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Connecticut Main Street Center established the Downtown Revitalization Institute to provide training in the Main Street Four Point Approach™ to Downtown Revitalization.  Whether you’re a Main Street volunteer or professional municipal staff, education and training are important components in any successful downtown revitalization program.  You can find the training and networking you’re looking for right here!

2008 Workshops

Each quarter Connecticut Main Street Center’s Downtown Revitalization Institute presents a different workshop which addresses pertinent issues. These workshops are presented by an expert in the subject and the workshop format includes working sessions and time for participant questions and exchange. Networking with others interested in downtown revitalization and development is a valuable component of the workshops and Continental breakfast and lunch breaks are provided to encourage informal dialogue.  Below are the workshops and tentative schedule for 2008. 

July 25, 2008

The Lyceum, Hartford, CT

Economic Restructuring - increasing the economic value of downtown by diversifying it with an appropriate mix of current and new businesses suitable for the given marketplace.

 

October 24, 2008

Jones Auditorium, The Connecticut Agriculture Experimental Station, New Haven, CT

Promotion - increasing the social value of downtown through branding (creating a positive image of downtown), retail promotions, and special events.

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Connecticut Main Street Center is the state’s leading resource for cities and towns seeking to comprehensively revitalize their “main street” districts. 
CMSC, a nonprofit organization whose major sponsors are The Connecticut Light & Power Company and the State of Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, is dedicated to the concept of economic and community development within the context of historic preservation and is a member of the respected National Main Street network.
CMSC is committed to bringing Connecticut’s commercial districts back to life socially and economically by providing education and training, resources and technical assistance, and advocacy.