How many businesses are in the Brainerd Main Street district?
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Service Businesses - 67
Retail Businesses - 52
Non-Profits - 32
Restaurants - 16
Churches - 12
Office - 11
Dental/Medical - 11
Auto - 10
Financial - 10
Industrial - 9
Bars - 8
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Do programs like Brainerd Main Street work?
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| Local programs similar to Brainerd Main Street have leveraged billions of dollars over the past 25 years across the country. ...>See national reinvestment statistics |
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| What are the four-points of the Main Street Approach? |
| Promotion, Design, Business Improvement, and Organization. You can learn more about those points at the National Main Street website. |
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| Why has Downtown changed over the years? |
| Downtowns in big cities and small towns across the country have gone through a metamorphosis as transportation changed from horses to streetcars to the automobile. This often resulted in the commercial activity that traditionally happened in downtowns moving to the outskirts of town. Brainerd is not unique in how this happened. You can learn more about what happened to America's Main Streets here and what is being done across the country to bring the community back Downtown. |
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| What is included in the Brainerd Main Street district? |
| The Main Street District stretches from the Mississippi River to 11th Street and from Oak to Kingwood Streets in Brainerd, MN. Though it is part of the Brainerd Lakes Chamber, it is for members and non-members alike. |
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| Questions about Brainerd Main Street? |
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Contact Amy Ellingson, Brainerd Main Street Director at the Brainerd Lakes Chamber
124 N. Sixth St., Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone (218) 822-7126, Fax (218) 829-8199
aellingson@explorebrainerdlakes.com
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