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2020 NC Main Street Award: Organization Best Economic Recovery Initiative City of Morganton Main Street Program Watch The Award Video The City of Morganton’s COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Strategy allows businesses to expand onto sidewalks, creates shared outdoor spaces as strEATERIES and parklets, and permits business operations to extend further into the street during designated times. The City allocated $14,000 to maximize outdoor space for businesses to provide safe

2020 NC Main Street Award: ORGANIZATION Best Economic Recovery Initiative Mount Airy Downtown, Inc. City of Mount Airy Committee of Friends and Family of Melva Houston Watch The Award Video Mount Airy Downtown, Incorporated, began planning the Market Street Arts and Entertainment District in May 2020 as an Economic Recovery and Community Culture Building Initiative. The goal was to grow an active neighborhood with additional space for citizens to use comfortably and safely.

2020 NC Main Street Award: Organization Best Economic Recovery Initiative City of Belmont Main Street Program Downtown Belmont Development Association Watch Video On March 12, 2020, Gaston County declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19. The City of Belmont Main Street Program and the Downtown Belmont Development Association created the “ Keep The Lights On ” campaign to encourage the community to support downtown businesses through the pandemic. A “Keep The Lights On”