Main Street symposium is Oct. 10-12 years ago
By KRISTEN HOOPER
Director, Peabody Main Street Association
"Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!" is the 2007 Kansas Downtown Symposium theme, to be held Oct. 10-12 at Hutchinson. The conference is presented by Kansas Main Street.
This event is full of useful information targeted to Main Street directors, downtown development professionals, city officials, county officials, economic development officials, KDDA partnership cities, and anyone invested in or interested in downtown revitalization or downtown business.
Several workshops are available and will be presented by Steve Siemens and Dan Carmody, professionals who have experience with economic growth and enhancement of downtown areas.
Steve Siemens, better known as "Mr. People Builder," is the founder and president of Siemens People Builders located in Des Moines, Iowa. He will provided a few tools to help enhance your business and yourself. Clients from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies worldwide have benefited from his common sense, practical ideas, and relevant message.
Dan Carmody is a devoted urbanist with a special interest in regenerating local economies. Carmody understands the needs of small independent business owners and has been a consultant for a number of downtown programs.
The "Dream Works: Governor's Award of Excellence on Main Street" will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11 by Kansas Secretary of Commerce David Kerr. This will feature the "best of the best" in downtown revitalization efforts in Kansas during the past year. Celebrate the volunteers, the efforts and the achievements that provide sustainability, not only for our downtowns but for our communities as well.
Registration deadline is Sept. 21. Late registration will be accepted through Oct. 2.
The Kansas Main Street Symposium is sponsored by the Kansas Department of Commerce, Kansas Downtown Development Association, Downtown Hutchinson Revitalization Partnership, and the City of Hutchinson.
The Kansas Main Street program uses a common sense approach to tackle the complex issues of revitalizing a community's central business district, capitalizing on the downtown's history and identifying the resources of the community itself. The Kansas Main Street program is a self help program that uses the National Main Street Center's four-point approach; organization, promotion, economic restructuring, and design. For a copy of the brochure or more information about the workshops offered please visit www.peabodyks.com/Mainstreet and access the KS MS Symposium link or contact Jeanne Stinson or Mary Helmer at 785-296-3485.
