2012 Indiana Main Street Conference
The 2012 Indiana Main Street Conference will be October 10th and 11th in downtown Kokomo. For more information on the agenda and how to register, see the attachments below.2012 Indiana Main Street Conference Agenda
2012 Indiana Main Street Conference Registration
We will upload all of the presentations from the Conference, so please check back after the Conference wraps up.
Thank you to the City of Kokomo, the Greater Kokomo Economic Development Alliance, and all of the businesses and folks in downtown Kokomo for helping to make this event happen.
A special thank you to all of our Sponsors:
Indiana Main Street, Greater Kokomo Downtown Association, Greater Kokomo Visitor's Bureau, The Indiana Municipal Power Agency, R & B Architecture, Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors, The Kokomo Opalescent Glass Factory, Office of Community and Rural Affairs, and Winterland, Inc.
2011 Indiana Main Street Conference
Indiana Main Street, along with support from the Hamilton County Visitors Bureau, Noblesville Main Street, and Arcadia Community Together hosted the 2011 statewide Main Street Conference on October 19-20th in Noblesville and Arcadia.
Presentations:
(Note: conference presenters are happy to share their presentations; however, please give credit to the appropriate source if reproduced in any manner.)
Keynote Speaker Donovan Rypkema: Historic Preservation and Economic Development: Recent Lessons
Session 1: Partnerships- Promoting a Historic Downtown (Noblesville)
Session 2: Creative Solutions to Enhancing your Downtown's Sense of Place
Session 3: Partnerships, Politics, and Personalities
Session 4: Focusing on the Organization
Session 5: Turning Dark into Light
Session 6: An Evening of Wine, Roses, Jazz, and More
Session 7: Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight
Session 8: Charity Gaming
Session 9: State and Federal Resources
- Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
- Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs
- Indiana Department of Transportation
- United States Department of Agriculture- Rural Development