Headquartered in Columbus, anyone know much about it?  Any UOers involved?

 

http://www.heritageohio.org/

 

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From their About Us:

 

Statewide Main Street coordinating programs assist cities and towns within the state with downtown and neighborhood business district revitalization. Statewide Main Street programs support local Main Street efforts through the following general ways:

 

by creating economic development tools and resources according to the state’s specific economic conditions;

 

by competitively selecting local Main Street districts and programs to participate in the state network

 

by providing an appropriate scope of technical assistance to participating local Main Street programs in very few cases

 

by providing financial assistance to local Main Street organizations

 

by providing networking, advocacy, and encouragement to participating local Main Street programs

 

by serving as a liaison with the National Trust Main Street Center

 

by identifying local programs that annually meet the standards of National Main Street Accreditation.

Preservation group identifies nearly 60 Ohio buildings in need

Four central Ohio structures on list

Tuesday,  May 12, 2009 3:01 AM

 

A statewide preservation group's latest "top opportunities" list includes nearly 60 buildings, including four in central Ohio.

 

Heritage Ohio calls them "opportunities," said Executive Director Joyce Barrett, because it's more positive than saying the buildings are endangered.

 

More at http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/05/12/historic_sites.ART_ART_05-12-09_B7_87DR8GH.html?sid=101

It is a tremendous, tremendous organization dedicated to preservation and revitilization of communities.  They just held their annual conference downtown at the arcade.  I know several people affiliated in one way or another with the group.  Historic Gateway Neighborhood, and Historic Warehouse District are both recognized ohio main street organizations by Heritage Ohio.

I attended their conference in Cincinnati last spring.  Very solid organization that works closely with the Main Street program, as said above.

I received this email today from Heritage Ohio:

 

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Historic Tax Credits amendments passed in Ohio's Budget Bill!

 

 

We are thrilled to announce that this morning two amendments passed in the budget bill signed by Governor Ted Strickland ensuring that Ohio's historic preservation tax credit program will continue to work for Ohio citizens.

 

Introduced by Senator Kirk Schuring (Canton) two sets of statutory amendments will serve as a national model for spurring HTC-related development:

 

- Special allocation of tax credits

- Ohio HTC loan guarantee program

 

Ohio's Historic Tax Credit programs create interesting places to work, live and play for the creative class and all Ohioans:

 

- Approved HTC projects represent over $1 billion in construction costs, generating hundreds of millions in increased State and local taxes.

- Tax credits are not issued until after project completion, but significant tax revenues are generated as soon as construction begins.

- For each $1.00 of Ohio HTC, $5.44 of private funding and federal tax credits are expected to be leveraged.  (ODOD's Ohio HTC Program 2008 Annual Report)

 

Heritage Ohio salutes our board members, our volunteers, Senator Kirk Schuring and Governor Strickland for their dedication to Ohio's cultural heritage and economic well-being!

Downtown Painesville officially designated Main Street community

Published: Wednesday, January 30, 2013

 

http://news-herald.com/articles/2013/01/30/news/doc51094e0cc7225665997448.txt

 

By Elizabeth Lundblad

[email protected]

@NewsHLiz

 

Downtown Painesville, a non-profit community organization, has been officially designated a Main Street community by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

 

Started in 2007, the organization’s focus is to revitalize downtown Painesville by working with city officials, residents and businesses, said Executive Director Jen Reed.

 

Following the Trust’s Main Street program stringent guidelines, Downtown Painesville created four committees to meet their goal — the organization committee, the business enhancement committee, the design committee, and the promotion committee.