The Kansas Department of Commerce will host the annual Kansas Downtown Symposium on Oct. 21-23 at the Riverfront Community Center in Leavenworth.
The Symposium is sponsored by the Department’s Kansas Main Street program and will provide community developers and business leaders a chance to network, attend workshops and discuss downtown development in Kansas. Featured speakers include: Jon Schallert, an internationally recognized small-business expert; Todd Barman, a veteran at the National Main Street Center; and Sylvia Allen, founder of Allen Consulting.
The conference is open to all business and community leaders interested in downtown development, including city and county officials, entrepreneurs and small-business owners, as well as Main Street directors, board members and volunteers.
The Full Conference Registration is $130 if paid before Oct. 5 or $175 if paid Oct. 5-9. The One-Day Registration is $65. The registration deadline is Oct. 9. Visit KansasCommerce.com/MainStreet to download a registration form or see a complete schedule for the Symposium.
Please fax or mail your registrations to:
Kansas Department of Commerce
Kansas Main Street, Downtown Symposium
1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612
Make checks payable to Kansas Department of Commerce.
The Kansas Main Street program helps community volunteers revitalize their city’s historic business district. Funded by federal grants, the program tackles the complex issues of revitalization, capitalizing on downtown’s history and identifying the resources of the community itself. The Kansas program started in 1985 and provides management training, consultation visits, program evaluation, design assistance, business enhancement strategies, incentive dollars and training for board and committee members and program directors. Kansas Main Street is a self-help program. Staff provides technical assistance, but the responsibility and credit for success rests with the community leaders who offer time, expertise and enthusiasm to revitalizing downtown.
Event sponsors include: the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Kansas Main Street Program; City of Leavenworth; Citizens Savings & Loan Association; First City Antique Association; and Leavenworth Main Street Program, Inc.
For details, contact Joe Monaco, Public Information Officer with the Kansas Department of Commerce, at (785) 296-3760 or jmonaco@kansascommerce.com.
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