Main Street Aurora Receives 2021 National Main Street Accreditation

Main Street Aurora is one of 889 to be recognized.

(Aurora, Ind.) - Main Street Aurora has been designated as an accredited Main Street™ program for meeting rigorous performance standards. Each year, Main Street America and its partners announce the list of accredited programs to recognize their exceptional commitment to preservation-based economic development and community revitalization through the Main Street Approach™.

“We are proud to recognize this year’s 889 nationally accredited Main Street programs that have worked tirelessly to advance economic vitality and quality of life in their downtowns and commercial districts,” said Patrice Frey, President & CEO of Main Street America. “During an incredibly challenging year, these programs demonstrated the power of the Main Street movement to drive impressive local recovery efforts, champion small businesses, and foster vibrant downtown districts. I am inspired by their hard work and confident that these accredited communities will continue to help their downtowns flourish in the next stages of recovery.”

In 2020, Main Street America programs generated $4.14 billion in local reinvestment, helped open 4,356 net new businesses, generated 14,988 net new jobs, catalyzed the rehabilitation of 8,488 historic buildings, and clocked 983,702 volunteer hours.

The Main Street Aurora’s performance is annually evaluated by OCRA Office of Community & Rural Affairs, which works in partnership with Main Street America to identify the local programs that meet 10 national performance standards. Evaluation criteria determines the communities that are building meaningful and sustainable revitalization programs and include standards such as, fostering strong public-private partnerships, documenting programmatic progress, and actively preserving historic buildings.

“To be objectively evaluated by OCRA and Main Street America, by showcasing Main Street Aurora’s excellence, quality, transparency and accountability as well as enhancing our reputation and credibility in the community give us continued pride in the work we do on a daily basis. We are honored in 2021 to again be nationally accredited for our efforts by two outstanding organizations that as we too are WORKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, “said Nancy Fahey Turner, Executive Director.