Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Business Owner of the Year
Herman Todd, President
Living Word Imprints
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Production Rooms
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Showroom
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Working with the
students of the Micro- Business Incubator Program
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Flier and Brochure created by MBI
Students
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Featured Articles of Living Word Imprints
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Community Involvement
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Connecticut Main Street Center Executive Director of the Year
Marilyn RisiUpper Albany Main Street
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Nadine Francis West, Metro Hartford Alliance meeting with
business ownersMayor Eddie Perez, City of Hartford
Visiting Albany Avenue
Denise Best, Upper Albany Main Street
Dollie McLean, Artist Collective Kwanza Celebration
Building Partnerships
National
RegionalCity
Local
Mayor Eddie Perez, City of Hartford, visiting Albany Avenue
Nadine Francis West, Metro Hartford Alliance, meeting with
business owners
Denise Best, Upper Albany Main StreetDollie McLean, Artists Collective,
Kwanza Celebration
Dick Moe, National Trust for Historic Preservation, visiting
Hartford
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Community Safety InitiativeLocal Initiative Support Corporation, Chief of Police Daryl Roberts and
Upper Albany Main Street
CT Department of Transportation PlanningMerchants’ Association Planning
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Deputy Chief John Horvath guest speaker at the 2008 MBI Kick-Off
Public Safety Community Reception
Community PolicingCraig Francis CSO visiting
Upper Albany
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
Activities
Hartford Courant Insert Student Committee
MBI Students with Rose Fret of Dream Travel and Escapes
2004 University of Hartford SIFE Team Marilyn with the 2007 MBI Class
Opening Day for “Mac the Vac”Anti-litter campaign
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
2008 National Main Street Program
Awards and Recognitions
Best Economic Development
Program in CT2004, Eddy
Best Inner City Urban2005, Eddy
Neighborhood Builders Award2004, Bank of America
National Exposition2005, SIFE
Hartford Rising Star2003, MetroHartford Alliance
Connecticut Main Street Center
2008 Awards Presentation
Charting Your Course to a Vibrant Downtown
“She has worked tirelessly and effectively for eight years in creating and developing one of the finest community organizations I have ever worked with. That success has not only helped revitalize the community, but it has also enriched the University.”
Walter Harrison, PresidentUniversity of Hartford