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<p class="MsoNormal">Welcome, Stephanie!!!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lise Grato<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Albany Downtown Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">126 Ferry Street SW<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Albany, OR 97321<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.albanydowntown.com/">www.albanydowntown.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">W: (541) 928-2469<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">C: (541) 905-2908<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>STUART Sheri * OPRD<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 1, 2022 1:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Oregon Main Street Network Members <oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] North Bend Names Downtown Main Street Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Welcome to Stephanie! We look forward to having her as part of the OMS family!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> OMS_MANAGERS <<a href="mailto:oms_managers-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">oms_managers-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>David Milliron<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 1, 2022 12:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Oregon Main Street Network Members <<a href="mailto:oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov">oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OMS_MANAGERS] North Bend Names Downtown Main Street Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Stephanie Wilson has been hired as North Bend’s Main Street Manager. She will be responsible for working with downtown merchants, property owners, and other stakeholders
to continue our downtown revitalization and renaissance while collaborating to enhance economic vitality through sustainable tourism and urban renewal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Downtown North Bend is an economic generator for the city and the community. As Main Street Manager, Stephanie will be responsible for collaboratively working with economic
development, tourism, and urban renewal partners to further the City Council’s goal of supporting, sustaining, and seeking economic vitality for our local businesses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#202124;background:white">The Main Street program helps sharpen existing business owners’ competitiveness, helps foster entrepreneurial start-ups and expansions, and
recruits compatible new businesses and new economic uses to build a commercial district, create jobs and respond to today’s consumers.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#202124;background:white">Stephanie
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">will work with the City Council to appoint a Main Street Board dedicated to serving the central downtown business district and supporting our local community. The Board of Directors will
then be tasked with developing and executing a Main Street Work Plan, fundraising and grant opportunities, and downtown projects and events.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Stephanie is a North Bend High School graduate and attended Southwestern Oregon Community College. Stephanie has won the “Best of the South
Coast Woman’s Boutique” award for the past ten years running. She was also a national winner in the first annual Microsoft Small Business video contest. In 2009, she opened Painted Zebra in the historic Odd Fellows Building in downtown North Bend during the
great recession.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">North Bend’s participation in the Oregon Main Street Network gave it access to the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant program, which funds building improvement projects
that spur economic development. North Bend is among 28 Oregon Main Street Network organizations to receive matching grants for building projects that encourage economic revitalization in central downtown business districts across the state. Last week, Oregon
Heritage, a division of Oregon Parks and Recreation, awarded funding to install a 24-foot neon blade sign at the Liberty Theatre, home of the Little Theatre on the Bay.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Stephanie can be reached at 541-756-4613 or
<a href="mailto:swilson@northbendcity.org">swilson@northbendcity.org</a>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">David A. Milliron, Credentialed City Manager (ICMA-CM)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">City of North Bend, 835 California Ave, OR 97459-0014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">541-756-8536 |
<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:dmilliron@northbendcity.org">dmilliron@northbendcity.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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