Press Releases: 2023

January 25, 2023

Missouri Main Street Connection Hosts Main Street Capitol Day 

December 14, 2022

Downtown Maryville Achieves Affiliate Tier Status 

October 31, 2022

West Plains Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street 

October 6, 2022

Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization Achieves Associate Tier Status with Missouri Main Street Connection 

August 31, 2022 

Downtown Joplin Alliance Achieves Accredited Tier Status with Missouri Main Street Connection 

August 16, 2022

Delmar Main Street Receives Creative Space Activation grant from Missouri Main Street Connection

August 5, 2022 

Downtown Revitalization Awards - 2022

Main Street Albany's Albany Square Farmers Market Awarded the Creative New Promotion, Affiliate Tier Award

Clinton Main Street's Dine Downtown 2021 Awarded Creative New Promotion, Accredited & Associate Tier Award

Downtown Excelsior Partnership, Inc Awarded the Best Organization Pandemic Response Award

Excelsior Springs’ Morgansites Awarded the Premier Partner for Small Business Recovery Plan Award 

Downtown Joplin Alliance’s Endangered Property Program Awarded Best Historic Preservation Project Award 

Downtown Joplin Alliance Awarded Outstanding Development Project, Accredited & Associate Tier Award

Lebanon Missouri Main Street, Inc. Awarded the Outstanding Community Empowerment Grant Community Award

Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street’s Love Local Campaign Awarded the Best Organization Pandemic Response Award 

Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street’s Downtown Resident Guide Awarded Creative New Promotion, Accredited & Associate Tier Award

Historic Downtown Liberty, Inc. Awarded the Best New Education Campaign Award

Historic Downtown Liberty, Inc. Awarded the Most Innovative Project for Repurposing Vacant Space, Accredited and Associate Tier Award

Smithville Main Street District/South Bridge St. Renovations/Kansas City Properties and Investments Awarded the Best Façade Rehabilitation, over $10,000 Award 

Warrensburg’s MKT Clothing Co. Awarded the Best Business Pandemic Response Award 

Warrensburg Main Street’s The Alley Awarded the Creative Placemaking Project Over $1,000 Award 

Warrensburg’s Emerson Elkins Awarded Missouri Main Street Connection’s Volunteer of the Year Award

Washington’s Shoe Factory Lofts Awarded the Outstanding Economic Impact Project, Accredited and Associate Tier Award

July 7, 2022

Gallatin Receives Community Empowerment Grant from MMSC 

Grain Valley Receives Community Empowerment Grant from MMSC

April 1, 2022

Missouri Main Street Communities Receive Marketing Heritage and Cultural Tourism from Missouri Main Street Press Release

March 18, 2022

PEP Press Release St Charles March 2022

January 27, 2022

2022 Press Release Capitol Day

January 12, 2022

Bethany Receives Community Empowerment Grant from MMSC

Milan Receives Community Empowerment Grant from MMSC

Salisbury Receives Community Empowerment Grant from MMSC 

Carrollton Receives Community Empowerment Grant from MMSC

PRESS RELEASES: 2021

November 3, 2021

Charleston Receives Community Empowerment Grant from MMSC

Vienna Receives Community Empowerment Grant from MMSC

Downtown Excelsior Partnership Maintains Accredited Status

Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street Maintains Accredited Status

Main Street Chillicothe Maintains Accredited Status

Old Town Cape, Inc. Maintains Accredited Status

Warrensburg Main Street Maintains Accredited Status

Clinton Main Street, Inc. Maintains Associate Status 

Downtown Joplin Alliance Maintains Associate Status

Independence Square Association Maintains Associate Status 

June 22, 2021
Downtown Washington, Inc. Maintains Accredited Status

Historic Downtown Liberty, Inc. Maintains Accredited Status

April 27, 2021
MMSC Awarded $552,733 By The U.S. Economic Development Administration To Provide Economic Recovery & Resiliency Assistance

April 12, 2021
MMSC Earns National Revitalization Award

February 11, 2021
Sedalia Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

PRESS RELEASES: 2020

December 11, 2020
Brookfield Community Betterment Inc. Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

October 22, 2020
Ashland Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

Sparta Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

St. Joseph Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

September 8, 2020
Five Communities Selected for Community Resiliency Grants from Missouri Main Street Connection & AARP Missouri

August 19, 2020
Campbell Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

Carthage Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

July 31, 2020
Missouri Main Street Downtown Revitalization Awards – 2020

July 22, 2020
Belton & Parkville Earn Affiliate Status

Clinton Main Street Achieves Associate Tier Status

Independence Square Association Achieves Associate Tier Status

Downtown Joplin Alliance Achieves Associate Tier Status

July 17, 2020
Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street Maintains Accredited Status

Historic Downtown Liberty Maintains Accredited Status

July 10, 2020
Downtown Excelsior Partnership Maintains Accredited Status

Warrensburg Main Street Maintains Accredited Status

Downtown Washington Maintains Accredited Status

Main Street Willow Springs Win Activation Storefront Grant

July 1, 2020
Missouri Main Street Connection To Host Virtual Downtown Revitalization Awards Ceremony

June 22, 2020
Old Town Cape Maintains Accredited Status

Main Street Chillicothe Maintains Accredited Status

May 11, 2020
MMSC Measures The Potential Of Small Business Closures Due To Impact Of COVID-19

April 28, 2020
Missouri Main Street Connection Surveys Missouri Small Businesses And Plans For Recovery

April 20, 2020
Missouri Main Street Connection Hosts Mornings On Main Free Webinar Series

January 28, 2020
Missouri Main Street Connection Hosts Main Street Capitol Day

January 17, 2020
Downtown Marceline wins Activation Storefront Grant from Missouri Main Street Connection

​press releases: 2019

October 15, 2019
Albany Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC

Smithville Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC

September 20, 2019
Activation of Store Front Grant Opportunity

July 26, 2019
2019 Missouri Main Street Awards

July 19, 2019
The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) awards a grant to Missouri Main Street Connection (MMSC)

April 5, 2019
Old Town Cape Maintains Accredited Status

Main Street Chillicothe Maintains Accredited Status

Downtown Excelsior Partnership Maintains Accredited Status

Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street Maintains Accredited Status

Historic Downtown Liberty, Inc. Maintains Accredited Status

Warrensburg Main Street Maintains Accredited Status

Downtown Washington, Inc. Maintains Accredited Status

February 8, 2019
Festus and Crystal City Receive Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC

February 6, 2019
Trenton Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC

January 30, 2019
Missouri Main Street Connection Receives USDA Grant For My Community Matters Initiative 

PRESS RELEASES: 2018

October 26, 2018
Missouri Main Street Wins The APA Outstanding Plan Award

October 17, 2018
Paris Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC

October 11, 2018
Warrenton Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC

July 3, 2018
Harrisonville Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC

Kirksville Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC

Pleasant Hill Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC

April 3, 2018
Celebrate Preservation Month Calendar Released 

February 8, 2018
Sikeston Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC 

February 1, 2018
Missouri Legislators Attend Main Street Showcase 

January 18, 2018
Ferguson Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC 

Independence Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC

January 12, 2018
Oak Grove Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC 

January 8, 2018
MMSC to Host Celebrate Preservation Month Roadshow 

January 5, 2018
Brunswick Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC 

PRESS RELEASES: 2017

November 28, 2017
Joplin Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC 

MMSC Receives Grant from Missouri Humanities Council

August 24, 2017
Monroe City Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC 

August 17, 2017
Ozark Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC 

Rockaway Beach Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC

July 21, 2017
Show Me 7: Things to Know Before You Go 

July 14, 2017
Show Me the Money is All About Funding 

June 20, 2017
Show Me the Money! is too Good to Miss 

May 23, 2017
Warrensburg Main Street Maintains Accredited Status

Main Street Chillicothe Maintains Accredited Status 

May 17, 2017
Missouri Main Street Selected to Host National Conference 

May 16, 2017
Registration is Open for Show Me the Money

April 12, 2017
Downtown Excelsior Partnership Receives State and National Accreditation

Historic Downtown Liberty, Inc. Maintains Accredited Status

Old Town Cape Maintains Accredited Status

Downtown Washington, Inc. Maintains Accredited Status 

March 29, 2017
Downtown Lee's Summit Maintains Accredited Main Street Status 

January 6, 2017
Knob Noster Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC

PRESS RELEASES: 2016

December 21, 2016
Pacific Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC 

November 30, 2016
Willow Springs Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from MMSC

November 11, 2016
Collaboration Makes a Win-Win for Missouri Main Street Connection

October 20, 2016
MMSC Receives USDA Grant for My Community Matters Initiative

August 1, 2016
2016 Missouri Main Street Awards 

July 11, 2016
Check Out Some of the Great Sessions Offered at Our Premier Annual Conference 

July 6, 2016
Main Street Chillicothe Achieves Accredited Status

June 21, 2016
Warrensburg Main Street Achieves Accredited Status

May 31, 2016
Registration is Open for Missouri's Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference 

May 26, 2016
Historic Downtown Liberty Inc. Achieves Accredited Status

May 13, 2016
Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street Achieves Accredited Status

Old Town Cape Achieves Accredited Status

April 20, 2016
Missouri Main Street Seeking Nominations for Revitalization Awards 

Downtown Washington Inc. Achieves Accredited Status

February 19, 2016
Butler Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

Moberly Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street 

February 10, 2016
Sugar Creek Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street 

January 21, 2016
Missouri Legislators to Attend Main Street Showcase

PRESS RELEASES: 2015

October 14, 2015
Downtown Washington to Host 2016 Annual State Conference 

September 15, 2015
Blue Springs Achieves Associate Status 

July 31, 2015
Missouri Main Street Downtown Revitalization Awards 2015 

July 2, 2015
Early Registration for Downtown Revitalization Conference Ends July 8

July 5, 2015
Registration is Open for Get Plugged In Downtown Revitalization Conference

April 27, 2015
Call for Award Nominations for Get Plugged In Downtown Revitalization Conference

Press Releases: 2014

August 25, 2014
Kearney Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

August 21, 2014
Odessa Receives Grant from Missouri Main Street

August 12, 2014
Main Street Communities Receive 2014 Achievement Awards

June 1, 2014
Lexington Receives Grant from Missouri Main Street

April 15, 2014
Grandview Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

January 21, 2014
Marceline Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

Press Releases: 2013

December 30, 2013
Drexel Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

October 17, 2013
Downtown Revitalization Workshop - Placemaking 

October 10, 2013
Missouri Main Street Community Development Coordinator Hired 

September 26, 2013
Canton Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

September 10, 2013
Fayette Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant from Missouri Main Street

August 12, 2013
Ten Missouri Main Street Communities win Achievement Awards

Press Releases: 2012

December 12, 2012
Bolivar Downtown Association receives Grant for Downtown Revitalization

December 12, 2012
Holden Area Chamber of Commerce Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant 

November 30, 2012
Vine Street District Council Receives Revitalization Grant 

October 25, 2012
California Progress Inc. Receives Downtown Revitalization Grant