Connecticut Main Street Center http://ctmainstreet.org Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:35:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Position: CMSC Communications & Office Manager http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/02/position-cmsc-communications-office-manager/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/02/position-cmsc-communications-office-manager/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:33:32 +0000 kimctms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1402 Connecticut Main Street Center seeks a well rounded office manager and communications professional, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization by reliably providing key administrative and communications functions.  Please see job posting below.

CMSC Communications & Office Manager

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/02/position-cmsc-communications-office-manager/feed/ 0 Reinventing CT http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/01/reinventing-ct/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/01/reinventing-ct/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:54:27 +0000 kimctms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1366 Governor Malloy’s special session on jobs last fall produced a number of pro-business measures designed to spur job creation, innovation and business growth.  Download DECD’s presentation.

Reinventing CT-DECD

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/01/reinventing-ct/feed/ 0 Putting CT Back on its Tracks http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/01/putting-ct-back-on-its-tracks/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/01/putting-ct-back-on-its-tracks/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:17:03 +0000 kimctms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1354 Part III in A Speaker Series
featuring DECD Commissioner Catherine Smith
Thursday, January 19th from 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Union Station Great Hall, Hartford CT

1K Friends DECD on Smart Growth Invite

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/01/putting-ct-back-on-its-tracks/feed/ 0 Connecticut Office of Arts Announces Focus on Arts-Based Placemaking http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/01/connecticut-office-of-arts-announces-focus-on-arts-based-placemaking/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/01/connecticut-office-of-arts-announces-focus-on-arts-based-placemaking/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:52:19 +0000 kimctms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1348 Read more]]> The Connecticut Office of Arts, within the Department of Economic & Community Development, is hosting a series of public forums to communicate its new direction to the arts & cultural community.  Please download for complete information about these upcoming public forums and how you can participate.

New Direction Conversation: Arts-Based Placemaking

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/01/connecticut-office-of-arts-announces-focus-on-arts-based-placemaking/feed/ 0 Call for Entries: 2012 CT Main Street Awards http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/11/call-for-entries-2012-ct-main-street-awards/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/11/call-for-entries-2012-ct-main-street-awards/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:17:51 +0000 kimctms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1290 Read more]]> The CT Main Street Awards of Excellence annually celebrate the most successful and innovative efforts in Main Street Revitalization.  CMSC developed this program in 2003 to recognize outstanding projects, individuals and partnerships in community efforts to bring our traditional Main Streets back to life.

All Connecticut Main Street members are eligible to submit award nominations.  Deadline for submission is March 13, 2012.  For complete information, click on:

2012 Call for Entries
2012 Entry Form

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/11/call-for-entries-2012-ct-main-street-awards/feed/ 0 New Brownfields Remediation & Revitalization Program http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/09/new-brownfields-remediation-revitalization-program/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/09/new-brownfields-remediation-revitalization-program/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:04:56 +0000 kimctms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1228 Read more]]> The State of Connecticut has adopted a new brownfields clean up program which will provide liability relief and expedited regulatory review.  Beginning as a pilot program for 32 sites, the program is open to individuals, businesses, nonprofit and municipal entities that satisfy the applicant requirements.  CT Main Street Center Board member Ted DeSantos, principal with Fuss & O’Neill, has shared this information.

Brownfield Overview
CT Brownfields Program Presentation

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/09/new-brownfields-remediation-revitalization-program/feed/ 0 A Tale of Two Downtowns http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/09/tale-of-two-downtowns/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/09/tale-of-two-downtowns/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:15:50 +0000 kimctms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1216 What New London can teach Torrington
Republican-American reporter Kevin Litten travels to Downtown New London to explore the lessons learned, and how Downtown Torrington can benefit. 

A tale of two downtowns

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/09/tale-of-two-downtowns/feed/ 0 Governor Signs Historic Rehab Tax Credit into Law http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/07/governor-signs-historic-rehab-tax-credit-into-law/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/07/governor-signs-historic-rehab-tax-credit-into-law/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:45:10 +0000 kimctms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1170 Historic Rehab Tax Credit 2011

Measure will lead to job creation & preservation of historic structures

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/07/governor-signs-historic-rehab-tax-credit-into-law/feed/ 0 Four Connecticut Communities Accredited as National Main Street Programs http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/05/four-connecticut-communities-accredited-as-national-main-street-programs/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/05/four-connecticut-communities-accredited-as-national-main-street-programs/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 13:34:00 +0000 kimctms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1098 New London, Simsbury, Waterbury & Upper Albany Neighborhood in Hartford Nationally Accredited

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/05/four-connecticut-communities-accredited-as-national-main-street-programs/feed/ 0 WNPR’s “Where We Live” to Receive Award http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/05/wnprs-where-we-live-to-receive-award/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2011/05/wnprs-where-we-live-to-receive-award/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 14:35:50 +0000 kimctms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1005 Connecticut Main Street Center has announced that WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio has been selected to receive the “Connecticut Light and Power Company Award for Outstanding Contributions to Main Street Revitalization” for its live call-in program, Where We Live. 
WNPR to Receive Award

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