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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

Featured Event

March 26: 2024 Main Street Day at the Capitol

9:30 press conference and 11:30 luncheon (for legislators and Main Street directors)


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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

Ocean Springs Main Street photo

Ocean Springs

Ocean Springs, a cottage community rich in cultural, is located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This historic town is filled with several miles of shopping, dining and entertainment surrounded by arts, beautiful landscaping, bayous and a walkable downtown district that you do not want to miss. With the Chamber of Commerce-Main Street-Tourism Bureau offices located in the heart of downtown, this community focuses on enhancing the local culture and preserving the quality of life.

 

We invite you to stop by the Ocean Springs Welcome Center located in the historic L&N Depot Plaza to find out all Ocean Springs has to offer. Meet our friendly staff and fill up on brochures, maps and more. Take a glimpse of local art in the center, get a list of upcoming events and festivals happening in town, check for hotel availability and start your day on the Live Oaks Bicycle Route or walk along our beach front. Ocean Springs is a 2013 Great American Main Street Award-winning community and has been recognized nationally as a great place to live and visit.


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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 19: Kosciusko Food Truck Frenzy
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MMSA would like to thank all our fantastic investors without whose generous support none of this would be possible.