabama, a nonprofit organization that strategizes how to revitalize cities, held a strategy workshop last week to present its findings to the community.

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