downtowns
Downtown Mooresville to host 2025 NC Main Street conference
Feb. 6. Downtown Mooresville will host the 2025 North Carolina Main Street Conference. The three-day conference—March 11-13—is organized by the NC Department of Commerce and the NC Main Street and Rural Planning Center. It is the largest statewide downtown revitalization conference in the country. Mooresville joined the NC Main Street effort in 1988. Since the […]
‘Great Race,’ named for the 1960s movie, will return to Mooresville in 2025
July 2. The 2025 Hemmings Motor News Great Race will stop in Mooresville next year, the first time since 2021. The premiere old car rally features more than 100 antique automobiles during a nine-day, 2,300-mile event. The race will start in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday, June 21, and end in Irmo, SC on Sunday, […]
Downtown Mooresville lands national accreditation third year in a row
June 13. The Mooresville Downtown Commission (MDC) has been designated as a Nationally Accredited Main Street America program for the third year in a row. MDC Executive Director Kim Atkins said more than $58 million has been invested in the Downtown Mooresville Municipal Service District in the last decade, consisting of more than $42 million […]
NC Main Street Conference set for Goldsboro
March 6. 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 […]
Mooresville Commissioner Bobby Compton named NC Main Street Champion
April 18. Town Commissioner Bobby Compton was named Downtown Mooresville’s 2022 Main Street Champion by the North Carolina Main Street Program at the 2023 conference in Statesville. The award was announced by the Mooresville Downtown Commission (MDC), which works to stimulate economic development within the context of historic preservation. Background The Champion award is presented […]
Downtown Concord makes HGTV ‘most charming’ list
Feb. 23. Downtown Concord made HGTV’s list of the “30 Most Charming Small-Town Downtowns” in the United States. The popular home improvement and real estate TV network looked for small-town downtowns with charm, history and nostalgia. Concord was the only city in North Carolina to make the list. Other downtowns Coming in first was Athens, […]
