Virginia Main Street 2025: Local Investment, Statewide Impact

The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development’s Virginia Main Street (VMS) program has released its 2025 Annual Report, and the numbers tell a powerful story: when downtowns thrive, communities—and the Commonwealth—benefit. In 2025 alone, VMS communities leveraged over $41.6 million in private investment and $10.7 million in public investment, supporting 496 private projects and … More Virginia Main Street 2025: Local Investment, Statewide Impact

Virginia Main Street 2009 annual report available online

In 2009 Virginia’s 21 designated communities employed a variety of organizational, design, promotional, and economic restructuring strategies to foster vibrant commercial districts. The Virginia Main Street 2009 Annual Report provides a summary of each community’s unique efforts and an overview of how, over the past 25 years, the program has sparked a total of more than $638 … More Virginia Main Street 2009 annual report available online