[MainstreetManagers] Stockyards City Main Street Receives 2018 National Main Street Accreditation

[Stockyards City Main Street]

*For Immediate Release*


*Oklahoma City, Okla. (April 27, 2018)* - Stockyards City Main Street has
been designated as an accredited Main Street America™ program for meeting
rigorous performance standards set by the National Main Street Center. Each
year, the National Main Street Center and its Coordinating Program partners
announce the list of accredited Main Street America programs in recognition
of their exemplary commitment to preservation-based economic development
and community revitalization through the Main Street Approach.

“We are thrilled to honor this year’s 829 nationally accredited Main Street
America programs for their commitment to preservation-based economic
development and the revitalization of their commercial districts,” says
Patrice Frey, President & CEO of the National Main Street Center. “The
power of Main Street shines across the country through these vibrant
communities, who have all worked to generate impressive economic returns,
preserve community character, and celebrate local history.”

In 2017 alone, Main Street America programs generated $4.48 billion in
local reinvestment, helped open 6,211 net new businesses, generated 30,294
net new jobs, catalyzed the rehabilitation of 8,737 historic buildings, and
clocked 2.7 million volunteer hours.

The Stockyards City Main Street performance is annually evaluated by
Oklahoma Main Street Center which works in partnership with the National
Main Street Center to identify the local programs that meet ten national
performance standards. Evaluation criteria determines the communities that
are building comprehensive and sustainable revitalization efforts and
include standards such as fostering strong public-private partnerships,
documenting programmatic progress, and actively preserving historic
buildings.

Stockyards City Main Street <http://www.stockyardscity.org/>, Oklahoma's
first urban Main Street community, continues to be a thriving community
since statehood (1907) when the idea of adding a stockyards was only a
vision of the chamber of commerce president and a savvy businessman from
the Midwest seeking to expand his meat packing business ventures. Today,
Stockyards City still maintains this vision for progress and success with
dedication from business and property owners, restaurateurs, ranchers,
service providers and nonprofit organizations. In total, Stockyards City
Main Street has generated more than $20 million of reinvestment into the
district and added 166 new businesses that created 677 new jobs. A sense of
community also lives strong with special events, festivals, parades and
true cowboy determination with support from volunteers giving more than
19,470 hours of their time.

“For more than 100 years, this historic district not only tells a story
about agriculture, farming and ranching, but also paints a vibrant picture
of how the state of Oklahoma was shaped from statehood. A special thank you
to all the merchants, the tireless effort of all the volunteer hours and
the tenacity of the property owners who all work together everyday to bring
our story to life for visitors around the world,” said Todd Branson,
Stockyards City Main Street Executive Director.

Stockyards City Main Street was formed twenty-five years ago and continues
to carry on the legacy of the original leaders by representing more than 60
local businesses, two separate shelters, a fire station, one of the oldest
continuously operating libraries in Oklahoma City, a music school and a
young residential community with an elementary school within a half mile of
the district’s east end. The mission of Stockyards City Main Street is to
educate the public about the western heritage while preserving history and
creating a welcoming and active tourist destination area that promotes
economic vitality and business success.

Main Street America <https://www.mainstreet.org/> has been helping
revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 35 years.
Today, it is a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities,
rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building
stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Since
1980, communities participating in the program have leveraged more than
$74.73 billion in new public and private investment, generated 614,716 net
new jobs and 138,303 net new businesses, and rehabilitated more than
276,790 buildings. Main Street America is a program of the nonprofit
National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for
Historic Preservation.


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Contact:
Stockyards City Main Street
405-235-7267 (w)
www.stockyardscity.org
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