SEPTEMBER 14-16
THIS IS OUR NEXT MANDATORY QUARTERLY TRAINING
Main Street Arkansas Calendar August 24 - 28, 2009
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MONDAY Mark & Susan - Searcy
TUESDAY Cary, Greg, Caroline & Mark – AR Economic Developers Conf – Rogers; Susan – site visits with merchants, Rogers & Siloam Springs
WEDNESDAY Cary, Greg, Caroline & Mark – AR Economic Developers Conf – Rogers; Susan – site visits with merchants, Rogers & Siloam Springs;
THURSDAY all staff – downtown LR Design Charrette
FRIDAY all staff – downtown LR Design Charrette
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IN THIS ISSUE:
MS El Dorado Public Art Press
MS Search Façade Work Press
Free Parking Isn’t Free
America’s Top States for Doing Business (AR is 31)
Social Media Boosts Business
People’s Stimulus
Brownfields
Using Social Media to Promote Your Business
Main Street El Dorado Public Art Press
http://myarklamiss.com/content/fulltext/?cid=44381
http://www.eldoradonews.com/news/localnews/2009/08/14/ehdc-oks-proposed-sidewalk-public-art-pr-29.php
Main Street Searcy Façade Work Press
http://localism.com/blog/ar/searcy/downtown_searcy_ar/posts/1198034/Stott-s-Drug-Store
SoMa Skaggs &Drags Photos
http://sync.arkansasonline.com/photos/galleries/2009/aug/12/som/
Free Parking Isn’t Free
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/010266.html
America’s Top States for Doing Business
http://www.cnbc.com/id/31765926
Arkansas ranks 31 overall. We’re ranked first in Cost of Living
Social Media Boosts Business
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/printable.asp?aid=116295
Interesting Website
http://www.peoplesstimulus.org/
Brownfield Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund & Cleanup Funding Open
You can access the guidelines at:
http://www.epa.gov/oswer/grants-funding.htm
The deadline for submitting proposals is October 16.
There will be a grant proposal workshop in Dallas in mid-September (date to be finalized) and two conference calls (September 15 and October 1) to provide opportunities for Q&A. Details will be provided soon. If you have any questions concerning this grant competition, please contact Dorothy Crawford (crawford.dorothy@epa.gov), phone: 214-665-2771.
Using Social Media to Promote Your Small Business
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/aug2009/sb2009087_245691.htm
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