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Mainstreet
Uptown Butte, Inc., is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit program incorporated
in June 1999 and affiliated with The National Main Street Center. and the Montana State
Main Street program. In 2000, the Butte Uptown Association, representing
Uptown merchants since 1970, merged with Mainstreet Uptown Butte.
In 1977, in response to the flight of businesses from historic
town centers, the National Trust for Historic Preservation created pilot Main
Street programs to use historic preservation as an economic development
tool. Since then, the approach has proven successful in small
towns and urban neighborhoods from Washington State to New York
City. The program has a track record in more than 1,200 communities
across the country.
The key to the success of the Main Street program is that community
revitalization does not rely on any one action, be it an anchor
store, a new streetscape, or that one special event that will
draw thousands of visitors. The program uses a sustained
approach guided by four major points to guide preservation and
economic rejuvenation efforts.

The Main Street
approach to downtown (or Uptown as the case may be) revitalization
is based on four major points: Design, Promotion, Organization,
and Economic Restructuring.
DESIGN focuses on enhancing
the physical appearance of buildings, streetlights, window displays,
parking areas, signs, sidewalks, promotional materials and other
elements that convey a visual message about Uptown Butte.
PROMOTION
involves marketing Uptown's most attractive qualities to shoppers,
investors, new businesses, tourists and others. Effective promotion
creates a positive image through retail promotional activity,
special events and ongoing programs to build positive perceptions
of the district.
ORGANIZATION is the work of building a consensus and
cooperation among the stakeholders in the district. Many individuals
and organizations in the community have a stake in the district's
economic viability:
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Bankers |
Local
Industries |
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Property Owners |
Civic
Groups |
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County Officials |
Historians
and Preservationists |
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Merchants |
Schools |
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Butte Residents |
Shoppers |
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Professionals |
Real
Estate Agents |
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Chamber of
Commerce |
Local
Media |
ECONOMIC
RESTRUCTURING strengthens the existing economic base while
diversifying it. Our economic restructuring goals are to help
existing Uptown businesses expand, recruit new businesses to
augment the existing business base, convert unused space into
productive properties, and sharpen the competitiveness of Uptown
merchants.
By strengthening the Uptown's economy, communities are able to
support ongoing use of historic commercial buildings, preserving
unique community assets.
The comprehensive nature of Main Street's approach is the key
to its success. By integrating the four areas into a practical
management strategy, the Main Street approach produces fundamental
changes in the economic base, putting historic commercial buildings
to productive use again.

Mainstreet
Uptown Butte's Board of Directors provides oversight and guidance for Butte's Main Street program. The board of directors
includes community volunteers with expertise in economic development, design,
promotions and fund-raising. Several directors are small
business owners and understand the challenges facing independent
businesses.

The Executive
Director of Mainstreet Uptown Butte works with businesses and
community residents to promote Uptown Butte as an attractive,
enjoyable and safe place to do business, implement small improvement
projects, coordinate special events and administer the routine
operations of the organization.
Mainstreet Uptown Butte's Executive Director is George Everett.
Everett's path to Main Street includes publishing more than 100
stories on subjects related to Butte's history, business and
travel that have appeared in a wide range of national and regional
magazines and newspapers. In 1995, he published a book titled
Champagne
in a Tin Cup: Uptown Butte and the Stories Behind the Facades. That same year he
produced walking tours about historic Uptown buildings for The
Butte Archives and a study guide about Asian immigration to
Southwest Montana for the Mai Wah Society.
In 1997, he served as the program coordinator for the Heritage
Park and Partners, a group working to establish a cultural tourism
corridor between Butte and Anaconda.
In 1999, Everett launched a popular web site that highlights
Butte retail businesses ButteAmerica.com.
In 2002, Everett successfully nominated Butte to the National
Trust for Historic Preservation to be listed as one of America's
Dozen
Distinctive Destinations to encourage travelers with an interest
in cultural tourism to plan a visit.
In August 2007, he wrote a book about Butte trivia titled quite
rightly Butte
Trivia
that is in its second printing by Riverbend Publishing.
Also in 2007, Everett coordinated the successful effort to have Butte
host the National
Folk Festival in
2008-2010 -- the first time this national festival has been held
west of the Mississippi since the 1960s. As a result, in 2010, Butte was recognized by the Montana Toursim Advisory Council as the Montana Tourism Community of the Year and the National Folk Festival was recognized as the Tourism Event of the Year for 2009.
Everett is responsible for implementing Butte's Main Street program
to take advantage of historic buildings and other resources to
stimulate the local economy by creative reuse of the built environment.
Butte has great potential to benefit from the program's resources
and experience around the country. Butte has more than 4,000
historic buildings in its historic zone, probably more structures
than any other national historic landmark district in the country.
In his tenure as Executive Director since 2002, Everett has helped
coordinate the lighting of eight headframes, the planting of
nearly 500 new street trees, and the painting of more than 35
historical facades in Uptown Butte through Mainstreet's High
Impact Paint Program.

Individual/Family
Members
Brad &
Francene Archibald
Floyd & Margaret Bossard
John & Sharon Chebul
Mitzi & Jim Daily
Gretchen Geller & Butch Gerbrandt
Richard Gibson
W. Frank & Ann Gilmore
Shirley Groff
Charles Hartley Kurt & Kim Krueger
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Andrea & Jack McCormick
Mike Mazzolini Suzann Nordwick
Eamonn O'Connor Catherine Rice Mickey Rudy
Shari Schmit
Larry Smith Alexendra Swaney Carol & Pat Williams
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Friend/Non-Profit
Business
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Advanced Dermatology
of Butte
Air Exchange Oxygen
Alana
LaRock, Realtor
Arc Electric
BCI Consulting, LLC
Bad Beaver Bikes
Best Western Butte Plaza Inn
Blue Range Engineering
Bonanza Freeze
Bookey
Consulting, Inc.
Books
& Books
Broadway Antiques
Broadway Cafe
Butte
Community Federal Credit Union
Butte Glass
Butte Jewelers/Buffalo Gallery
Butte Les Schwab Tire Center
Butte-Silver Bow Chamber of Commerce
CCCS,
Inc.
Carquest Auto Parts
Cavanaugh's
County Celtic & Beyond
Communication Matters, LLC
Continental Divide Greenhouse and Nursery
Corette, Pohlman & Kebe
Crown Properties, LLC
D.A. Davidson & Co.
Dancing Rainbow Natural Grocery
Daniel Insurance Agency
Depot Enterprises
East Ridge Laundry &
Dry Cleaning
Empire Office Machines
Everly & Associates Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
Finlen Hotel
First Montana Bank
Front Street Station
Gamer's Cafe and Casino
Garden
of Beadin'
Glacier Bank
Gold
Rush Casino
Granite Mountain Bank
Greenfield Printers
HHL, LLC
H&R Block
Harrington Surgical Supply
Harrison
Avenue Realty
HealthLink Physical Therapy
Hinick & Associates
Ingraham
Environmental
Insty-Prints of Butte
Jade Hair Studio & Spa
Jim Gilman Excavating
Joyce,
Johnston & MacDonald, PLLP
Kally's Korner
KBOW/KPOR
Radio
KWYB-TV/MAX Media of Montana
KXLF-TV Mark Rule & Co.
Metals Sports Bar & Grill
Miller Shoe Co.
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Montana Abstract & Title Co.
Montana International Montana
Pro Audio
Montana
Standard
Mountain Coffee
Mountain States Leasing
Munchkins
Northwest Noodles 'N Wraps
Northwestern
Energy
O'Connor Audio
Old Butte Antiques
Old
Butte Historical Adventures
Pacific Steel & Recycling Park Street Liquors
Park Street Mini-Mall Party Palace
Perkins Family Restaurant
Pioneer
Technical Services
Pit Printers
Dr. Keith J. Popovich
Pork
Chop John's
Porphyry
Soap Co.
Quarry Brewing Co.
Quilici Glass, LLC
R&R Electric
RD's Party Shop
Resodyn Properties
Richard's & Rochelle's Men's Store
Riley's Meats
Rocky Mountain ATMs
Rudolph's
Standard Furniture
St.
James Healthcare
Seacast
Corporation
Second Edition Books
Shea's
Gifts
Silver
Bow Properties, LLC
Staack's, Inc.
Steele's
Furniture
Sullway Construction
Summit Valley Title Sun Rental Center
Tekton Architects
The Butte Weekly
The
Butte Depot
The Dublin Bar
The Montana Standard
The Wine Sellar & Photo
Thread It-Ink
Thrivent
Financial
Timberline
Security & Services, LLC
Town Pump Charitable Foundation
Toyota of Butte
Tucker Transportation
US Bank
Ueland Family Enterprises, LLC
Uptown
Café
Uptown Sweets & Gifts
Wein's
Men's Store
Whitehead's
Cutlery
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