The Power of Main Street - Billions of dollars in reinvestment, thousands of volunteer hours, hundreds of thousands of new jobs and new businesses, and thousands of revitalized communities – this is the Power of Main Street.

The 2010 National Main Streets Conference in Oklahoma City will showcase and celebrate the innovative techniques and practices that make the Main Street Approach® one of the most powerful economic development tools in the nation. Whether you hail from an urban business district, small rural downtown, or some place in between, we invite you to present your successes and expertise at the National Main Streets Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, next May.

Preservation-based economic development is not only essential to the success of Main Street, it is connected to the issues now in the national spotlight – sustainability; smart growth; local fiscal investment and job creation; fostering small, independent and innovative businesses; embracing diversity; utilizing social media for grassroots campaigns; and so much more.

What Does the National Main Streets Conference Offer You?

Whether you work in a neighborhood business district, small rural downtown or anywhere in between, you will find you benefit from ideas, solutions, issue discussion, and networking opportunities that only we offer.

• Four full days of learning and networking opportunities;
• Day-long Main Street Four-Point Approach® training;
• Mobile workshops that focus on revitalization successes in Oklahoma City and surrounding Oklahoma Main Street communities;
• Expo Hall filled with product and service providers specializing in commercial district revitalization; and
• Opportunities to network with colleagues who are experiencing similar successes and challenges in their communities.

Join us in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma May 2-5, 2010 and discover The Power of Main Street.  Go to http://www.preservationnation.org/main-street/training/conference/2010 for more information.

The National Main Streets Conference is the premiere conference on commercial district revitalization. Small and rural towns, suburban-ring communities, large and midsized cities, and urban neighborhood business districts can all benefit from the ideas, solutions, issues, and networking opportunities this conference has to offer.