Tag: business

In Case You Missed It: February 2025 Digest

February 28, 2025

During the month of February, the Virginia Main Street (VMS) team published seven blog posts, highlighting the latest community-vitality news, events and more! Here’s a recap: Newly Designated Communities Celebrating 40 Years of Main Street Demonstrating the Value of Main Street Facade Improvements Empowering Black Entrepreneurs AARP Community Challenge Stay tuned for lots more great content in … More In Case You Missed It: February 2025 Digest

Webinar – Business Booster: Recruitment and Retention Tactics for a Vibrant Downtown

September 14, 2017

On October 2, 12 – 1 p.m., Virginia Main Street is offering a free webinar focused on encouraging business growth in your downtown and helping existing businesses keep their doors open.   One of the of the primary responsibilities of a Main Street program is to boost the economic growth of the business district.  With … More Webinar – Business Booster: Recruitment and Retention Tactics for a Vibrant Downtown

Greening Your Downtown

November 12, 2010

On November 3 and 4, the Virginia Downtown Development Association (VDDA) hosted their annual conference, this year focusing on sustainability in a traditional downtown environment. The conference was held in Charlottesville, where the 40 participants were able to witness first-hand the benefits of employing “green” development strategies. Charlottesville is committed to having a green downtown … More Greening Your Downtown

The new normal

December 7, 2009

Before you get too excited about the coming recovery, have you heard about the “new normal?”  The “new normal” is the term that many have been using for economic growth that is slower than what we became accustomed to over the past decade or so.  Doug Dachille, of First Principles Capital Management, says in this clip … More The new normal