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About Downtown Asheboro Inc.
About Downtown Asheboro Inc.
Downtown Asheboro Inc. (DAI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to creating a vibrant downtown district through preservation-based community revitalization. Our focus is to foster and stimulate economic growth and development downtown through four key pillars: Organization, Economic Vitality, Promotion, and Design, each playing a pivotal role in reshaping the landscape of Downtown Asheboro. We are an accredited member of the North Carolina Main Street Program and the National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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This mission of Downtown Asheboro Inc. is accomplished through a dynamic public-private partnership, uniting downtown stakeholders, the City of Asheboro, and institutional partners who share a common vision of a thriving Asheboro. DAI is led by a a volunteer Board of Directors composed of downtown business owners, property holders, and civic leaders.
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Our Vision:
In the heart of North Carolina, Asheboro proudly serves as the gateway to the world’s largest natural habitat zoo, the North Carolina Zoo. Downtown is entrepreneurial, artistic, and innovative, activating small business and residential living within a walkable, connected environment where every step, ride, or roll supports a thriving, people-first community.
As a Main Street America™ Accredited program, the City of Asheboro is a recognized leading program among the national network of neighborhoods and communities that share both a commitment to creating high-quality places and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. All Main Street America™ Accredited programs meet a set of National Accreditation Standards of Performance as outlined by the National Main Street Center.
The City of Asheboro is a North Carolina Main Street community, designated by the N.C. Department of Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center. Downtown Asheboro Inc. is charged with administering the program at the local level and building public-private partnerships to spur economic development that achieves measurable results such as investment, business growth, and job creation.
Our Leadership
Our Board of Directors
Downtown Asheboro Inc. is governed by a Board of Directors which establishes the strategic framework and vision for the downtown district. If you are interested in joining the Board of Directors, please email the Executive Director here.
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Board of Directors:
Sam Baker, Board Chair United Way of Randolph County
Brooks Hedrick, Vice Chair Downtown Property Owner
Carina Torres Muro, Secretary/Treasurer Luxe Lash Studio
Barbara Gallimore, The Flying Pig
Christie Luckenbach, Luckenbach Properties
Tyler McLeod, Founders Loft
Kathy Homiller, City of Asheboro Appointee
Clark Bell, Asheboro/Randolph Chamber of Commerce Appointee
Kristy Umfleet, Randolph Partnership for Children
Our Impact
​As the NC Main Street program administrator for Asheboro, Downtown Asheboro Inc. (DAI) has continued our mission of creating a vibrant downtown by promoting economic development through historic preservation. Since our program inception in 2020, we have helped foster over $15 million in private investment in our downtown district, resulting in a net gain of 18 businesses, 40 full-time jobs, and 67 part-time jobs. In the 2023/2024 fiscal year, our promotional efforts including the Friday Night Rock’n the Park concert series and Zoo City StrEAT Fest, brought over 30,000 visitors to our downtown district from across the region. This impact wouldn’t be possible without the community stakeholders who have invested their time and efforts into the community, volunteering over 1,798 hours since 2020.
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To learn more about our organization, read the full annual reinvestment statistics and program impact report for the 2023/2024 fiscal year.
About Main Street
North Carolina Main Street Rural Planning Center
The NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center is a Main Street America™ Coordinating Program. Main Street America™ is a program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. As one of the first Main Street America™ Coordinating Programs designated in 1980, NC Main Street inspires placemaking through building asset-based economic development strategies. The NC Main Street staff is charged by the NC Department of Commerce to facilitate downtown economic development using the Main Street America Four-Point Approach. The Main Street Approach™ focuses on economic development strategies to transform downtown. These strategies articulate a focused path to revitalizing or strengthening a downtown economy. Designated NC Main Street community's work is organized around the Four-Point Approach: Economic Vitality, Design, Promotion, and Organization.
Learn more about the NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center.
The National Main Street Program | Main Street America™
Main Street America™ has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts since 1980. Today it is a network of neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, that share both commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Main Street America is a program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Main Street America™ is a movement. It is the leading voice for preservation-based economic development and community revitalization across the country. Made up of small towns, mid-sized communities, and urban commercial districts, Main Street America represents the broad diversity that makes this country so unique. Working together, the programs that make up the Main Street America network help to breathe new life into the places people call home.
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​Learn More: Main Street America