Economic Impact (2023)
- 372 New Business
- 71 Business Expansion
- 868 New Jobs
- 170 Façade Rehabs
- 704 Downtown Living Spaces
- 70 New Construction Projects Completed
- 139 Public Improvement Projects Completed
- $77,669,153 Public Dollars Invested
- $249,091,506 Private Dollars Invested
- 46,919 Volunteer Hours
Main Street News
Featured Community
Corinth
The City of Corinth is located at the junction of two railroads and was a strategic site during the American Civil War. Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi. It lies on the state line with Tennessee. The City is well known for the origination of the "slugburger," a hamburger recipe brought from Chicago to Corinth in 1917 that included hamburger meat ground with potato flakes and flour and later soy grits. According to town legend, the term "slugburger" comes from the slang term for a metal disk the size of a nickel that would work in vending machines. Since 1988, Main Street Corinth hosts the annual Slugburger Festival every July that includes the World Slugburger Eating Championship.
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Our Mission
The Mississippi Main Street Association is the catalyst for the preservation and economic revitalization of Mississippi’s historic downtowns and traditional commercial districts.
The Mississippi Main Street Association provides visionary leadership to Mississippi’s most storied places. We foster economic and community development through strategies that promote community engagement, pride of place, and quality design to achieve long-term economic growth. MMSA empowers Mississippi’s local Main Street leaders to create vibrant places and thriving economies by implementing the Main Street Approach — organization, design, promotion, and economic vitality.
