Main Street Arkansas

05/20/2026

Congratulations to the businesses in our local Main Street and Downtown Network programs who are recipients of an Amex Shop Small Grant from American Express!!

Main Street Paris
Main Street Siloam Springs
SoMa Little Rock
Argenta Arts District
Forrest City Downtown Revitalization Project
Main Street America

In partnership with American Express®, we are thrilled to announce more than 500 recipients of the Amex Shop Small® Grants Program, awarding over $10 million in funding to small businesses across the country. Each recipient has received a $20,000 grant to help them grow, innovate, and support thei...

05/14/2026

Small businesses and entrepreneurs are the life-blood of our local economies, and our programs work daily to support them in their efforts to transform their historic downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts into strong economic development engines. With that in mind, we are pleased to present our re-investment numbers for 2025.


Main Street America

05/04/2026

It’s National Small Business Week! 🌟 Small businesses are the backbone of Arkansas’ economy. Our small businesses create jobs, support neighborhoods, keep our communities unique, and keep our money in our communities.

Let’s lift up the local businesses that make Arkansas shine! 💛

03/26/2026

Congratulations to Pine Bluff Downtown Development and Main Street Texarkana for being recipients!

T-Mobile has announced its latest 25 Hometown Grants recipients. With up to $50,000 awarded per town to help fund local projects, T-Mobile has invested more than $21.5 million in grants to 475 small towns and rural communities across 49 states and Puerto Rico over the last four years.

11/29/2025

Today is Small Business Saturday! Our small businesses are the lifeblood of our communities. We encourage you to today!

CHALLENGE TO YOU …
At AY we love supporting all Arkansas businesses but today is a day to support small businesses. Our challenge to you … let’s see how many Arkansas small businesses you can list/tag in the comments. One of the easiest (and free) ways you can show your support is by sharing and following their pages. 🙏💙

11/12/2025

Congratulations to Chris Kent of the Argenta Downtown Council for this very well-deserved recognition!!

Big congratulations to our Executive Director, Chris Kent, for being named one of Arkansas Money & Politics' Top 100 Professionals in Arkansas! 👏

Chris’s leadership, dedication, and passion for the Argenta Arts District have helped shape our community into the vibrant, creative hub it is today. We’re so proud to see his hard work and vision recognized on this statewide level!

Join us in congratulating Chris on this well-deserved honor! 💙

11/03/2025

Congratulations to Osceola Main Street Inc. for being a 2025 Implementation Grant recipient through Main Street America’s Science on Main Street program - funded by the Simon’s Foundation.

Osceola Main Street will launch science programming designed to make learning interactive, locally inspired, and community focused. Good Vibrations, presented during the city’s annual heritage music festival Musicfest which features blues, country, and other genres, will explore the science of sound through demonstrations on frequency and vibration, hands-on activities, and talks for all ages. A companion series, Third Thursday, will bring rotating science booths with topics of interest to the downtown farmers’ market. Together, these programs will celebrate the science behind Osceola’s cultural and agricultural roots while fostering partnerships and engagement downtown.

11/03/2025

Welcome to the Main Street family, Terry!

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2025/oct/19/main-street-el-dorado-announces-new-executive/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_El_Dorado_News-Times&fbclid=IwZnRzaAN1sxhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoyks-A4_ykwziygyJqboH1IO7z-_kIHLffpEiU62Q0BD8fZm8qVHk9VXwBa_aem_9ugcvpGDJwQXfBgilmSeaQ

On Saturday, Terry Moore, newly named executive director for Main Street El Dorado, attended the unveiling of a new public art project in Bastrop, Texas, located approximately 30 miles southwest of Austin.

10/30/2025

Congratulations to Main Street Ozark for being awarded a T-Mobile Hometown Grant! The funds will be used to construct an eco-friendly and ADA-accessible children’s wildlife themed splash pad at the Bank OZK Stage in downtown.

09/10/2025

We have a full house for the Main Street 101 workshop led by Lisa Mullins Thompson of Main Street America!