The Oklahoma Main Street program will have two sessions at the Oklahoma Municipal League Conference, Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Attendees will learn about the application and selection process for the Oklahoma Main Street Program as well as the Main Street Approach to economic revitalization.
If you are coming to this workshop and not planning to attend the rest of the OML conference, please call the Oklahoma Main Street Office at 405.815.6552 by September 7, 2016 to register. If you are already registered and attending the OML conference, no need to register with Main Street.
In addition, application information will be available online at okcommerce.gov/mainstreet after September 14, 2016.
To be eligible for full 2017 Oklahoma Main Street Program designation, communities must have two local representatives at one of the sessions listed below. If interested in applying for the Associate level, only one representative is required.
Main Street Associate Program Workshop
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Oklahoma Municipal League Conference
Cox Convention Center
1 Myriad Gardens
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Session 1: 3:00 – 3:50 p.m.
Session 2: 4:00 – 4:50 p.m.
About Oklahoma Main Street
Since 1985 more than 65 towns have been a part of the Main Street Center family. Don’t miss your chance to learn more about this successful economic development program. The Main Street Approach is an economic development strategy developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1980. It incorporates a Four Point Approach to economic revitalization consisting of organization, promotion, design and economic restructuring. Training and technical assistance in Oklahoma is coordinated by the Oklahoma Main Street Center at the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.