From Jeremy.Zeller at okcommerce.gov Mon Dec 7 07:57:45 2020 From: Jeremy.Zeller at okcommerce.gov (Jeremy Zeller) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 13:57:45 +0000 Subject: [MainstreetTowns] Reinvestment Reports Message-ID: Just a reminder that the reinvestment reports are due by this Friday, December 11th. Thank you. Jeremy Zeller | Oklahoma Main Street Center Oklahoma Department of Commerce Jeremy.Zeller at okcommerce.gov p. 405-815-5186 okcommerce.gov [cid:image001.png at 01D67A2E.9DD318F0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8649 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From Kelli.Yadon at okcommerce.gov Fri Dec 11 12:49:49 2020 From: Kelli.Yadon at okcommerce.gov (Kelli Yadon) Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2020 18:49:49 +0000 Subject: [MainstreetTowns] It is finally here! Virtual Banquet announcement! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: [Text Description automatically generated] Please join us if you can on December 15th, 6:30pm via Facebook live. If you aren’t able to join us ….the video will be available via youtube later that same week. 😊 Press release below and attached! -------- Contact: Buffy Hughes Oklahoma Main Street Center Phone: (405) 815-6552 Email: Buffy.Hughes at OKcommerce.gov For Immediate Release Oklahoma Main Street Announces Award Finalists (Oklahoma City, Okla.) – The Oklahoma Main Street Center announced today the finalists of the program’s annual statewide awards competition. All finalists will be honored and the winners announced during the 31st annual Main Street Awards Virtual Banquet on December 15th at 6:30 p.m. via Facebook. Programs across the state competed in 20 award categories representing the β€œfour points” of the Main Street Approach – Organization, Promotion, Economic Vitality and Design. Panels of outside judges for each point reviewed the entries and determined the winners. The Main Street Program of the Year award will recognize the top program in the state. The programs earning the most quality assurance points during the 2019 calendar year are invited to submit a short essay in support of their selection as Main Street Program of the Year. A panel of outsides judges review the essays to determine the winner. The programs for 2019 (in alphabetical order) include: Altus, Ardmore, Cherokee, El Reno, Enid, Kendall Whittier, Newkirk, Okmulgee, Ponca City, and Wilburton. The program of the year will be announced at the banquet. In addition, the Watonga Bob Shoemaker Award, given to the outstanding program director, will be awarded at the banquet. A local program director must first be nominated by their own board of directors. The nomination is based on 10 different categories. Ratings by their peers and state staff determine the top program directors. Those making the top of the list this year include: Jeff DiMiceli, Ardmore Main Street Authority; Schaun Aker, Cherokee Main Street; Heather Sumner, Okmulgee Main Street; and Chelsea McConnell, Ponca City Main Street. The award finalists, in alphabetical order, are: ORGANIZATION: Premier Partner El Reno – Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Kendall Whittier – Ziegler Art & Frame Sapulpa – American Heritage Bank Best Community Education/Public Awareness Durant – The Influencer Program Enid – Main Street CLUE Ponca City – Main Street Mixer Best Volunteer Development Program Altus – Adopt a Flower Bed Hobart – Main Street Promotion Committee Newkirk – Newkirk Leadership Class Main Street Hero Durant – Curt Walker, Develop Durant 123 Newkirk – Hannah Cross Sapulpa – Will Berry Best Creative Fundraising Effort Enid – 12 Days of Christmas Sponsorship Display Kendall Whittier – K9s of K-Dub Calendar Ponca City – BrewFest PROMOTION: Premier Special Event Under 1,000 Attendees Cherokee – Classic Christmas Event on Grand Avenue Durant – Who’s Holiday Ponca City – BrewFest Premier Special Event Over 1,000 Attendees Ada – Ada Fest Newkirk – Charlie Adams Day Yukon – Rock the Route Best Retail Event Enid – Main Street CLUE Enid – Main Street Mini Golf Tahlequah – Ladies Night out Outstanding Image Promotion Altus – Partnership Brochure Enid – Monthly Awareness Banners Guymon – Pangaea: An International Event Creative New Event Cherokee – Touch a Community Ponca City – Main Street Mixer Yukon – Cruise-In for a Cause DESIGN: Best Placemaking Project Altus – The Enchanted Alley Enid – Giant Scrabble McAlester – The Lot on Choctaw Best Interior Design Project Kendall Whittier – The Bobby Pin Ponca City – Edward Jones Office Stockyards City – Grain and Grange Best FaΓ§ade Rehabilitation Under $10,000 Altus – Southwest Crop Insurance Ardmore – Marvin’s Place Art Gallery Tahlequah – Spring Street Hideaway Best FaΓ§ade Rehabilitation Over $10,000 Altus – Whirlwind Book Bar Kendall Whittier – American Solera Tahlequah – Kroner & Baer Best Visual Merchandising Durant – The Modern Tot El Reno – Hot Mess Boutique Sapulpa – GiGi’s Gourmet Popcorn Tahlequah – Kimberly’s Boutique Best Building/Business Branding Altus – Bud + Bloom Clothing Co. Enid – Enid Brewing Company Ponca City – City Central ECONOMIC VITALITY: Best Adaptive Reuse Project Altus – Whirlwind Book Bar Claremore – Tap on the Tracks Kendall Whittier – Four. Seven. Three. Best Business Practices Ada – The Diamond Shop Cherokee – NAPA/Ace Hardware Ponca City – Ponca City Development Authority Best New Business El Reno – Our Glass Stockyards City – McClintock’s Saloon and Chop House Yukon – Urban Boondocks Market Business of the Year Ada – McSwain Theatre Altus – The Enchanted Door Tulsa Route 66 – Red Fork Distillery For more information about the banquet or the Oklahoma Main Street Center, please call (405) 815-6552 or visit OKcommerce.gov/mainstreet. * End - Kelli Yadon | Programs Coordinator Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce Kelli.Yadon at okcommerce.gov p. 405-815-5379 | c. 405-778-9375 OKcommerce.gov [Title: State of Oklahoma logo - Description: Multi-color chevron pinwheel with the word Oklahoma to the right.] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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