News & Stories

Announcing the 2020 Great American Main Street Award Winners

Congratulations to these Main Street programs for their fantastic work!

Community Spotlight: Rainbow Flags on Main Street: Attracting LGBTQIA Businesses and Customers

Main Spotlight: New Tool for Understanding Demographics of Main Street Communities

Business Spotlight: Women-Owned Businesses on Main Street (Part 2)

Business Spotlight: Women-Owned Businesses on Main Street (Part 1)

Community Spotlight: Mexicantown in Detroit, Michigan

Main Spotlight: Trading Cultural Displacement for Thriving Commercial Districts

Learn how the Allapattah Collaborative in Miami, Florida, implements a range of initiatives to expand equitable development and ensure current businesses can not only remain in the corridor but also flourish.

Community Spotlight: Excelsior Springs is Hoping to Revitalize its Hall of Healing Waters

Celebrating the Centennial of the 19^th Amendment on Main Street

New Survey Results: How Small Businesses are Managing the Pandemic and Social Unrest

Read the results of our survey aimed at understanding how business owners are managing the recovery from COVID-19 and responding to recent protests and social unrest related to police violence against Black Americans.