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2016 Year in Review
Emporia Main Street works with a variety of members and partners to push new initiatives and create new opportunities every year. We appreciate everyone's support as we work to create...
Thanks For Making Us Number One
A little preface to the press release we sent out in conjunction with the award announcement: The Top 10 Best Main Streets Award nominees were chosen by a panel of...
Four Point Refresh
Those of you that are familiar with the Main Street concept understand that we have a four point strategic approach. The four points are: Organization- Capacity Building, volunteer recruitment,...
A Better Community Fabric
Getting a community to work together to accomplish something tangible isn't easy. Sure, people can sit around a table and talk, but when it comes to actually doing something... Well,...
Changing the Way We Think Creates Lasting Solutions
The Emporia Main Street office receives calls, emails and social media outreach each week from communities seeking advice or assistance. When they talk to us about a specific project or...
2015 Emporia Main Street Annual Meeting
The Emporia Main Street Annual Meeting tends to emulate the organization itself. We have a group of super busy people that get together to honor productivity and offer thanks to those...
2014 In Review At Emporia Main Street
Emporia Main Street is a results oriented organization. The culture of measurable activities that push for community growth has been fostered by you, our membership, since the inception of the...
Is Everyone Volunteer Material?
Some historians look back at citizen involvement in the Revolutionary War and write about the "three percent". Although we have a romantic view of each citizen rising up in the...
Power Ups
Power Ups To build a better Emporia, lets start asking the people that want to be here... Most businesses will tell you that when they want...