Uptown Downtown

Main Street Wooster, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization was incorporated in 1985 and implemented in 1987.

Since that time, there has been:

* Continued focus on the economic development of downtown Wooster

* Creation and sustenance of community -- "a sense of place"

* More than $195 million of public/private downtown reinvestment, including $60 million in infrastructure improvements

* A reduction in downtown storefront vacancies from 42 percent in 1987 to 5 percent in 2017.

* 180 interior/ exterior building renovations

* 180 net new businesses and 76 expansions of existing businesses

* Events attracting more than 25,000 people to downtown each year