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Viewers see downtown Clawson come to life as business owners, volunteers, board members, and visitors “level up” through everyday moments that make their district special and welcoming. @dtclawson #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty

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Spirit of Main Street Video Award Winner: Congratulations Clawson DDA for your “Levels-Up” video which earned the top award and a $2,000 cash prize from Genisys Credit Union. The video portrays real-life community members as characters in a video game-styled world.

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Main Street Leader Winner: Congratulations Deya Marchand from Main Street Pontiac. @DowntownPontiac #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty https://t.co/CMhlC5Y4lU

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Outstanding Partnership Winner: Congratulations Highland DDA for Highland Station Boardwalk. @HighlandDDA #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty

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Main Street Resilience Winner: Congratulations Highland DDA for Earth-N-Soul. @HighlandDDA @earthnsoulmi #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty

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Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship Award Winner: Congratulations Ortonville DDA for Mistletoe Marketplace – A Community-Driven Retail Innovation Fueling Downtown Ortonville's Economic Vitality. @ortonvillemi #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty

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Community Event of the Year Award Winner: Congratulations Ortonville DDA for Vegucation Station Adventurer's Club. @ortonvillemi #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty

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Small Business Retention and Attraction Award Winner: Congratulations Highland DDA for Commercial Property Open House. @HighlandDDA #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty

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District Placemaking Award Winner: Congratulations Farmington DDA for Make-A-Wave Community Mural.
@DowntownFarmington #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty https://t.co/MiPhFdpPJN

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Achievement in Community Character or Historic Preservation Award Winner: Congratulations Ortonville DDA for Ortonville Historical Audio Walking Tour – Preserving the Past Through Storytelling and Innovation. @ortonvillemi #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty https://t.co/3KvRyaGShB

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Volunteer of the Year Award Winner: The Illuminators – A Lake Orion Volunteer Corp from Lake Orion DDA
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Now, let’s meet tonight’s winners! This year’s #MainStreetOC award winners were determined by a panel of experts in a variety of fields, including historic preservation, leadership, and economic development.

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#MainStreetOC Coordinating Program Administrator John Bry announced the MSOC and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s “Main Street Momentum Grant” for rural downtowns. A one-time grant of up to $20,000 per eligible #OaklandCounty community.

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Director Dom Holmes @AdvantageOak presented @DowntownFarmington #MainStreetOC with a proclamation recognizing their 2026 Great American Main Street Award win. This is the third downtown in #OaklandCounty recognized with a GAMSA, including Ferndale (2010) and Rochester (2013). https://t.co/TcNuUX77mE

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#MainStreetOC Coordinating Program Administrator John Bry announced the Main Street America Conference is coming to Detroit in 2027. Many workshops will include #OaklandCounty downtowns, including 2026 Great American Main Street Award Winner Downtown Farmington. @DntwnFarmington. https://t.co/GzmwLSkc5S

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Oakland County Economic Development Director Dom Holmes presented Keego Harbor with a proclamation welcoming them into the #MainStreetOC coordinating program, as the 30th community in #OaklandCounty.

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Auburn Hills, Clarkston, Clawson, Hazel Park, Lathrup Village, Lyon Township, Oak Park, Southfield, South Lyon and Wixom earned affiliate status.

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#MainStreetOC Main Event starts with recognitions for the 21 MSOC communities who received their Main Street America 2026 national recognition certificates.

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Eleven communities achieved the highest level which is  accredited, including Berkley, Farmington, Ferndale, Franklin, Highland, Holly, Ortonville, Oxford, Lake Orion, Rochester and Royal Oak.

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#MainStreetOC Main Event starts with recognitions for the 21 MSOC communities who received their Main Street America 2026 national recognition certificates.