Hutcheson said the funds should come in sometime in August for the following year. Main Street Texarkana has been awarded $5,300 from the state's Main Street program in mini-grant funding. We make sure everything is there and send them to Arkansas Main Street for their approval," David Potter, board president, said.
"Main Street Texarkana acts as a facilitator for the mini-grant applications. Hutcheson told board members $5,000 in Arkansas Main Street mini-grant funding has been or is close to being disbursed.ĭowntown businesses receiving mini-grants for signage, facade and landscaping improvements were: Flour Child, a catering business across from the Bi-State Justice Building, $2010 Amtrak station, $2,519 and Tri-State Computer Repair, $471.
"Going from $0 to $26,000 after the various expenses (from the fundraiser) in a year between the three revenue sources-we're excited, and (the numbers) exceed our expectations," Hutcheson said. Nita Fran Hutcheson, Main Street Texarkana's executive director, added the organization received an anonymous donation of $9,000. The downtown organization's books showed its first signature fundraiser, a Black Tie Bingo event, as bringing in more than $8,000.Īnother income-generating effort, a membership drive, brought in not only 50 new members but close to $10,000 as well. For the first time in a long time, Main Street Texarkana's financial report was cause for celebration.
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