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Downtown Statesville Development Corporation (DSDC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization charged with administering the Main Street program for Statesville and whose mission is to champion, promote and lead Downtown Statesville as the economic, social and cultural engine in the region. This is achieved in collaboration with public-private partners working together to enhance the appearance, desirability, and vitality of downtown.
We are the best of all worlds. We give you room to breathe. We are close enough, yet worlds away. We are city life and outdoor discovery. We are the wooded shores of Lake Norman, and scenic vistas of the Brushy Mountains. We are industry and agriculture. We are friends and neighbors, sharing in this authentic place. We are Statesville, All American, yet uniquely North Carolina. We are creating a dynamic future for ourselves, while maintaining the values and quality of life that we cherish. We invite you to be our guest and discover Statesville - a community of people committed to our heritage, our citizens, our visitors and our future.
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Legacy Conference Sponsors
AARP North Carolina is the state affiliate of the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. Among the work we do is helping communities improve livability for all ages including economic vitality, mobility, open space, social connectivity, and housing.
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ElectriCities is a not-for-profit membership organization of municipally owned electric utilities that are spread across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. We advocate for public power communities at the state and federal levels, and provide a number of administrative, technical, legal, and legislative services to support our members.
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Shaping Communities Together® is more than a tagline to McGill. Our depth of expertise includes a wide spectrum of engineering services, land planning and recreation, as well as consulting services. We take the time to understand the unique culture of every community to create exceptional places for future generations.
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NCDDA is the leader in education and advocacy for economic growth and development in North Carolina’s downtowns. NCDDA is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit professional membership association of downtown organizations, municipalities, economic developers, architects, planners, and other professionals led by a 21-member volunteer board of directors.
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Tradition Conference Sponsors
ACSM Inc is a Design+Build firm specializing in the design, plan, fabrication, logistical support and installation of wayfinding systems and public art pieces. Our team of visual thinkers and artisans custom creates unique designs that reflect the history, brand, architecture and environmental aspects of every unique space and memorable place.
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We combine award-winning signage and architectural designs to create unique wayfinding signage programs, streetscapes, and district identity. Our motivational downtown / retail workshops guide shop & building owners to better downtown shop branding and storefront designs that create cohesive destinations attracting more visitors to explore.
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Bolton & Menk, Inc. specializes in providing infrastructure solutions. From advocating for our communities to designing their dreams to finding funding; we take pride in our work because we live in these same communities. Bolton & Menk has 800+ employees throughout 28 offices in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
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You can trust and depend on BOUDREAUX. We cultivate relationships, design inspiring places, and enrich communities. Whether master planning a campus, re-imagining existing spaces, preserving a historic structure, or designing from scratch; we are architects and planners that design spaces that support your community.
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Created in 2018, Civic is focused on improving the lives of North Carolinians all across the state. Civic is a sister organization with LGFCU. Civic has reimagined financial services ‘beyond the branch.' With our secure app and web technology, Civic members use our products and services to help meet all their financial needs, at their convenience.
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LandDesign is an award-winning landscape architecture, civil engineering, planning, and urban design firm. We believe that every project presents a unique opportunity to push the envelope, try something new, and achieve success in a different way. The result is always a place that creates lasting value for our client's and the community.
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Maurer Architecture is an award-winning architecture firm located in Raleigh, NC. We are known for our creative approach to urban restoration, adaptive reuse, and new construction projects alike. Our work is thoughtful and grounded, and our focused approach to problem
solving has led to a reputation of integrity and leadership in the community.
Tradition Sponsor | Exhibiting
Retail Strategies is a commercial real estate company providing downtown revitalization, retail recruitment and small business support. Downtown Strategies is a proven roadmap to stimulate commercial growth that has benefitted 100+ communities. We identify actionable ways to increase economic activity, backfill vacancies & support business owners.
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RGA’s professionals bring their expertise to the management of historic architecture and cultural and archaeological sites. We specialize in community-based historic preservation planning, historic architecture surveys, cemetery studies, archaeological investigations, and public history projects that interpret our history for broad audiences.
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Regeneration by Design (RbD) was founded in April of 2021, but our history extends more than 25 years. Allison Platt & Associates started in 1993 in Baltimore, and the company relocated to North Carolina in 2007. Our specialties have remained constant over the years: downtown master plans, waterfronts, and construction documents for urban spaces and streetscapes. Allison Platt is the Managing Partner of the new company.
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Stewart provides a unique interdisciplinary collaborative approach that results in stronger and more creative design solutions. We offer a full range of services, including civil & structural engineering, landscape architecture, geotechnical & construction services, geomatics, transportation & community planning.
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Share the Ride NC (STRNC) is a free website that helps commuters find carpool partners anywhere in North Carolina. Using home and work addresses, carpools are made up of people with similar work/class schedules and travel similar routes. Riders choose meeting locations, days, & times they want to carpool. Provided by NCDOT & local transit agencies.
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At WithersRavenel, we design the places and the supporting infrastructure to enhance people’s health, happiness, and well-being. From concepts to concrete, we transform our clients’ dreams into realities that shape and reflect our shared values of integrity, respect, collaboration, quality, sustainability, and community.
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Not a website, better. Not e-commerce, easier. Not Google, we teach Google. 2 of 3 Main Street shops have no website. Virtual Storefronts is a $199/yr, 10 min. web solution you control. Together, county by county, local shops create online business districts with 1000s of keywords connecting online shoppers to offline shopping.
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Preservation Conference Sponsors
Unique Winter and Fall attractions for rent nationwide. Available for short term or long term needs. Synthetic ice rinks to haunted houses!
For 40 years, Benchmark Planning has been working to support the development and revitalization of downtowns throughout North Carolina. Our team of urban designers and planning professionals stands ready to provide your community with innovative solutions to help your downtown grow and thrive.
Bogle Firm has a passion for historic downtowns. Whether breathing life into historic buildings or creating compatible infill, the goal is the same: retain historic value, emphasize sense of place, inject life, build community. From our downtown Salisbury office, we serve a variety of clients across NC, including churches, industrial, schools, etc.
We started as a cotton mill in 1880. Today, we are a marketing-oriented company, industry leader for innovative solutions, R & D, dying, spinning, weaving and finishing, to distribution and logistics. Markets served are awning, marine, furniture, protective, geosynthetics and more. Iconic brand is Sunbrella.
With over 850 members, NCEDA serves as the voice for North Carolina’s economic development community – providing professional development, networking opportunities and advocacy to secure the state’s economic future. For over 50 years, it has been the leading association for economic developers and their allies and partners in North Carolina.
Rehab Development, Inc. is a design-build development company highly skilled and experienced in the disciplines of downtown Main Street revitalization, historic preservation and successful public/private partnership formation.