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Main Street Alabama selected for pilot program by The National Main Street Center and Project for Public Spaces

Chicago - The National Main Street Center, Inc. (NMSC) and Project for Public Spaces (PPS) are launching Cultivating Place in Main Street Communities, a series of intensive trainings designed to strengthen and expand Main Street’s capacity for implementing Placemaking strategies and public space improvements.

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Project for Public Spaces and the National Main Street Center, Inc. Bring New Placemaking Trainings to Five Pilot States

Project for Public Spaces (PPS) and the National Main Street Center, Inc. (NMSC) are launching Cultivating Place in Main Street Communities, a series of intensive trainings designed to strengthen and expand Main Street’s capacity for implementing placemaking strategies and public space improvements.

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Black joins Main Street Alabama staff as Field Services Specialist

Birmingham- Main Street Alabama is pleased to announce Patricia “Trisha” Black as the new Field Services Specialist. Trisha will bring seven years of Main Street experience as the Spirit of Athens Executive Director to twenty-four Main Street Alabama Downtown Network Communities. These communities have each elected to begin a downtown revitalization program and are in the beginning phase of the process. Main Street communities follow the Four Point Approach®, a national model with a 35 year proven record. The approach focuses on Organization, Design, Promotion and Economic Vitality simultaneously to revitalize historic commercial districts.

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Main Street Alabama's Mary Helmer speaks on rural placemaking at the White House

Main Street Alabama was honored to participate at the White House Convening on Rural Placemaking on November 17th.

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Downtown- THE next development opportunity

Alabama is fortunate, indeed. Corporate leaders such as Google, Remington, Airbus and countless more are choosing to locate in our state creating jobs and supporting communities.

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