Main Street Conference March 12-14

March 11. The 2024 North Carolina Main Street Conference March 12-14 in downtown Goldsboro will focus on downtown revitalization and economic development strategies.

The conference is the largest statewide downtown revitalization conference in the country. To register, click here.

Keynote speakers

Keynote speakers include Hannah Love, Fellow with the Brookings Metro, Anne T. and Robert M Bass Center, presenting Investing in Transformative Placemaking for Downtown Prosperity; and Jon Schallert, President of the Schallert Group, presenting The Power of Uniqueness: The Key to a Destination Downtown.

Background

Goldsboro has a vibrant, pedestrian-driven, art-centric community and a downtown committed to inclusive design and historic preservation.

Goldsboro has realized close to $80 million in public and private investment in the last decade, 187 building rehabilitations, 78 net new businesses, and 430 new jobs, with more to come.

The annual North Carolina Main Street Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, March 13 and the Main Street Champions Recognition Ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 14.