Are you looking to improve foot traffic on your Main Street? Bring new energy, preserve and beautify your commercial district? Improvements to building exteriors can increase the sales of the businesses located inside while contributing to a more vibrant and attractive neighborhood. So let’s talk storefront and facade improvement! And where better to turn than to East Providence where they recently wrapped up a storefront improvement program using funds awarded to the City by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll hear from East Providence’s Business Development and Economic Opportunity Coordinator, Tristan who ran the program. Come prepared with all of your best questions to prepare you as you embark on Storefront Improvements on your Main Street.
Join us for our series of free, monthly, virtual presentations and discussions focused on Rhode Island’s commercial districts – our downtowns, Main Streets, and neighborhood centers. Each Roundtable Session will explore a topic related to making these places stronger – as community gathering places and thriving locations for small businesses.
Facade Improvement: More Than Skin Deep!
Case Study: East Providence Storefront Improvement Program
Thursday March 27, 2025
12:00 noon — 1:00pm
12:00 noon — 1:00pm
Presenter: Tristan Jimerson, Business Development and Economic Opportunity Coordinator for East Providence
Free Registration Required
A Huge Thank You to Our Title Sponsor:
With additional support from our program sponsors:
