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Article: W.Va. towns get Main Street cash awards: Economic development program provides funds for communities to revitalize downtown areas
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- April 10, 2003
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martynchase@wvgazette.com
West Virginia communities received $50,000 in awards at the annual
Main Street awards banquet Wednesday evening at the Charleston
Marriott.
The event, sponsored by the West Virginia Council for Community
and Economic Development, honors communities which best reflect the
Main Street program's four-point approach of downtown economic
development: design, economic restructuring, promotion and
organization.
Main Street West Virginia, affiliated with the National Trust for
Historic Preservation, was established in 1988 to assist communities
in economic revitalization of their downtowns.
Main Street Fairmont won $4,000 in the design category for large
communities. Main ...