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Main Street® Awards


2011 Main Street® Oakland County Awardsnomination packet 

This program recognizes excellence in downtown revitalization in five categories (Special, Organization, Promotion, Design, and Economic Restructuring) and has been designed to

  • be educational; provide outstanding examples in the Main Street ® Four Points

  • spotlight and benefit Main Street® communities, volunteers, and businesses

  • significantly honor awardees with beautifully customized awards

Nominate your favorite using the 2011 Nomination Packet (Adobe Acrobat Reader iconfile size 350k)
Nomination deadline is close of business, December 5, 2011

Find out who was honored last year in the 2010 Awardee list (Adobe Acrobat Reader iconfile size 73k)

Great American Main Street Awards (GAMSA)®GAMSA logo 

2010 Winner: Ferndale

2010 Finalist: Rochester

The ten 2010 GAMSA semifinalist communities have


  • created more than 1,100 new businesses and nearly 4,800 new jobs

  • rehabbed more than 950 buildings, and decreased their vacancy rates by an average of 31 percent

  • generated an average of $24 million in public investment and nearly $43.5 million in private investment

  • demonstrated their ability to create and maintain vibrant, successful commercial districts that serve as the heart of their communities

More about the success of downtown Ferndale and downtown Rochester
Press release

 

  

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