LOCALLY POWERED, MEANINGFULLY TRANSFORMED
Every community has a story, and many happen in the heart of the downtown district. Look around and you’ll find treasures you never expected along the thriving main streets of villages and cities all across our state. From charming small-town offerings like New Rockford’s Opera House or Watford City’s Outlaws Bar & Grill to our larger communities’ vibrant shopping, entertainment and diverse dining, a lot is happening on main street North Dakota.
Vibrant community centers are a fundamental element of workforce development. North Dakota’s Main Street initiative provides community leaders with direct access to tools and resources to capitalize on their community’s strengths and make sound planning decisions. These efforts help create vibrant communities that attract and retain the 21st-century skilled workforce North Dakota needs to compete and succeed in a global economy.
MSI Community Chats
The Main Street Initiative Team invites you to join our monthly Community Chats webinars! These sessions were designed to provide community, regional and statewide volunteers and leaders an opportunity to learn more about a topic. These sessions also offer an open space for questions and conversations and leave attendees with funding resources and actionable items that can be implemented within their own communities. Please join us for these 45 minute sessions and take away key insights into the Four Pillars of the Main Street Initiative: Healthy, Vibrant Communities, 21st Century Workforce, Smart, Efficient Infrastructure and Economic Diversification.
The following are community chats that have taken place and that are also scheduled:
- July 28th, 2022 - Embracing our justice-involved population
- POSTPONED - September 26th, 2022 - Subsidizing childcare
In case you have missed any of the previous chats and topics, you can watch the video recordings by clicking the link below.
Winter Placemaking and Asset Based Community Development
AARP North Dakota, in collaboration with the Main Street ND Initiative, has teamed up with 8 80 Cities to build excitement and capacity for winter placemaking in your community.
AARP Masterclass with Gil Penalosa
The Department of Commerce-Main Street Initiative, in partnership with AARP, participated in a two-day Placemaking Masterclass with presenter Master Class with Gil Penalosa, founder of 880 Cities.
Four Pillars of Main Street ND Initiative
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Main Street Initiative Grant Programs
