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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
  • 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

Opening Doors to Mississippi's Downtowns

Main Street News

MMSA Announces Jim Miller as Executive Director
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USDA to Fund Real Estate Game Plan Project in 18 Designated Main Street Communities
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MMSA Announces 2024 Training and Event Calendar
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Featured Community

Philadelphia Main Street photo

Philadelphia

Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi. Philadelphia is incorporated as a municipality; it was given its current name in 1903, two years before the railroad brought new opportunities and prosperity to the town. The history of the town and its influences- social, political and economic- can be seen in the many points of interest within and beyond the city limits. These range from the large ceremonial Indian mound and cave at Nanih Waiya, built about 1700 years ago and sacred to the Choctaw; to the still thriving Williams Brothers Store, a true old-fashioned general store founded in 1907 and featured in National Geographic in 1939 as a source of anything from needles to horse collars, and still offering everything from bridles, butter and boots to flour, feed and fashion. Philadelphia is known as the fair city with the area's biggest attractions: the Neshoba County Fair and the Choctaw Indian Fair.


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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.

Upcoming Events

Oct. 13: Live at Five In Hattiesburg
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February 10: Mardi Gras Parade in Vicksburg
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March 29-30: Natchez Kite Festival
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MMSA would like to thank all our fantastic investors without whose generous support none of this would be possible.