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Main Street
Greenville Receives National Main Street Accreditation
Main Street Greenville has been designated as an accredited Main
Street America™ program for meeting rigorous performance standards set
by the National Main Street Center. Each year, the National Main Street
Center and its Coordinating Program partners announce the list of
accredited Main Street America programs in recognition of their
exemplary commitment to preservation-based economic development and
community revitalization through the Main Street Approach®.
“It is a great honor to recognize this year’s nationally Accredited
Main Street America programs for their outstanding work to transform
downtown and neighborhood commercial districts,” says Patrice Frey,
President & CEO of the National Main Street Center. “Main Streets
are the heart of our communities, and the work they do to create
quality public spaces, catalyze local entrepreneurship, and support
downtown housing is more important than ever. Across the country, Main
Street America programs truly strengthen the economic, social, and
cultural fabric of their entire communities.”
Main Street Greenville’s performance is annually evaluated by Heritage
Ohio, which works in partnership with the National Main Street Center
to identify the local programs that meet ten performance standards.
Evaluation criteria determines the communities that are building
comprehensive and sustainable revitalization efforts and include
standards such as fostering strong public-private partnerships,
securing an operating budget, tracking programmatic progress and
actively preserving historic buildings.
Greenville became a member of the Main Street program in 2003, and
since continues to revitalize the historic downtown and commercial
enterprise district. The designation as a nationally accredited Main
Street program is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the
Main Street Greenville Board of Directors, staff, and volunteers.
“The preserved and active downtown that Greenville offers is something
many communities strive to achieve,” said Crysta Hutchinson, Executive
Director of Main Street Greenville. “A dynamic downtown is an
incredible tool for economic development as it encourages residents to
shop locally and invites a strong workforce. Creating a district that
inspires a sense of local pride and community is central to the
work of Main Street Greenville and is integral to the future of the
city.”
Main Street Greenville is a non-profit organization committed to
stimulating and supporting revitalization efforts, historic
preservation and growth in historic Downtown Greenville. Learn more
about the organization on their website, www.MainStreetGreenville.org,
or follow them on Facebook. You can contact them at
info@mainstreetgreenville.org or 937-548-4998.
Main Street America has been helping revitalize older and historic
commercial districts for more than 35 years. Today, it is a network of
more than 1,000 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who
share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities
through preservation-based economic development. Since 1980,
communities participating in the program have leveraged more than
$71.35 billion in new public and private investment, generated 583,869
net new jobs and 131,974 net new businesses, and rehabilitated more
than 267,800 buildings. Main Street America is a program of the
nonprofit National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
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