Accomplishments

Providing leadership in promoting the business community in Marysville.
Enabled the start-up or expansion of specialty retail business downtown including the addition of more than thirteen new small retail enterprises, the restoration of two financial organization buildings, and helped set-up a dining restaurant, a noon-diner and a unique coffee/deli business.
$277,500 of IWW no-interest money has been provided by Main Street to downtown businesses for start-up, expansion and facade improvements... $40,000 during 2008 & $20,000 in 2009.
Marysville Market Area Strategic Plan & Action- Carried out Marysville research study, presented at Marysville Town Meeting, and provided Economic Enhancement Strategy for Marysville Main Street retail district. This marketing info is available to all members.
Provided Education & Training to merchants & owners: "Contractors Facade Workshop," Seminar on "Marketing, Promotions and Store Image," workshops on "Visual Merchandising," "Downtown classic Building Design," "Ways to WOW Customers & keep them coming back".
Published "Design Guidelines," for use by downtown businesses.
Architect's Preliminary Site Survey, Design Assistance and architectural drawings provided, at no charge, to eleven downtown businesses.
Volunteers do downtown clean up "Sparklers" throughout summers months and before events.
This year, 869 volunteers contributed another 4,057. hours of service to the Main Street area bringing the total to over 25,263 volunteer hours toward downtown projects ($443.365 value).
Main Street representatives actively recruit new retail, restaurant businesses and loft residents.
Main Street provides reports to the public and the City Council on Main Street projects, planning, and activity. Main Street, by City ordinance, regulates "historic downtown" signage & awnings.
Main Street has established partnership with City and community in planning, management and the enhancement of the Downtown Commercial District economic development.
Installed new Welcome to Marysville, Black Squirrel City signs, Historic Broadway wayfinding signage and Kansas Main Street City entryway signage.
Four annual KU-NU Showdown Festivals were successful both financially and providing widespread promotion of Marysville Kansas and our downtown, NBC & ABC satellite TV event coverage, and was recipient of the Governor's Award for "Kansas Event of the Year."
Sponsored and coordinated other successful "Promotional $$$ Events" that bring customers: Annual Big Blue Barbeque State Championship/19th AutoFest Car Shows downtown (attendance 5,200), Dickens' on Broadway & Living Nativity (attendance 600+), Main Street Hoops Grade School Basketball Tourney (attendance 1600+), Marysville Garden Tour, Valentine-Big Kiss, May Basket Hunt, 2004 Sesquicentennial Celebration, Haunted Downtown Ghost Tour, etc.
Marysville Main Street accomplishments recognized by 27 "Governor's Awards for Excellence" in 8 categories. Marysville received the 2004 Kansas "Community Achievement Award," in 2005 became a Kansas Emeritus City and our staff received State Director of the Year honors.
Other Interesting Downtown Statistics (well over $7.8 Million improvements, mostly financed by committed Marysville businesses and individuals through their own private funding):
76 Facade Renovations totaling $455,639.
146 Building Improvements totaling $2,235,441.30.
34 Building Sold totaling $2,239,000.
33 New Business Openings, creating 91.5 new full or part-time jobs.
26 Business Closings (some sold to new owners). NET GAIN OF 7 and gain of 31 jobs
26 Upper level loft apartments renovated and occupied (mixed use building projects)
154 Public Improvement Projects totaling $2,624,452.
22 Downtown projects received more than $277,500. Main Street $$ support.

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