Historic Downtown Osceola
As we mentioned last week in Ozark, if you are interested in producing an ice skating event in your community this winter, please contact Sandy Key.
Destination Downtown September 12-14; Tupelo, MS
Main Street Arkansas Calendar July 18 - 22, 2011
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MONDAY Mark – South Main (merchant visits)
TUESDAY Mark, Susan – Rogers (merchant visits) ; Greg, Samantha – Monticello & New Edinburg
WEDNESDAY Mark, Susan – Rogers (merchant visits) ; Greg, Samantha – Helena
THURSDAY Greg – DeWitt; Susan – Osceola (merchant visits)
FRIDAY Susan – Osceola (merchant visits)
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG)
Companies Head Back Downtown
Downtown Beating the Suburbs
Too Busy for Social Marketing Could Be Fatal
Post Office Offers Discounts for QR Codes on Biz Mail
As promised in Ozark
Rural Business Opportunity Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=ntD0TfBhk2KSQH1rFQPKzq4G6v9dqVLV34G5hD5vcZfq29lylpyh!-1346687983?oppId=102914&mode=VIEW
The USDA Rural Development's Rural Business Opportunity Grant program has $2.5 million available for proposals that support job creation and sustainable, economic development strategies in regions with exceptional needs Applications are due August 1.
Entities wishing to apply for assistance should contact a Rural Development State Office for further information and copies of the application package. Applications may be submitted in electronic or
paper format. Electronic applications must be submitted through http://www.grants.gov by following the directions posted for the RBOG program. Paper applications must be submitted to the USDA Rural Development State Office in the State where your project is located or, in the case of multi-state projects, in the State where the majority of the work will be conducted.
USDA Rural Development State Office, 700 West Capitol Avenue, Room
3416, Little Rock, AR 72201-3225, (501) 301-3200/TDD (501) 301-3279.
Companies Head Back Downtown
http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/07/14/companies-head-back-downtown/
The suburban office market, a sector dominated by corporate office parks near highways, is being left in the dust by the recovery of major U.S. downtown
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584404576442121473072328.html
Too Busy For Social Marketing Could Be Fatal
http://www.businessinsider.com/too-busy-for-social-media-marketing-could-be-fatal-2011-7
POST OFFICE OFFERS DISCOUNT FOR USING QR CODES ON BUSINESS MAIL
by Gwen Green, Communication Coordinator, UALR Lead Center
The U.S. Postal Service's Mobile Barcode Promotion for July and August offers business mailers a 3% discount on first-class and standard mail letters and flats that include a QR (quick response) code, a two-dimensional mobile barcode. According to the Postal Service, the promotion "is intended to build awareness of mobile technology and demonstrate to mailers how mobile barcodes can increase the value of mail."
To qualify for the discount, business mailers must use the barcodes to "initiate interaction with consumers via mobile smartphones to market, promote, or educate," and when scanned, the barcode must direct consumers to information relevant to the mailpiece's content. For additional guidelines and information, visit your local post office or see http://delivermagazine.com/mobilebarcodepromotion/.
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