Are backhoes and bulldozers on your horizon? We're preparing to launch our new "Surviving Construction" website. Click on the screenshot for a sneak peek and to take the "Surviving Construction Preparedness Exam."     more »

We just caught up with our friend Kristoper Larson who we got to know during our work on the Hillsborough Street BID Formation project in Raleigh, North Carolina. Kris is now working his magic in sunny Long Beach, California where, among other things, he… more »

Congratulations to our friends at Cedar Falls Community Main Street, a graduate of the 2009 Main Street Iowa Market Analysis program facilitiated by DPN, and the community of Cedar Falls on making the National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of 20… more »

We ran across this story about Pepsi opting to take a pass on Super Bowl ads this year in favor of a social media campaign. That in itself is pretty interesting, but the story also references the "Pepsi Refresh" initiative which will give away $20 millio… more »

The Golden Globes missed out on this one... Our pick for Main Street or downtown video of the year goes to the Michigan Main Street Center for "Open."[video:youtube:SX2zmg1VssY] If you're one of the few in the "Main Street World" who still hasn't… more »