Lisa originally created a wholly unscientific, but not entirely arbitrary Main Street Committee Placement Exam as a fun committee training exercise for our work with the Louisiana Economic Development Committee in Louisiana, Missouri.  Turns out, our fri… more »

Since our first visit to Milwaukee's SOHI District nearly five years ago, we've continued to follow the work and progress of the SOHI District Main Street Program. Keith Stanley, SOHI District Manager, has made it easy for us to follow by employing a var… 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 »

We know that our Main Street directors have a tough job, but talk about "tough"... First, we give you donkey-bustin' Jeanine, executive director with New Horizons-Chamber in New Hampton, Iowa. We didn't hear if her team won the donkey basketball game,… more »