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Royal Oak’s DDA manager to helm Birmingham Shopping District Sean Kammer is the new executive director of the Birmingham Shopping District, coming from the Downtown Development Authority in Royal Oak. Photo provided by Erika Bassett, public relations specialist for the Birmingham Shopping District Advertisement BIRMINGHAM Last week, the Birmingham Shopping District board of directors appointed a new executive director for the organization who has plenty of downtown commerce experience. Sean Kammer was unanimously appointed to the position after a nationwide search was conducted for an executive director. The position became vacant earlier this year when Ingrid Tighe resigned to take a similar role with Oakland County’s Economic Development Department. ....
They beat the pandemic odds against small business. Now they’re getting accolades along with cash prizes. In nationwide contests judging how downtowns big and small not only survived the pandemic, but even thrived through it, metro Detroit has three winners: Allen Park, Rochester and Royal Oak. Each won for playing creative defense against the nationwide shutdown that began March 16 last year. Despite the odds, their marketing bosses found ways to encourage take-out dining and COVID-19-safe shopping. Nationwide, traditional downtowns fared better than strip malls and shopping centers during the past year, said urban experts at the International Downtown Association in Washington, D.C. One reason is that classic downtowns gave virus-wary visitors lots of choices in a dense area. Another is that those areas felt safely familiar to many consumers, especially those who lived nearby. Finally, consumers perceived traditional downtowns as being unlikely to host big, vir ....
Allen Park, Rochester, Royal Oak downtowns win awards for thriving through COVID-19 pandemic Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press They beat the pandemic odds against small business. Now they’re getting accolades along with cash prizes. In nationwide contests judging how downtowns big and small not only survived the pandemic, but even thrived through it, metro Detroit has three winners: Allen Park, Rochester and Royal Oak. Each won for playing creative defense against the nationwide shutdown that began March 16 last year. Despite the odds, their marketing bosses found ways to encourage take-out dining and COVID-19-safe shopping. Nationwide, traditional downtowns fared better than strip malls and shopping centers during the past year, said urban experts at the International Downtown Association in Washington, D.C. One reason is that classic downtowns gave virus-wary visitors lots of choices in a dense area. Another is that those areas felt safel ....
The Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority and Main Street Lincoln Park both received the Main Street Forward Award for economic recovery and resilience efforts amid 2020 crises MENLO PARK, Calif. /Massachusetts Newswire – National News/ On April 12, 2021, the Main Street Now Conference awarded six U.S. communities with the Main Street Forward Award, Yiftee, Inc. announced today. The award celebrates “forward-thinking Main Street recovery and resilience efforts at this unique and challenging moment” ( note 1). The winners were selected by a national jury of economic development experts. Royal Oak’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) was selected for its two-pronged approach to supporting and stimulating the local economy during the pandemic. Main Street Lincoln Park (LNPK) was chosen for its work to ensure its community had access to food, funding, and essential PPE resources during the COVID-19 crisis. ....