August 4, 2023 | 1:06 pm
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The Washington State Main Street Program has been named one of 10 grant recipients of the Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in...
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August 1, 2023 | 4:26 pm
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Photo: Farmers market in downtown Everett. Photo by Jake Campbell, courtesy of Downtown Everett Association. The Main Street movement was...
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April 6, 2023 | 11:32 am
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Above: Accepting the award on behalf of Washington Main Street, (from left) Nicholas Vann, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Washington...
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April 3, 2023 | 3:26 pm
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By Leslie Stose, Vancouver’s Downtown Association Vancouver is the largest downtown along the mighty Columbia. We have reconnected to our...
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January 18, 2023 | 1:32 pm
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By Lydia Felty, Main Street Resource Coordinator In 2022, the Washington State Main Street Program released a resiliency study that...
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November 28, 2022 | 1:40 pm
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There will be more folks at the Washington State Main Street Program table in the new year! Starting January 1,...
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November 28, 2022 | 11:52 am
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The Centralia Downtown Association's Pine Street Plaza Place Activation project in 2021. Image courtesy of the Centralia Downtown Association. There’s...
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November 21, 2022 | 12:58 pm
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The Washington Trust and the Washington State Main Street Program are proud to announce the 2022 winners of our annual...
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September 9, 2022 | 2:31 pm
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Image: Downtown Pullman Association's new Executive Director Holly Greystone on the move as a rainbow breaks through the clouds over...
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August 22, 2022 | 10:12 am
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Image: Obra Project vendors gather in the new space. From left to right: Hannah Fountain, Hannah Fountain Art; Missy Roark, Board...
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May 11, 2022 | 4:26 pm
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By Luke Hallowell, Economic Vitality Specialist, Washington Main Street Since 2018, the Washington State Main Street Program has been sending...
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April 28, 2022 | 12:59 pm
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By Mike Powe, Ph.D., Director of Research at Main Street America Over the course of the last two years, strange...
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January 5, 2022 | 1:09 pm
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We’re pleased to announce that the Washington State Main Street Program is growing! As of January 1, 2022, our network...
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December 17, 2021 | 1:04 pm
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As this year’s Excellence on Main approached, we were confounded by how to run an awards program that would adequately...
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December 1, 2021 | 1:44 pm
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Celebrate the holiday season with events in Main Street communities across the state, encompassing a variety of activities from tree...
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December 1, 2021 | 10:54 am
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Four Washington State Main Street Program (WSMSP) Affiliates – the City of Buckley, Ferndale Downtown Association, LaCrosse Community Pride, and...
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October 20, 2021 | 10:06 am
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We debuted our new historic property resource guide at the RevitalizeWA conference. The Main Street Guide for Property Development compiles...
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September 1, 2021 | 9:55 am
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The Washington State Main Street Program (WSMSP) has awarded four of its Affiliate programs – the City of Buckley, Ferndale...
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March 1, 2021 | 9:34 am
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A Committed Community Lake Chelan Unites to Ensure Small Businesses' Survival By Erin McCardle, Executive Director, Historic Downtown Chelan Association...
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January 22, 2021 | 10:34 am
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By Breanne Durham, Washington Main Street Director We (maybe it’s fairer to say I) have a habit of shrinking back...
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