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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning Main Street,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please don’t forget that we are having our first Director’s Zoom call tomorrow morning at 9:00am. Anna sent the invites a couple weeks ago.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Below is information for a webinar on USDA Rural Grants - <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>USDA Grant Overview with Potential Community Participants<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Description: This brief overview will share the highlights of how communities can participate in the USDA Rural Business Development Program to fund key economic development and marketing communications objectives.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> Selected communities will have the application paperwork and submission done on their behalf after providing the necessary information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"> This overview is a collaboration between Downtown Redevelopment Services & Locable.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Date: 01.10.23<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Time: 1:00PM CST<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Registration: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpdeusrDkvG9D5N_IFBLKJNNjO1ULJwZZt">
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpdeusrDkvG9D5N_IFBLKJNNjO1ULJwZZt</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">OUIQC is holding their biannual Placemaking Conference at OU. It’s March 20<sup>th</sup> from 8:30 – 4:30 and was added to the calendar (attached). This is always a wonderful conference and Ron Frantz said they have a great lineup.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Have a good day and see you tomorrow,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Buffy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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