[MainstreetTowns] Kendall Whittier Main Street

[Kelli Yadon]

As the Director of the Oklahoma Main Street Center, I want to congratulate Kendall Whittier Main Street, Ed Sharrer, and the Board of Directors on being a Semifinalist for a 2019 Great American Main Street Award.

Tulsa's Kendall Whittier District, once home to the city's first suburban shopping center, is now a model destination district for arts, culture, shopping and, of course, food trucks. By adapting the framework of the Main Street Approach to the needs of a diverse, creative, urban district, Kendall Whittier Main Street has created economic vitality, inclusive opportunity, and community transformation.

Founded in 2010, Kendall Whittier Main Street has an impressive reinvestment ratio of $39.11-every $1 of public investment ($900,000) has generated $39.11 in private investment ($35.2 million)! They have also significantly reduced their vacancy rate from 65% to 3% exclusively through locally-owned businesses.

The 2019 Great American Main Street Awards Winners will be announced at the 2019 Main Street Now Conference<https://www.facebook.com/MainStreetNowConference/?fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB7xWq4rYHMnZVKXjJPU3MliJBgesCKBqPmvQo3MtXp5PGGPN9pIUKOb5W47wouOvD-z2WIT3aH7PI2sV9c6C4djltaIFc-HDJMuZn0_XTnqEmcwH1NNjnFVqWVYk1nWsPuJ_PieJDi&__tn__=K-R> in Seattle March 25.

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Have a good day,
Buffy

Buffy Hughes
State Main Street Director
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
900 N. Stiles Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73104
E: Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov<mailto:Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov>
P: 405.815.5249
C: 405.664.1260
OKcommerce.gov/main-street



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