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<title>RELEASE: Oklahoma Main Street Center Announces Reinvestment Milestones, New Programs</title>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Good afternoon! It was wonderful to see so many of you today! Here is the press release that was sent to the statewide media this afternoon!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Oklahoma Department of Commerce <info@marketing.okcommerce.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 5, 2025 2:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Becky Samples <Becky.Samples@okcommerce.gov>; Chase Horn <Chase.Horn@okcommerce.gov>; Kimberly Hickerson <Kimberly.Hickerson@okcommerce.gov>; Kelli Yadon <Kelli.Yadon@okcommerce.gov>; Sommer Terry <Sommer.Terry@okcommerce.gov>; Stefanie Appleton
<Stefanie.Appleton@okcommerce.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Courtesy Copy: RELEASE: Oklahoma Main Street Center Announces Reinvestment Milestones, New Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span lang="EN">This is a courtesy copy of an email bulletin sent by Chase Horn.</span></b><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN">This bulletin was sent to the following groups of people:</span></b><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN">Subscribers of Legislators, Main Street News, or News and Media Releases (1021 recipients)
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Oklahoma Main Street Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">For Immediate Release</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">May 5, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#004F9B">Oklahoma Main Street Center Announces Reinvestment Milestones, New Programs<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">OKLAHOMA CITY –
</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The Oklahoma Main Street Center hosted programs from across the state on Monday, May 5, for Main Street Day at the Capitol, where reinvestment milestones
and new programs were announced. The Oklahoma Main Street Center, a division of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, leads this annual event to highlight the revitalization of local downtowns and historic commercial districts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">“It was a fantastic day that gave local Main Street programs from all over the state the opportunity to highlight their upcoming events and share the progress
of their local economic revitalization efforts,”</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> said Buffy Skee, Oklahoma State Main Street Director.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“The Main Street program is driven by passionate volunteers—local individuals committed to transforming their urban neighborhoods and historic commercial districts. We are grateful for their dedication to
their communities and incredibly proud of the hard work they put in to help these programs flourish and grow.”</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">During the program, the Oklahoma Main Street Center recognized local program reinvestment milestones and announced newest additions to the program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Local private reinvestment milestones announcements included:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ardmore Main Street Authority - $65 million<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Historic Greenwood District - $25 million<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Main Street Muskogee - $45 million<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tahlequah Main Street - $35 million<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tulsa Global District - $10 million<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tulsa Route 66 Main Street - $450 million<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">In 2022, the Oklahoma Main Street Center added a new level to the tiered program. There are now three ways to join the statewide program: network, associate and fully
designated. Programs added since April of 2024 include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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