Main Street Arkansas Calendar May 9-13, 2011
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MONDAY orientation, Al Corte, new Main Street Hardy executive director
TUESDAY briefing in-district congressional staff
WEDNESDAY Mark – out
THURSDAY Cary – Trustees meeting; Greg – out
FRIDAY Cary – Trustees meeting; Samantha – out
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Expanding the Role of Downtown Retail
Blytheville Mayfest TV Spot
Downtown Monticello Square Renovations
Businesses Relocating to Downtown Siloam Springs
Jobs & Innovation Accelerator Challenge
Expanding the Role of Downtown Retail
http://fredburkhardt.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/the-expanding-role-of-downtown-retail-development/
Blytheville Mayfest TV spot
http://www.americanbankingnews.com/2011/05/04/blythevile-mayfest-music-on-main/
- This is the longest TV spot for a Main Street program I’ve seen in sometime
Downtown Monticello Square Renovations
http://mymonticellonews.net/articles/2011/05/04/news/local_news/doc4dc1a8b4ac91f061328449.txt
Businesses Relocating to Downtown Siloam Springs
http://hl.nwaonline.com/news/2011/apr/27/tulips-are-better-one-20110427/
JOBS AND INNOVATION ACCELERATOR CHALLENGE PROMOTES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
by Rebecca Norman, Innovation Consultant, UALR Lead Center
The Obama Administration recently announced the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, an initiative of 16 federal agencies and bureaus to accelerate innovation-fueled job creation and economic prosperity through public-private partnerships. The Accelerator Challenge will foster broad regional innovation, job creation and global competitiveness.
The Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge offers a combination of funding from three agencies and bureaus and technical assistance resources from 13 additional agencies and bureaus to support customized solutions for approximately 20 competitively selected industry clusters in urban and rural regions across the nation and across all sectors. Each Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge investment will serve as a catalyst for leveraging private capital in the regions from an array of sources such as foundations, financial institutions, corporations and other private sector partners.
Subject to funding availability, total proposed funding for the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge is approximately $33 million in direct federal support from funding agencies.
For more information about the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, go to www.eda.gov
ENERGY FOUNDATION (OPEN)
The Foundation is a partnership of major donors interested in solving the world’s energy problems. Its mission is to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy, new technologies that are essential components of a clean energy future. The Foundation is focused on advancing energy efficiency and renewable energy policy in the United States and China, the largest and fastest growing energy markets in the world. Grantmaking is focused on four areas: Climate, transportation, buildings, and sustainable energy in China. The Foundation supports efforts to reduce carbon emissions from the utility industry; policies to increase the energy efficiency of U.S. homes and businesses; policies that reduce vehicle pollution and oil consumption; national policies to cap and reduce carbon pollution; and sustainable energy programs in China. Local projects are not supported unless they have been designed for further replication or have broad regional or national implications. Additional information can be found on the Web sit. | Grant Range: $15,000 To $550,000 | Contact Info: ENERGY FOUNDATION, 301 Battery St., Floor 5, San Francisco, CA, 94111, Ph: 415-561-6700, Fax: 415-561-6709, Send Email, Visit Website
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