Main Street Mississippi » Mississippi Business Journal

Posts Tagged ‘Main Street Mississippi’

Main Street Mississippi begins campaign to fund 5-year effort

by Ted Carter Published: March 27,2011

Tags: Alon Bee, Ed Day, Main Street Mississippi, W. Arthur Stevens Jr.

Main Street Mississippi last week launched a fundraising effort to support a five-year plan to enhance Main Street projects and programs around the state. Main Street is counting on businesses to step up as main contributors to the effort to raise $1.8 million over the next years. With that money, Main Street Mississippi plans to [...] [...]

Festivals bringing fun and profit to Main Street

by Ted Carter Published: December 19,2010

Tags: Jan Miller, Main Street Mississippi, MBJ FEATURE

Ingenuity, mixed with careful planning and branding can generate big buzz … and lots of dollars, organizers say Nothing brings a town’s cash registers alive like a festival celebrating some unique aspect or iconic element of the community. Slugburgers in Corinth, Loblollies in Laurel, the pottery of Peter Anderson in Gulfport and the whole lotta shakin’ [...] [...]