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2019 Awards of Excellence – Flint Ridge Development, LLC

By Christine On May 3, 2019 · Add Comment · In #MainStMeans, In the News
Preservation & Revitalization of Newtown’s Historic Main Street & Sandy Hook Village Opportunities & Challenges In 2013, after decades of deferred maintenance and neglect, two historic buildings located at 33 Main Street were at risk of being lost. The poor condition and historic classification of the buildings, coupled with businesses having migrated away from Newtown’s
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2019 Awards of Excellence – Trifecta Ecosystems, Inc.

By Christine On May 2, 2019 · Add Comment · In #MainStMeans, In the News
The City that Feeds Itself: Education, community programs and build-0uts of urban farms Opportunities & Challenges The current state of our food system – lack of food security for so many, and an increasing loss of skilled farmers – was the true inspiration behind Trifecta Ecosystem’s mission to create The City that Feeds Itself™. Trifecta
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2018 Jack Shannahan Award for Public Service – Andrea Pereira, Local Initiatives Support Corporation

By Christine On May 24, 2018 · Add Comment · In #MainStMeans, In the News, Success Stories
Established in honor of Jack Shannahan, the former director of the Connecticut Historical Commission and State Historic Preservation Officer; and a founder and first Board Chair of CMSC, the Jack Shannahan Award for Public Service recognizes public and private sector individuals and organizations that exemplify a high standard of leadership with a deep commitment to
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2018 CT Main Street Founder’s Award, presented by Eversource – R. David Genovese, Baywater Properties

By Christine On May 23, 2018 · Add Comment · In #MainStMeans, In the News, Success Stories
Presented by  Connecticut Main Street Center presents the Founder’s Award in recognition of individuals and organizations who dedicate themselves to promoting an awareness of the necessity of a comprehensive management approach to the revitalization of Connecticut’s historic downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts. CT Main Street Center and Eversource recognize the challenges of creating transit-oriented development:
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2018 Awards of Excellence – Setting the Stage for TOD in Windsor Center

By Christine On May 22, 2018 · Add Comment · In #MainStMeans, In the News, Success Stories
Award sponsored by  Recipient: Town of Windsor Partners: CIL Development, Lexington Partners, LLC   Opportunities & Challenges As early as 1973, town plans called for the redevelopment of the portion of Windsor Center lying just east of the railroad tracks.  This area contained a mix of obsolete industrial and municipal uses which no longer contributed
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2018 Awards of Excellence – HUBCAP Wallingford

By Christine On May 21, 2018 · Add Comment · In #MainStMeans, In the News, Success Stories
Recipients: Wallingford Center, Inc.; Town of Wallingford Board of Education; Wallingford Economic Development Commission Opportunities & Challenges HUBCAP Wallingford was established to facilitate relationships between the business community, education system, and community leaders. Over the last three years, HUBCAP Wallingford has leveraged these relationships to focus attention on downtown economic growth while increasing opportunities for
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2018 Awards of Excellence – Downtown Chow-Down, Danbury

By Christine On May 18, 2018 · Add Comment · In #MainStMeans, In the News, Success Stories
Award Sponsored by: Recipients: CityCenter Danbury, City of Danbury Partners: Get Downtown Danbury. Greater Danbury Chapter of Young CT Professionals   Opportunities & Challenges Motivated to change the negative perceptions ingrained in many people’s minds about downtown Danbury, a few young professionals who started the downtown-focused group Get Downtown Danbury came together to put on a weekly
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2018 Awards of Excellence – Light Up New London!

By Christine On May 17, 2018 · Add Comment · In #MainStMeans, In the News, Success Stories
  Recipient: New London Main Street Partners: Dominion Foundation, National Main Street Center Opportunities & Challenges In February 2017, the Garde Arts Center, a downtown anchor on upper State Street, made a budgetary decision to turn off its marquee. Suddenly, a constant beacon of light in downtown New London was gone. Without the glow it
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2018 Awards of Excellence – Great Placemaking in Hartford

By Christine On May 15, 2018 · Add Comment · In #MainStMeans, In the News, Success Stories
Recipients: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner; International Hartford; Riverfront Recapture; iQuilt Partnership; Hartford BID One World Market at CTfastrak Station in Parkville The brainchild of International Hartford, a non-profit which serves immigrants and refugees, was stimulated by the opening of CTfastrak and the pedestrian activity this would create at and around the new station stops.  With
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2018 Awards of Excellence – Mills: Making Places of CT

By Christine On May 14, 2018 · Add Comment · In #MainStMeans, In the News, Success Stories
Recipients: CT Trust for Historic Preservation Partners: CT State Historic Preservation Office Opportunities & Challenges: The decline of the state’s industrial economy since the 1970s, and more recent loss of significant mills in our cities and historic industry towns, has been a warning for the need to document and stimulate reuse of the many factories
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