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Main Street Tips Over $4 Billion in Investments for North Carolina Communities
PROGRAM REPORTS 1,829 NEW JOBS, 381 NEW BUSINESSES AND $453,839,965 IN INVESTMENTS IN FY 2020-21 Aug 23, 2021 Raleigh, N.C. Today, the...
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Aug 16, 2021
Downtown Investments Keep Main Streets Alive
WILSON, N.C. — When Shawna Moses moved to Wilson over a decade ago, the downtown of Wilson looked very different. “When we first moved...
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Jul 19, 2021
NC Welcome Center Partnership Yields Exposure for NC Main to Main Trail
The NC Main to Main Trail gains exposure in the state's 9 NC Welcome Centers. Through a partnership, posters are now prominently...
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Jun 11, 2021
Breaking Down Barriers: Matt Wagner: Chief Program Officer, Main Street America
Host David Ponraj is joined by Matt Wagner, Chief Program Officer at Main Street America, a network of more than 1,200 neighborhoods and...
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Jun 11, 2021
NORTH CAROLINA MAIN STREET COMMUNITIES ACHIEVE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FOR 2021
The North Carolina Main Street & Rural Planning Center at the North Carolina Department of Commerce has announced that 52 North Carolina...
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Mar 29, 2021
Promoting Vacant Building Redevelopment:
Elizabeth City and Tarboro: Creating a model to peak redevelopment interest We want to thank Jack Cassidy with the NC League of...
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Mar 19, 2021
Richard & Joyce Lambert - Albemarle
WATCH THE VIDEO Stanly County natives Richard and Joyce Lambert returned to Albemarle in 2005 to spend their retirement. Instead of...
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Mar 19, 2021
Ron Foulk - Belmont
WATCH THE VIDEO Ron Foulk from Belmont is the personification of a Main Street Champion. Few realize the quiet work Ron does every day to...
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Mar 19, 2021
Casey & Emily Lewis - Burlington
WATCH THE VIDEO For Casey and Emily Lewis, doing means a lot more than saying. They are “doers” in every sense of the word and have...
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Mar 19, 2021
Kay Raynor - Clinton
WATCH THE VIDEO This year, Clinton recognizes Kay Raynor, President of the Sampson County History Museum and member of the Clinton Main...
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Mar 19, 2021
Chris Abney - Concord
WATCH THE VIDEO The Concord Downtown Development Corporation staff is proud to recognize one of the best citizens their community has to...
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Mar 19, 2021
Julie Stanton - Eden
WATCH THE VIDEO Historic Downtown Eden has experienced significant growth in the last two years thanks to community and business efforts....
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Mar 19, 2021
Kim & Annette Ringeisen - Edenton
WATCH THE VIDEO Edenton became a little bit cooler when Kim and Annette Ringeisen moved to town, bringing both their businesses and their...
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Mar 19, 2021
Paul Robinson - Elizabeth City
WATCH THE VIDEO Paul Robinson has had, and continues to have, a powerful impact on the revitalization of downtown Elizabeth City. At a...
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Mar 19, 2021
Wake Forest Garden Club - Wake Forest
WATCH THE VIDEO Wake Forest Downtown, Inc., is proud to recognize the Wake Forest Garden Club as a Main Street Champion. This club has...
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Mar 19, 2021
Cindy Sutton - Statesville
WATCH THE VIDEO It’s not just because she and her husband own a business in the heart of Downtown Statesville. It’s not just because she...
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Mar 19, 2021
Florence Grant - Spruce Pine
WATCH THE VIDEO Florence “Flo” Grant fell in love with the mountains while attending Penland School of Craft in 1998. Twenty years later,...
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Mar 19, 2021
David Teddy - Shelby
WATCH THE VIDEO Local lawyer David Teddy is a staunch supporter of the Uptown Shelby Association and Uptown businesses. In late March...
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Mar 19, 2021
Garland Clark - Rocky Mount
WATCH THE VIDEO After being employed for more than 30 years by the City of Rocky Mount, Garland Clark retired in June 2020 as a Gas...
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Mar 19, 2021
Jeff Garstka & Missy Matthews - Reidsville
WATCH THE VIDEO Economic Development Director, Jeff Garstka, and former Main Street Manager, Missy Matthews, are the City of Reidsville’s...
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Mar 19, 2021
David & Shernita Powell - Oxford
WATCH THE VIDEO The dynamic duo of David and Shernita Dixon Powell spent 20 years in public service as Raleigh Police officers and...
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Mar 19, 2021
Doug & Denise Morris - North Wilkesboro
WATCH THE VIDEO Doug and Denise Morris are champions to North Wilkesboro and Wilkes County. They invested more than money into the...
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Mar 19, 2021
Ted Ashby - Mounty Airy
WATCH THE VIDEO Ted Ashby is the founding Board President of Mount Airy Downtown, Inc. He initiated Mount Airy’s efforts to rejoin the...
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Mar 19, 2021
Emily Causey - Marion
WATCH THE VIDEO Emily Causey is the business owner every Main Street Director dreams of. Emily and husband, Jason, were not looking to...
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