Our executive director and one of our board members is back from the national conference for Main Streets, hosted by Kansas City, Missouri this year. The conference is a hotpot of ideas for Main Streets organizations of all sizes and locations. We were able to take it all in and boil down some ideas for JP Centre/South! We can’t wait to share what we have learned with the other board members, and invite other organizations to join us. Our biggest takeaway was a refreshed perspective on what our Main Streets organization can provide for the JP community.
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- Melody Warnick, author of “This Is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are,” which was published in 2016, spoke at the opening session.
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- Attendees came from all over the U.S. for the 2018 Main Street Now Conference.
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- Hilary Greenberg gives a session on Keeping Your Business District Healthy in the Age of Amazon.
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- Boston Main Streets Directors sample BBQ from the iconic Arthur Bryant BBQ.
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- Jenny Crittendon gives a session on 21st Century Retailing.
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- A session only for Executive Directors, led by Norma Ramirez de Miess
To find out more about the National Main Street NOW conference, and the Main Street America program, you can find them here.