MARCH 15-17: GOVERNOR’S CONFERENCE ON TOURISM, FORT SMITH
MAY 14-16 : ARKANSAS PRESERVATION CONFERENCE, EUREKA SPRINGS
SEPTEMBER 14-16: DESTINATION DOWNTOWN, EL DORADO
Main Street Arkansas Calendar March 9 - 13, 2009
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MONDAY
TUESDAY Mark, Caroline – Texarkana – ER workshops
WEDNESDAY Susan, Batesville
THURSDAY Cary, annual leave; Susan, DeWitt
FRIDAY Cary, annual leave; Susan, Batesville
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IN THIS ISSUE:
El Dorado Wins GAMSA
Excellent Paragould Press
Rock & Roll Highway in NE AR?
Legislative Awareness
Governor’s Institute Endorses Main Street Programs as Policy
Purpose Prize
Downtown Revitalization on Smart City
AR’s Economy Profiled in USA Today
Grant Opportunity
El Dorado Win Great American Main Street Award
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/printable.asp?aid=112628
Excellent Main Street Paragould Press
http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9957405
Rock & Roll Highway in NE Arkansas?
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/printable.asp?aid=112657
$7 Million in CDBG Funding Coming to Arkansas
http://lincoln.senate.gov/newsroom/2009-2-27-3.cfm
Legislative Awareness
HB1953 Preservation Tax Credit
HB1939 Film Incentives
- this is relative in that our historic downtowns often are ‘sets’ for films. Louisiana is a good example of downtowns becoming filming locations
HB 1599-Sponsor: Representative Carter. To encourage additional charitable donations in Arkansas. The bill proposes that a taxpayer who makes a charitable donation to a nonprofit (501 c3) organization would be allowed a deduction of 125% of the actual amount of the charitable contribution to the nonprofit organization.
Thanks to Thom Guzman of Iowa for this
Governor’s Institute on Community Design
http://www.govinstitute.org/policyguide/EconomicDevelopment/04.html
Governor’s Guide to Policy’s That Work, Policy # 4 Create or Support a State Main Street Program
- this endorsement can’t be overstated.
The Purpose Prize
The Purpose Prize® is accepting nominations, including self-nominations, at www.encore.org/prize until March 5th.
The Purpose Prize® provides ten awards of up to $100,000 to social entrepreneurs, 60 years and older, who are solving some of our most pressing social issues – from health care to the environment, poverty to education.
Revitalizing Downtown on Smart City Radio
http://www.smartcityradio.com/smartcityradio/past_shows.cfm?showsmartcityID=449&PageNum_getsmartshows=1
This week on Smart City: Is it possible to design a downtown that boosts the economy and helps people get around without their cars?
Urban designers George Crandall and Don Arambula of the firm Crandall Arambula think so. They join us this week to talk about 21st century retail, re-concentrating a city's downtown and why parking is still important, even when you want people to drive less.
And we'll check in with Donique Nobles. Donique is an alumnus from Teach For America who now serves as the organization's recruitment director. She'll tell us about completing the program, and how she is now working to bring other bright young college graduates into the teaching profession.
Arkansas’s Economy Is Relatively Stable, All Things Considered
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2009-02-25-ark-economy_N.htm
Grant Opportunity
Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration EDA Recovery Act Funding
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45786
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