[OMS_MANAGERS] Main Street News

[Sheri Stuart]

Note: This info is coming over the OMS listserve. 

1. "Main Street as Developer: How to be the Catalyst for Development" workshop
2.  Interesting report on Food Hubs
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1. "Main Street as Developer: How to be the Catalyst for Development"
Our Spring Oregon Main Street Network meeting will be March 27, 8 am to noon, in La Grande at the Cookson Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth Street. Parking is available on-site. The workshop, "Main Street as Developer: How to be the Catalyst for Development," will feature Bridgette Epple, executive director of Downtown Washington, Inc., a 2013 Great American Main Street award winning community. Under her tenure, the program was the active developer of a few key projects in the downtown. Faced with the closure of the post office in downtown Washington (MO), the fate of the historic building looked bleak. A handsome red brick building with arched windows and a neo-Classical pedimented entryway, the Old Post Office was beloved by the community since it was built in 1922. So Downtown Washington Inc. stepped in. Working with its sister organization, the Historic Washington Foundation, DWI bought the post office. Tax credits and grants were applied toward restoring the exterior. To raise additional funds, DWI's Organization Committee threw a Post Office Bash. Come hear about this project and other examples where the local Main Street organization stepped in to be the catalyst for development. The workshop is free to Oregon Main Street Network communities, but registration is required. 

Exploring Downtown level communities register at:  http://msdeveloper.eventbrite.com

There are a variety of hotel options, including:
America's Best Value Inn, 2410 E. "R" Ave., 541.963.3707
Best Western Rama Inn, 1711 21st. Street, 541.963.3100
Super 8, 2407 E. "R" Ave., 541.963.8080
Royal Motor Inn, 1510 Adams Ave., 541.963.4154 (downtown)


2. Deputy Secretary Discusses Food Hubs, New Orleans Style (right click to open up link)
02/28/2013 04:44 PM EST


New Orleans is known for many special things, not the least of which is its food. That’s why Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan chose the crescent city this week to release a new report on the importance of food hubs in America.  The report finds that there is an increasing demand for fresh, local [...]




 


Sheri Stuart, Coordinator
Oregon Main Street
725 Summer St., Suite C
Salem, OR  97301
503.986.0679
www.oregonheritage.org

Oregon Main Street is administered by the State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.


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