The new Main Street Lansing program in Lansing, Iowa is kicking into high gear. Now, the search is on for Main Street Lansing's first-ever Executive Director. If you're a self motivated leader, organized, an excellent communicator with great people ski… more »

  Forbes' just-published list of The Best Small Cities to Raise a Family does Wisconsin proud, with three communities ranked in the top ten (#2 Manitowoc; #5 Marshfield; and #6 Stevens Point). So, aside from sharing a Wisconsin address, what do these t… more »

We just posted a new project feature highlighting our work on the Iowa Green Streets Pilot initiatives in West Union and Woodbine, Iowa. As pilots, the communities of West Union and Woodbine will experiment with measures to achieve sustainable communitie… more »

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 »

Our friend Craig Tebon sent us an email and the link to a Marketplace Magazine story about the tremendous transformation taking place in downtown Ripon, Wisconsin. Click here to check out the article about Boca Grande Capital's plans and investment in do… more »