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Main Street Kingwood celebrates 10 years: Program promotes economic growth, livability of city.
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Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV)
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June 24, 2006
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Byline: Kathy Plum
Jun. 24--KINGWOOD -- Kingwood celebrated its 10th year as part of the Main Street program Friday evening in a setting and manner reflective of the things the program strives to preserve -- with local businesses providing services in a tasteful, historic setting.
The hard cash numbers behind the celebration were pretty nice, too. Main Street Kingwood Director Robyn Hess said when the organization formed in 1996, public and private investment in the downtown was estimated at $62,000. At the end of 2004, it was estimated at $9,589,476.
"This isn't Morgantown. This isn't Beckley. This isn't Huntington. This is small town, rural U.S., and this is ...
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The State Journal;
April 22, 2005 ;
Anonymous;
448 words
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Main Street Kingwood celebrates 10 years.
Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV);
February 24, 2006 ;
593 words
......for more information about Main Street Kingwood, call 329-2717, or go to...mainstreetkingwood.org/msk. KINGWOOD -- Main Street Kingwood is lining up a year of celebrations...small town in West Virginia, Main Street Kingwood Director Robyn Hess said...
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761 words
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THE JOURNAL RECORD;
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Journal Record Staff;
261 words
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Glenn, David J.;
681 words
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Anonymous;
358 words
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570 words
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Nelligan, William S;
740 words
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The Journal Record;
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787 words
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FROM STAFF REPORTS;
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November 24, 2002 ;
PAUL DELLINGER THE ROANOKE TIMES;
768 words
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Roanoke Times & World News;
May 21, 2003 ;
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601 words
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Perry businessman receives `Friend of Main Street' award
The Journal Record;
April 29, 1999 ;
569 words
......Machine Works in Perry, has been honored with a "Friend of Main Street" award. Les Hall, director of the Oklahoma Main Street program, said that Malzahn's support of the Perry Main Street program is well known. "In selecting Mr. Malzahn what impressed...
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East Greenwich, R.I., Shop Openings Put 'Main' Back in Main Street.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;
February 21, 2003 ;
770 words
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